A Craps practice throwing table that’s transportable AND playable like a real full sized casino table…
I’ve been playing craps for decades, but 6 or 7 years ago I decided to become proficient at actually throwing the dice instead of depending on someone else. This table allows me to duplicate the feel and play of a full size craps table and yet it can be disassembled, folded down and transported in a regular sized car trunk. I did not use any plans to put this together, so it doesn’t nest perfectly as one would if complete plans were used. Were I to do it again, besides nesting everything I would reduce the overall dimensions of the table and build it much smaller because my dice rolls have become more accurate over the years. That way it would be even easier to transport. As it is, it’s fairly heavy because of the thickness of the table and that's something I did on purpose to improve the realism factor for the dice when they land on the table surface. The resulting dice "action" closely replicates what one would get on a much larger full-sized table. The most expensive part of putting this together would be buying one sheet of 5/8’s inch high quality (no knot holes) plywood for the table surface, and of course the table layout & green alligator wall. For everything else, I used whatever wood I had on hand. I used a tablesaw, compound miter saw, router with round-over bit and impact screw gun with wood glue to put it all together. Some of the “lumber’” was even dumpster dived from a local home construction site. The table covering or felt lasts around a year and then it needs replacing, which I do when I buy my genuine casino dice. The video does not describe how I throw the dice and I probably won’t be doing a video about that. Should you want to learn more about throwing the dice and/or dice setting, there are several on RU-vid who are working that angle and I would encourage you to subscribe to their YT sites. Did you see the iPad cameo shot in the video of a RU-vidr who goes by the name of King Dice? His tips can be helpful, just like Bone Thrower and Roll-2-Win. But getting better at throwing the dice is really dependent upon you and how much you are willing to practice, practice, practice. Without that you are at the mercy of Lady Luck and your fellow random shooters OR you could play the slots like most everyone else!
I do not consider the game of Casino Craps to be gambling. To me it is more of a challenge and an athletic endeavor. It takes lots of practice & concentration to repeatedly place a pair of dice 8 or 9’ away in one particular spot on the Craps table. And even if you can do that, there are many other variables that make it nearly impossible to control the dice outcome. In my opinion dice can never be controlled. Influenced maybe, controlled never. If someone or some Craps instructor tells you that dice control is possible, then run as fast as you can in the other direction. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Lastly, gambling is an addictive behavior. It can be just as addictive & perhaps even more financially devastating as any of the other vices people acquire. If you feel there’s even a remote possibility that you may be addicted to gambling, I urge you to contact your state's gamblers addiction hotline. You can get their number by simply looking at any casino advertisement, since it is usually posted in the fine print at the bottom.
Maybe we'll see each other at a table, or sitting next door as I hit that big BUFFALO Gold bonus and almost certainly on the trail!
18 сен 2024
