FINDING DICE SETS

	FINDING DICE SETS

The laborious preponderance of finding appropriate dice sets can be overwhelming if not
boring. Be of good spirit for help is on the way. Wading through the maze of number
permutations has ferreted out a simplicity of method to attain your goal.

Let's assume your looking for a dice set to use for			L/Die Set	R/Die Set
trash {craps, yo, 7's] [TIER 1]. Pick an appropriate			4	3
pair of numbers indicative of trash and build a table			1	1
as shown on the right. You know from the formula			Combinations
regarding permutations, there are 16 number			1	1
arrangements for each dice set. Look at the two			3	4
columns of numbers below "Combinations". 4 x 4 or			6	6
4 squared = 16. Imagine that. This tells you that you			4	3
can select 15 more sets of numbers from those 2		Sum:across #'s=10		Sum:craps,yo,7's=6
columns. Example: 1/3, 1/4, 6/4, 6/3 and so on.		Count L/R	# Sums	Count R/L	# Sums
Now that 16 sets have been found [1 permutation],		2	[2-1]	2	[2-1]
you only have 183 more to go seeking out trash. I		5	[3-0]	4	[3-0]
didn't say it would be fast, just simpler.		7	[4-2]	7	[4-2]
		4	[5-2]	5	[5-2]
The 4/1-3/1 might be a good selection to try because		4	[6-1]	5	[6-1]
of the heavy 7 weight [4 ways], one 6/8, 2 ea. 5/9 and		7	[7-4]	7	[7-4]
4/10. The 7 odds are 6/36 possible which makes		9	[8-1]	10	[8-1]
this table appealing. Note the absence of the 3/11.		6	[9-2]	8	[9-2]
[TIER 1...come out roll].		7	[10-2]	7	[10-2]
		10	[11-0]	9	[11-0]
		12	[12-1]	12	[12-1]
		9		10
		5		4
		8		6
		10		9
		7		7


OK, a set has been found above hopefully to give us a			L/Die Set	R/Die Set
possibility of generating a bunch of 7's on the come			6	5
out roll, but nothing for the 3 and yo. Behold, a			5	6
plethora of trash. Notice the shift in Sum's from 10/6 to			Combinations
6/10. Heed the weight increase of 1 ea. for the 6/8.			5	6
That stinks, but it goes with the territory. This can			1	2
be lived with because the mighty 7 stays at a fat			2	1
weight of 4.			6	5
		Sum:across #'s=6		Sum:craps,yo,7's=10
Hey, wanna get plumb goofy? Note the absence of		Count L/R	# Sums	Count R/L	# Sums
the 5/9. You the shooter, going for the trash, hopeful		11	[2-1]	11	[2-1]
of the 7, wouldn't this be a dandy time to put up a lay		7	[3-2]	7	[3-2]
bet on the 5/9. Not only would you score on the flat		6	[4-1]	8	[4-1]
bet on the pass line, if you had money on the "special"		10	[5-0]	12	[5-0]
let's say $1 yo, $2 any craps, $3 hop the 7's, this		7	[6-2]	7	[6-2]
could compound into a 3 way win for every 7 thrown.		3	[7-4]	3	[7-4]
How's that for an anomaly? Winna, Winna, Winna I		2	[8-2]	4	[8-2]
think! The 6/8 and 7 weights favor this considerably.		6	[9-0]	8	[9-0]
		8	[10-1]	6	[10-1]
These sets look like they have all the inherent		4	[11-2]	2	[11-2]
properties of being great. I highly recommend a great		3	[12-1]	3	[12-1]
deal of practice to prove their worth along with other		7		7
set arrangements before going to a live table. Seek		12		10
out those sets that give the best production for your		8		6
style of shooting.		7		7
		11		11


Coverage potential has been offered for trash [TIER 1]			L/Die Set	R/Die Set
bets, now for a peek at some TIER 2 [place bets, etc].			4	5
Notice the increased weights of the 6/8 to 3 and the			1	4
number Sum to 12 and trash Sum to 4. The 7's are at			Combinations
a minimum, of 2 with no 2/12 craps. This table favors			1	4
bets across the board.			3	2
			6	3
			4	5
		Sum:across #'s=12		Sum:craps,yo,7's=4
		Count L/R	# Sums	Count R/L	# Sums
		5	[2-0]	5	[2-0]
		3	[3-1]	7	[3-1]
		4	[4-1]	10	[4-1]
		6	[5-2]	8	[5-2]
		7	[6-3]	3	[6-3]
		5	[7-2]	5	[7-2]
		6	[8-3]	8	[8-3]
		8	[9-2]	6	[9-2]
		10	[10-1]	4	[10-1]
		8	[11-1]	6	[11-1]
		9	[12-0]	9	[12-0]
		11		7
		8		6
		6		8
		7		11
		9		9


This TIER 2 table is a reciprocal of of the table just			L/Die Set	R/Die Set
above, but still just one of the possible 16 variations.			1	2
There are, by the formula, 368 number permutations			3	3
to look at.			Combinations
			3	3
			6	5
			4	4
			1	2
		Sum:across #'s=12		Sum:craps,yo,7's=4
		Count L/R	# Sums	Count R/L	# Sums
		6	[2-0]	6	[2-0]
		8	[3-1]	9	[3-1]
		7	[4-1]	7	[4-1]
		5	[5-2]	4	[5-2]
		9	[6-3]	8	[6-3]
		11	[7-2]	11	[7-2]
		10	[8-3]	9	[8-3]
		8	[9-2]	6	[9-2]
		7	[10-1]	7	[10-1]
		9	[11-1]	10	[11-1]
		8	[12-0]	8	[12-0]
		6		5
		4		5
		6		8
		5		6
		3		3


This is a set I see used by an avid craps player that is			L/Die Set	R/Die Set
seen quite often in the craps forums. On one of his			4	5
outings, he claimed that the set was not producing			1	1
his normal numbers. As a fix, he rotated the right die			Combinations
1/4 turn to the right [horizontal plane], voila, the			1	1
numbers came back. There's nothing wrong with this			3	2
set. As you can see, there is a weight distribution			6	6
of 2 inside and 1 outside and a minimum of 2 sevens.			4	5
Notice the Sum of numbers is 10 and trash is 6.		Sum:across #'s=10		Sum:craps,yo,7's=6
He claims he gets a lot of numbers/trash with this set.		Count L/R	# Sums	Count R/L	# Sums
By looking at the table you can see why.		2	[2-1]	2	[2-1]
		3	[3-1]	4	[3-1]
		7	[4-1]	7	[4-1]
		6	[5-2]	5	[5-2]
		4	[6-2]	3	[6-2]
		5	[7-2]	5	[7-2]
		9	[8-2]	8	[8-2]
		8	[9-2]	6	[9-2]
		7	[10-1]	7	[10-1]
		8	[11-1]	9	[11-1]
		12	[12-1]	12	[12-1]
		11		10
		5		6
		6		8
		10		11
		9		9


Let's analyze the anomaly of this corrected maneuver			L/Die Set	R/Die Set
as stated above and look for the reasons why. Notice			4	5
the Sum of numbers shifted to 12 and the trash to 4.			1	3
The 2/12 weight of 1 shifted to the 6/8 taking them to			Combinations
a weight of 3. Looks like the player made a smart			1	3
move.			3	2
			6	4
It appears that one should go to the table with more			4	5
than one proved dice set, not unlike more than one		Sum:across #'s=12		Sum:craps,yo,7's=4
strategy to optimize positive results.		Count L/R	# Sums	Count R/L	# Sums
		4	[2-0]	4	[2-0]
I like to refer to the tables as "TRUTH TABLES"		3	[3-1]	6	[3-1]
simply because of the positive logic they reveal.		5	[4-1]	9	[4-1]
		6	[5-2]	7	[5-2]
		6	[6-3]	3	[6-3]
		5	[7-2]	5	[7-2]
		7	[8-3]	8	[8-3]
		8	[9-2]	6	[9-2]
		9	[10-1]	5	[10-1]
		8	[11-1]	7	[11-1]
		10	[12-0]	10	[12-0]
		11		8
		7		6
		6		8
		8		11
		9		9