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
Hazard (game) chance of 6, he could win £8 (4/5 × £10). For each main the probability of winning can be calculated: In some reports on the rules of the game, the main is determined randomly by tossing the dice until a valid main appears. In this case the overall player disadvantage is 1.84%. If the caster can choose a main, he should always choose 7 (resulting in the lowest disadvantage, with 1.41%). This is the origin of a similar dice game, craps, since if 7 is always chosen the game devolves into craps. The name "hazard" is borrowed from Old French.