Pickup Craps – Tricks and Techniques: The Background of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s horsemen wagered on Hazard during a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French moved down south and found safety in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is gotten from the name of the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and all over the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he designed the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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