CRAPS(6,C) AIX Commands Reference CRAPS(6,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- craps PURPOSE Plays craps. SYNTAX /usr/games/craps ---| DESCRIPTION The craps game plays a form of the game of craps that is played in Las Vegas. It simulates the roller while you place bets. Bet with the roller by making a positive bet or with the House by making a negative bet. You start with a $2000 bankroll. When the program prompts with "bet?", you may bet all or part of your bankroll. If you bet more than your bankroll, the program repeats the prompt until you make a legal bet. Then the roller throws the dice. The payoff odds are one to one. The player wins depending on whether the bet is placed with the roller or with the House. The first roll is the roll immediately following a bet. The following rules apply. On the first roll, 7 or 11 wins for the roller; 2, 3, or 12 wins for the House; and any other number becomes the point and you roll again (the next rule then applies). On subsequent rolls, the point wins for the roller; 7 wins for the House; and any other number rolls again. If you lose your bankroll, the House prompts "marker?" offering to lend you an additional $2000. Accept the loan by responding "y" or "yes". Any other response ends the game. When you hold markers, the House reminds you before a bet how many markers are outstanding. When you have markers and your bankroll exceeds $2000, craps asks "Repay marker?" If you want to repay part or all of your loan, respond with "y" (or "yes"). If you have more than one marker, craps asks you "How many?" If you respond with a number greater than the number of markers you hold, it repeats the prompt until you enter a valid number. If you accumulate 10 markers (a total loan of $20,000), craps tells you so and exits. If you accumulate a bankroll of more than $50,000 while holding markers, the money owed is repaid automatically. A bankroll of more than $100,000 breaks the bank, and craps will prompt "New game?" To quit the game, press INTERRUPT (refer to keyboard definition). The craps command displays whether you have won, lost, or broken even and exits. Processed November 8, 1990 CRAPS(6,C) 1