It pays 1:1. Hard way bets are placed on the double combination of the dice (for example, 4-4 is hard 8). Hard way 4 and 10 pay at 7:1, and hard way 6 and 8 both pay out at 9:1.

Even if the only dice you own are for Dungeons & Dragons, chances are you know at least a little about the game of craps. It's the fastest game in the casino, the one that almost always draws a crowd.

The shooter’s first roll is known as the come-out roll. If the shooter rolls a two-dice combination of a 7 or an 11 on the come-out roll, it is a winning roll. Anyone who bet on the pass line wins.

The game of craps is simple: Roll a seven or 11 on the first or “come-out” throw, and you win your basic wager, known as the pass line bet. If two, three or 12 comes up, you lose.

This game, dubbed party craps, debuted earlier this year at the 101 Casino in Petaluma. To reiterate, it is a craps game with no dice at all.

The game of craps is simple: Roll a seven or 11 on the first or “come-out” throw, and you win your basic wager, known as the pass line bet. If two, three or 12 comes up, you lose.

Online forms of craps are everywhere, don’t force you to put on a suit, and might leave you scratching your head over the types of craps bets there are if you’ve never rolled dice in this game ...