Zambales dice game Zambales dice game The Zambales dice game was played by the Negritos of the Zambales region of the Philippines. The dice game was recorded by William Allan Reed and published in his book entitled "Negritos of Zambales, Volume 2, Parts 1-3" (1904), and it is described on page 49. Two small wooden cubes are used as dice, each marked with the following on its six sides: I, II, III, X, +, #. The player has five chances to throw the two dice. If the player pairs the dice, he or she wins (Reed does not clarify if the game ends
Craps table, the shooter will usually be asked to select another die from the remaining three but can request permission to use the same die if it passes the boxman's inspection. This requirement exists to keep the game fair and reduce the chance of loaded dice. There are many local variants of the calls made by the stickman for rolls during a craps game. These often incorporate a reminder to the dealers as to which bets to pay or collect. Rolls of 4, 6, 8, and 10 are called "hard" or "easy" (e.g. "six the hard way", "easy eight", "hard ten")