Chuck a Luck

Chuck a Luck (English as: "Happiness throw ," Luck Chuck, Crown and Anchor or Grand Hazard ) is a simple dice gambling with three dice. Chuck a Luck is - because it is played as opposed to hazard with three instead of only two dice - also known as Grand Hazard.

Players will place their bets on a tableau with the numbers one to six, then throws the banker three dice.

Displays a cube the compound eyes number, the player wins easily; two dice show the number of compound eyes, the player wins the double use; all three dice the compound eyes number, then the player wins triple the use; shows no dice the compound eyes number, the stake is lost. The house edge in this game is 7.9%.

This bet is also found in the casino game Sic Bo. Some casinos pay in the event that the compound eyes number appearing on all three dice, a 12-1 win; the house edge is thus reduced to 3.7%.

By adding another betting option ( Field) was the casino game Mini Dice, which is played mainly in Australia and ship casinos.

Chuck a Luck is played not only with eyes cubes, but also with specially designed dice and enjoyed as a sailor game under the name Crown and Anchor (German crown and anchor) very popular. The dice used in this case, the four suits of spades, hearts, diamonds and accuracy as well as a crown and an anchor. In France and Belgium takes the place of the crown as a sun, and so the game Pique et Soleil or Flemish anchor en Zon is there as Ancre, known.

Chuck a Luck is a very disadvantageous for the player game. Probably British sailors who brought the game to China as soon as possible " exempt " Chinese players. In China dice are used with the symbols of fish, shrimp, cancer, flower, butterfly and the Portrait of a Lady - in place of the latter three symbols you sometimes find the sign rooster, pumpkin and coin - this gave the game the name of Fish, prawn, crab ( dt fish, shrimp, cancer) or Chinese Hoo Hey How. In Vietnam and Thailand this game under the name Bau cua ca cop is known.

Differences from Mini Dice and Sic Bo

The casino games Sic Bo and Mini Dice that have emerged from Chuck a Luck, differ from the original game by adding more betting options and better odds, moreover, are in the casinos always dice used instead of dice with special symbols such as crown, anchor, etc.