Learn to Play Craps – Tricks and Schemes: The Background of Craps
Posted in Craps on 12/15/2016 11:25 am by Philip
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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the origin of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French relocated south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and throughout the country. A good many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the current craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he designed the boxes for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.