Object of Game: To have the most crab points after each player has had three turns. Play: A player gets five rolls of the dice to score as many crab points as possible. Crab points are accumilated by rolling a 3, 4, crab, 2 and 5 in that order out of 5 rolls setting aside each one aquired. At the end of the hand, if all 5 are completed, the player gets two crab points. Fish Prawn Crab is a popular game in Asia using three dice. All six sides of the dice have pictures of a fish, a prawn, a crab, a rooster, a calabash gourd and a stag. Players place wagers on which side of the dice to appear. Sic Bo, also known as tai siu is a game of Ancient Chinese origin and played with three dice.
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Introduction
Yee Hah Hi is simply a version of sic bo played with pictures on the dice instead of numbers. The name means 'Fish Shrimp Crab.'
Rules
There are six symbols and three colors. Each color is associated with two symbols, as shown in the following table.
Yee Hah Hi Dice
| Symbol | Color |
|---|---|
| Fish | Red |
| Scorpion | Green |
| Goard | Blue |
| Coin | Blue |
| Crab | Green |
| Rooster | Red |
Following are the bets available.
- All same color: Wins if all three dice are the same color. Pays 7 to 1.
- Excactly two of specific color: Wins if exactly two dice are a color chosen by the player, for example red. Pays 3 to 1.
- Excactly one of specific color: Wins if exactly one die is a color chosen by the player, for example red. Pays 1 to 1.
Analysis
The following table shows the probability of winning and expected return of each type of bet. Note how the house edge is 11.11% on everything.
Yee Hah Hi Dice
| Bet | Pays | Probability Winning | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| All same color | 7 | 0.111111 | -0.111111 |
| Exactly 2 red | 3 | 0.222222 | -0.111111 |
| Exactly 1 red | 1 | 0.444444 | -0.111111 |
Internal Links
- Sic Bo — The much more popular three-dice game.
- Hoo Hee How — Another Asian-looking game played with three dice.
Written by:Michael Shackleford
Bầu cua tôm cá (bầucuatômcá 'gourd-crab-shrimp-fish') is a Vietnamesegambling game using three dice.[1][2]
The six sides of the dice, instead of showing one to six pips, have pictures of a fish, a prawn, a crab, a rooster, a calabash gourd, and a stag. Players place wagers on a board that has the six pictures, betting on which pictures will appear. If one die corresponds with a bet, the bettor receives the same amount as their bet. If two dice correspond with a bet, the bettor receives two times their money. If three dice correspond with a bet, the bettor receives three times their money. For instance, if one were to place $3 on fish, and the dealer rolls 1 fish, 1 crab and 1 stag, then the bettor would receive $3 while keeping the $3 they had bet. Any money not rewarded for the round is kept in a central pool managed by the dealer, who rolls the dice.
Bầu Cua Tôm Cá is essentially the Vietnamese variation of Hoo Hey How (Fish-Prawn-Crab) played in China, the dice game Crown and Anchor played by British sailors, or chuck-a-luck played in America. Bau cua tom ca is often played at Tết (Vietnamese New Year).
References[edit]
- ^Robert B. Jones, Sanh Thông Huỳnh - Introduction to spoken Vietnamese 1957 'play Squash-crab-fish-tiger. lớn chơi bầu cua cá cọp. '
- ^Toan Ánh - Nếp cũ hội hè đình đám Volume 1 1991 'Ngoài thú xem hát ra, trẻ em còn giải trí bằng lối đánh bầu cua cá cọp (môn cờ bạc này đến nay vẫn còn thịnh hành). Người lớn có máu đỏ đen thì tha hồ mà cờ bạc làm cho bao nhiêu người phải mang nợ đến đổi phải vong gia thất thổ.'
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