Pickup Craps – Hints and Plans: The Past of Craps

January 5th, 2020 by Kingston Leave a reply »

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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps come about from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard during a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.

Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when banished by the English, the French moved down south and located safety in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was derived from the name of the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and across the nation. Most think the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so players could wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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