Become Versed in Craps – Pointers and Tactics: The Past of Craps
Be clever, play cunning, and master craps the correct way!
Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately one hundred years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the ancestry of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers played Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French headed south and discovered safety in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the nation. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the current craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he created the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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