SSBET77 Sic Bo — How the Dice and Pay Table Work
Sic Bo is a three-dice game where every bet — Big/Small, Total, Single, Double, Triple or Combination — pays against a fixed table.
Key facts and contents
- Step 1
- Look at the three dice before betting
- Step 2
- Pick a bet family
- Step 3
- Check the payout for that specific bet
- Step 4
- Watch the dice reveal
- Step 5
- Compare your result against the pay table
Sic Bo, one of three games in SSBET77’s card games Philippines section, runs on three dice rather than cards, and every bet on the board pays against a fixed table instead of against another player. That makes its odds calculable directly: with 216 possible outcomes from three six-sided dice, every bet’s probability and payout can be worked out from arithmetic alone.
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dice | 3 standard six-sided dice |
| Total combinations | 216 (6 x 6 x 6) |
| Simplest bets | Big and Small, close to even money |
| Longest-odds bet | Specific Triple, roughly 0.5 percent to hit |
| Resolution | One reveal settles every bet on the board |
Before You Start
- Three six-sided dice roll inside a sealed shaker or dome, so nothing about the result is visible until it opens.
- Every possible roll is one of 216 combinations, and that number is what every bet’s odds are computed from.
- A single reveal settles every bet on the board at once; nothing about a Sic Bo round carries over to the next one.
Knowing which bet family you’re placing matters more here than in most table games, because two bets that sound alike — Double and Triple, for instance — pay on completely different probabilities.
Step by Step
- Look at the three dice before betting. Every round runs on three standard six-sided dice, sealed inside a shaker or dome until the reveal.
- Pick a bet family. Big/Small, Total, Single, Double, Triple and Combination each work on a different property of the roll.
- Check the payout for that specific bet. Read the payout multiple next to the bet, not the bet’s name alone; similarly named bets can pay very differently.
- Watch the dice reveal. All three faces are read at once, and every bet placed resolves from that single reveal.
- Compare your result against the pay table. A winning bet pays the multiple stated for that bet type; a losing bet returns nothing and a fresh round begins.
What the Sic Bo Pay Table Actually Shows
| Bet | Hits when | Probability | Typical payout | Approx. house edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big (11-17, excluding triples) | Total lands 11-17 with no triple | 48.6% (105/216) | 1:1 | ~2.78% |
| Small (4-10, excluding triples) | Total lands 4-10 with no triple | 48.6% (105/216) | 1:1 | ~2.78% |
| Specific Double | Two dice show a chosen number, third can be anything | 7.4% (16/216) | 10:1 | ~18.5% |
| Any Triple | All three dice match, any number | 2.8% (6/216) | 30:1 | ~13.9% |
| Specific Triple | All three dice show one chosen number | 0.5% (1/216) | 180:1 | ~16.2% |
These are the widely used multiples across most Sic Bo tables, not a figure specific to any one operator’s board; the pay table shown at a live table is the one that actually applies to a bet placed there. The pattern worth noting is consistent everywhere: the rarer the outcome, the higher the payout, and the house edge sits highest in the middle of that range rather than at either end.
Pusoy, by contrast, has no equivalent table at all, since its outcome is decided by the other players’ hands rather than a fixed probability. Dragon Tiger sits closer to Sic Bo, running its own fixed pay table off a single card comparison instead of three dice.
Common Errors
Betting Big or Small without knowing a triple beats both of them.
A triple — any roll where all three dice match, from 1-1-1 to 6-6-6 — makes every Big and Small bet lose automatically, regardless of the number shown. That single rule is where most of Big and Small’s roughly 2.78 percent house edge actually comes from.
Confusing a Double bet with a Triple bet.
A Double bet wins if at least two of the three dice show the chosen number; the third can be anything. A Triple bet needs all three dice to match. They sound similar and pay very differently: roughly 10:1 against 30:1 or 180:1, because the odds behind them are nowhere close to equal.
Chasing an Any Triple bet because the payout number looks large.
Any Triple hits on only 6 of 216 possible rolls, close to 2.8 percent. The payout is large because the odds are long, not because the bet carries unusually good value; read the probability column next to the payout before deciding a large number means a good bet.
FAQ
What is sic bo?
A game built on three dice, sealed and shaken before every roll. Every bet on the board pays against a fixed table rather than against other players, and one roll settles all of them at once.
Ano ang sic bo?
Larong dice na may tatlong dice sa loob ng isang shaker. Nagtataya ka sa kung paano lalabas ang tatlong dice — kung malaki o maliit ang kabuuan, o kung eksaktong numero ang lalabas — at ang bawat taya ay may sariling bayad base sa posibilidad nito.
What's the safest bet in sic bo?
Big and Small carry the lowest house edge on the board, close to 2.78 percent, because they pay even money on close to half of all outcomes. They lose automatically on a triple, which is the only thing that makes them anything less than a true coin flip.
Why does a triple bet pay so much more than Big or Small?
Because it hits so much less often. Any Triple lands on only 6 of 216 possible rolls, and a Specific Triple on just 1 of 216, so the higher payout is compensating for a probability under 3 percent and under 1 percent respectively, not handing out free value.
Can Big and Small both lose on the same roll?
Yes, on a triple. Whenever all three dice match — anywhere from 1-1-1 to 6-6-6 — both Big and Small bets lose regardless of the number shown, which is where most of their house edge actually comes from.