The oldest dice game known to man is Craps, it is known be played since the time of the crusades and is believed to be a descendent from the game of Hazard. This game was exceptionally famous in the 17th century among the Englishmen, they played it in the up market gamble houses. Then this easy game went to France and they called it ‘crabs’ and made it a social game. Crabs eventually reached the US and was liked by all and spread like wild fire.

The game was revolutionized by the dice maker John Winn who changed the layout of the board and introduced ‘don’t pass bets’ zone in it.

The rules of the games are simple as the game is played by one or more players and won by the throw of a dice. Two dice are thrown in a series of rounds with each player getting their turn to do so. The player rolling the dice is the shooter and the first throw is known as the come-out roll.

The basic game of craps has three versions Casino craps, Street craps and the online craps respectively. The casino craps is played all over the world in the casinos at proper tables. The street craps is a more informal version and very popular among the soldiers and the students who play to pass leisure time. The online craps is a combination of casino and street craps. It is very famous and is same table craps. Only thing not here is the crowd at the table and camaraderie. Just you can play on your own.

There are free games available online which one can use to familiarize themselves with the game. There is lots of info on the web about the various strategies and terminology of this game available.