Chuck-A-Luck
is a lively game where three
dice tumble in a spinning
cage and you place wagers
on how many dice will come
up with your chosen number
when the cage stops spinning.
It probably originated in
British Pubs many years ago
and started without cages.
Instead, gamblers used a horn-shaped
chute made of leather or metal
to "chuck" the 3
dice across a table and then
take their "luck"
on how they landed.
An interesting footnote to
this is that metal chutes
were easier to fashion than
leather ones – with tin
being cheaper than brass –
and enterprising patrons who
set up games with little money
and a metal chute were called
"tin-horned gamblers".
Today, Chuck-A-Luck is a
popular game at carnivals,
fund raisers and many first-class
casinos around the world.
It's fun and easy to learn,
so beginners take to it quickly,
yet the simple premise offers
the excitement and high payout
that keeps seasoned players
coming back for more.
Chuck A Luck Game Play
The Chuck A Luck dice are standard six-sided
cubes, with sides numbered
1 through 6 (represented as
a corresponding number of
dots). There are three dice
and they are tumbled together
in an hour-glass shaped cage
that spins around it's horizontal
axis. Players place bets by
moving chips into various
boxes on the table.
The cage cannot start spinning
until at least one bet has
been placed on the board.
Players can click the Spin
button to start it as soon
as they've finished placing
bets.
At that point all bets must
stand. Several seconds later
the cage stops spinning and
the dice come to rest at the
bottom of the cage. The resulting
numbers are taken off the
top face of each dice to determine
the winning bets.
Our Chuck-A-Luck table offers
six different ways to make
bets:
Chuck A Luck Numbers Bet
If you place a wager on any
of the six numbered boxes
in the "Numbers Bet"
area (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6)
you will win according to
how many of the 3 dice come
up with that number on their
top surface when they come
to rest.
Thus, if all three dice come
up with the number 4, any
wager on the Number 4 bet
would pay 10 to 1. You can
bet on as many individual
Numbers as you like.
All of the remaining five
bet types are based on the
sum of the Numbers showing
on the 3 dice. Thus, a result
with a 5, a 2 and a 4 would
yield a point total of 11.
Point totals can range from
3 (triple 1's) to 18 (triple
6's).
Chuck A Luck Field Bet
If you place your wager in
the "Field Bet"
area then you are betting
that all three dice will add
up to one of the numbers featured
on the Field. It doesn't matter
where on the Field you place
your chips. If the point total
of the 3 dice adds up to any
one of the numbers shown on
the Field, you will be paid
1:1 on your wager.
Chuck A Luck High Bet (Over 10)
If you place chips in the
High box, then you are wagering
that the sum total of the
3 dice will be greater than
10. The payoff is 1:1 unless
there is a high Triple (12,
15 or 18), in which case the
High bet loses. There are
108 possible combinations
of the 3 dice that add up
to Over 10, and only 3 of
them are Triples.
Chuck A Luck Low Bet (Under 11)
If you place chips in the
Low box, then you are wagering
that the sum total of the
3 dice will be less than 11.
The payoff is 1:1 unless there
is a low Triple (3, 6 or 9),
in which case the Low bet
loses. There are 108 possible
combinations of the 3 dice
that add up to Under 11, and
only 3 of them are Triples.
Chuck A Luck Odd Bet
If you place chips in the
Odd box, then you are wagering
that the sum total of the
3 dice will be an Odd number.
The payoff is 1:1 unless there
is an Odd Triple (3, 9 or
15), in which case the Odd
bet loses. There are 108 possible
combinations of the 3 dice
that add up to Odd numbers,
and only 3 of them are Triples.
Chuck A Luck Even Bet
If you place chips in the
Even box, then you are wagering
that the sum total of the
3 dice will be an Even number.
The payoff is 1:1 unless there
is an even Triple (6, 12 or
18), in which case the Even
bet loses. There are 108 possible
combinations of the 3 dice
that add up to Even numbers,
and only 3 of them are Triples.
Chuck A Luck Game Controls
