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FRONT PAGE - Back to THE ADVISOR PAGE GameMaster, Thanks in advance for any information you can give me. Dear Leslee, The game is actually called Ship, Captain, Mate and Crew and is played with
5 dice. In the betting version, each player puts in an equal bet. Each
player, in turn, is allowed 3 throws and tries to get a 6 (the Ship), a 5
(the Captain), and a 4 (The Mate) in that order. If a 6 (on a single die)
appears, that is set aside and a 5 is attempted. If a 5 comes up, a 4 is
now needed. Scores may occur on a single round; for example, on the first
roll a player could get all 3, or s/he may get a 6 and 5. But, if a 6 and 4
appear on the first roll, only the 6 counts, since they must be made in
order. Once a 'point' is scored, that die is set aside. If a player hits
all 3, the value of the remaining 2 dice is the 'Crew'. The total of those
two dice constitute the score and the highest score wins the pot. If a
player hasn't used all 3 rolls to get the 6,5,4, s/he may use any remaining
rolls to add to his or her 'Crew' score. If play ends in a tie, there is no
winner and the pot carries over to the next game. Have fun and bet with your head, not over it. :)
The GameMaster Hi gamemaster, thanx, Dear Kevin, The house edge in Caribbean Stud is so large, I cannot recommend that anyone
play it for serious $$$. However, if you are going to play, keep the edge
as low as possible by 'calling' the dealer only if your hand is A,K,J,8,3 or
better. If the progressive gets large enough, the game can be a worthwhile
investment but, depending upon the specific pay schedule for a straight
flush, 4K, etc., that point may be at $250,000 or more. With its house edge
of about 2.8%, you should consider giving up Caribbean Stud to learn
Blackjack which has, on average, a .5% house edge even if you don't count
cards. For further information, see my Blackjack lessons on the Strategy Page.
The GameMaster Unfortunately, I joined Kings Online after finding them in your
links.They are a scam! I lost my deposit since they have had their site
down and nobody answers their 800 number. I got a letter from whatever
gaming board (they were in the Domonican Republic) gave them a license,
stating that they had defaulted on their payments. Iwas wondering if
there is a way to find out if these offshore operations are legitimate. Thanks, Dear Eric,
Sorry to hear about this; we'll post your message on our site and see if we
can contact anyone at Kings Online. If other readers have had a problem
here, please let us know. Unfortunately, there is very little regulation in
this area and even if there was, it still doesn't stop someone from
comitting illegal acts. For all we know, the authorities in the Dominican
are looking for these guys as well. Kings Online may have been required to
make some sort of security deposit down there, so try contacting the
Dominican authorities through their embassy in Washington, D.C. They
probably have a web site.
Please let us know how you make out. Hi, I know the changes to basic strategy to deal with this set of rules, but
I'm curious if the strategy variations you describe in the lessons apply
equally well to a game where the dealer hits A-6. How different are the
variations with this single rule change?
Thanks, Dear Kevin,
The primary changes occur with a hand of A-7 against a dealer's A (stand at
a true of 1 or higher); double 11 vs. A at 0 or higher and split 8s at -1 or
higher, otherwise treat it as a 'regular' 16 (which basically means hit it
at -1 or LOWER). There are some other differences, but most will make very
little difference in your winnings.
Yours for winning, Hello. I am wondering where I can find information on strategy for Video
Blackjack. I see that there are many information on regular blackjack and
video poker, but not video blackjack. Thank you ahead for your help. Jay C. Dear Jay,
Yours for winning, Could you explain the odds at the craps table?
where do the 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x come into play. are they at the pass lines
or the place bets? i have played some of these tables but don't
understand how to bet them. thanks Dear rb,
The 2X, 5X, etc. refers to the free odds bets. There is no spot for them
listed on the layout, but for the pass line bet, they go behind the line,
that is, between you and the pass line bet and for a come bet just lay them
down by the dealer and say "odds on the 6" (or whatever the number is.) The
casino doesn't make a big fuss over these (other than in their advertising),
because it is a 'true' odds bet; the house has no edge on them.
Yours for winning, Recently I played at a casino in Minnesota that only had video craps. I
played it for awhile, when a man sat down at the table, another guy said that
was the 3rd 5, the new man said play all the craps and the 11 and 12. All of
us did and it hit. He said play it again and it hit again.
My question is, since this is a computerized craps game, is there certain
patterns that these machines go by?
Thanks, Dear Heidi, I think what you saw was just a stroke of luck. Much like video poker, the
toss of the dice is random; the house makes its profit because it doesn't
pay off at true odds. Slot machines are 'set' to pay back a certain
percentage, but in other video games, the pay schedule accomplishes the same
thing. Yours for winning, GM, We were at Harrah's this last weekend and noticed some changes that I
thought might interest you. Jeannie and I were playing the 9/6 triple progressive on Sunday night
when they booted us off the machines for "maintenance." They shut all of
the machines down and when they went back into service Monday afternoon,
the Easy Street bar machines were 7/5 Bonus triple progressives,
identical to the setup on the Mardi Gras bar. I had an opportunity to speak to the slots performance supervisor before
we left and he told us that they had been taken out due to a problem
with the software. According to him, a false jackpot was being reported
to the casino's accounting system every time a four-of-a-kind was hit.
He indicated that the chips for the conversion had been provided by the
vendor so that the problem could be worked out. I feel that he was being
straight with me. Due to a three week moratorium on chip changes imposed by the Missouri
Gaming Commission at year-end, the conversion back will probably not
happen for a month. James said that this period during the holidays
allows most of the gaming agents to be off on vacation. As Jeannie says, "We'll see if those machines are ever converted back."
I certainly hope so. On the Mardi Gras side, half of the ten $1 9/6 machines with the
progressive RF jackpot have been converted over to nonprogressive Bonus
Poker machines. Players has converted the three quarter 9/6 slant-tops on the Kokomo
side to Multi Poker. The two 9/6 slant-tops remain in the front corner
of Grand Cayman. I was surprised to find the 9/7 Double Bonus five-way progressive at
Kokomo along the far wall. It was a better game than I expected to see
there. We'll be back up on 1/4 & 1/11 for the semi-final drawings for Harrah's
big giveaway. The last coupon mailing we received from Harrah's netted me about $125.
I had one coupon that doubled my points for one day's play (I logged
over 2,000 points that day.) The second earned 2,000 points on one day's
play of 1,000 points. The third let me buy $75 in chips at any table
for $50. (Funny, no play was required, so I bought in at an empty table,
picked up chips and headed straight to the cashier. I'll be surprised if
they try that offer again.) Interestingly, Jeannie's coupons were not
as good. I don't know why the offerings were different. Thanks for the continued good work at your website. Did you ever sell
your RGT interest? Joe Dear Joe, Good to hear from you. I was by Harrah's Tuesday, but I didn't notice the
change at the bar, since it was full due to a $1500+ royal and I was heading
for the All American machines anyway. I'll update our "Best of St. Louis"
section. It WILL be interesting to see if they do replace those. Harrahs
was, for the month of November, #1 in slot return, finally taking over the
Casino Queen so there's little doubt that they want liberal payouts. As
word spreads on the All American, they'll get to pay out even more! Players has had 9/7 Double Bonus 3-way progressives on the Grand Cayman side
since they opened and now have added 10/7 flat tops. Competition keeps the
situation 'fluid' out there. Harrahs has two levels od their Diamond Club. The coupons you described
were sent out to the 'VIP' level. Hope to see you in January.
Hi, Dear Chuck,
The 9/6, 7/5 refers to the single-coin payout for the Full House and Flush
respectively, on Jacks or Better-type video poker games. That's a kind of
'shorthand' way of referring to various machines. As for craps bets, those,
along with the same on the "don't" side are, IMHO, the best.
The GameMaster GameMaster
As
for the best VP, Vacation Village is favored by local pros, the best
downtown seems to be El Cortez and the Plaza; on the strip, Stardust is
getting better all the time.
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