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Hazard is an early English game played with two dice; it was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales'' in the 14th century. Despite its complicated rules, hazard was very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and was often played for money. At Crockford's Club in London, hazard was especially popular. In the 19th century, the game craps developed from hazard through a simplification of the rules. Craps is now very popular in North America but neither game remains popular amongst the rest of the world. ==Rules== Any number may play, but only one player – the caster – has the dice at any one time. In each round, the caster specifies a number between 5 and 9 inclusive: this is the main. He then throws two dice. * If he rolls the main, he wins (throws in or nicks). * If he rolls a 2 or a 3, he loses (throws out). * If he rolls an 11 or 12, the result depends on the main: * * with a main of 5 or 9, he throws out with both an 11 and a 12; * * with a main of 6 or 8, he throws out with an 11 but nicks with a 12; * * with a main of 7, he nicks with an 11 but throws out with a 12. * If he neither nicks nor throws out, the number thrown is called the chance. He throws the dice again: * * if he rolls the chance, he wins; * * if he rolls the main, he loses (unlike on the first throw); * * if he rolls neither, he keeps throwing until he rolls one or the other, winning with the chance and losing with the main. This is simpler to follow in a table: The caster keeps his role until he loses three times in succession.〔Steinmetz, John. () "The Gaming Table".〕 After the third loss, he must pass the dice to the player to his left, who becomes the new caster. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hazard (game)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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