Sicbo Three-Dice Betting: The Grid, the Payouts and the Edge
By PH444 Editorial Team
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Sicbo’s betting grid carries more than fifty places to put a chip, and the question here was which of them cost least. The method counted all 216 possible landings of three dice against the bet areas Evolution’s archived Super Sic Bo page describes: totals 4 to 17, singles, doubles, triples, two-dice combinations, Small, Big, Odd and Even. The result: the four even-money areas keep about 2.78%, and every area that pays more keeps a good deal more.
The sicbo grid, area by area
| Bet | Wins when | Ways in 216 | Common payout | Edge at that payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (4–10) | total 4 to 10, not a triple | 105 | 1:1 | 2.78% |
| Big (11–17) | total 11 to 17, not a triple | 105 | 1:1 | 2.78% |
| Odd or Even | total odd (or even), not a triple | 105 | 1:1 | 2.78% |
| Single number | your face appears on at least one die | 91 | 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 | 7.87% |
| Two-dice combination | both chosen numbers appear | 30 | 5:1 | 16.67% |
| Any triple | all three dice match | 6 | 30:1 | 13.89% |
| Specific triple | all three show your number | 1 | 180:1 | 16.20% |
Formula used for every row: edge = 1 − ways × (payout + 1) ÷ 216, except the single number, which pays by how many dice match. Payouts differ between studios, so treat that column as a common paytable, not the room’s.
Totals deserve their own line. Evolution’s grid offers 14 total areas, 4 through 17, and the ways climb from 3 (for 4 or 17) to 27 (for 10 or 11). A double needs at least two dice on your number, which happens 16 times in 216, and Evolution’s page notes that a third matching die adds nothing to its payout.
Why the even-money areas cost least
Labelled arithmetic per ₱100 on Small over all 216 outcomes: 105 wins return ₱200 each, ₱21,000 in total, against ₱21,600 staked. The ₱600 shortfall is the six triples, 2.78% of the money bet. Without the triple rule Small would be a fair coin flip, which is why the rule exists.
The other areas pay more because they hit less, but the payouts trail the true odds by a wider margin. A two-dice combination wins 30 times in 216; fair odds would be about 6.2 to 1, and the common 5:1 leaves 16.67% with the house.
Multiplier rooms change the table. Evolution’s Super Sic Bo scatters random multipliers (the ceiling is 1000x) across none, one or several spots every round. Lightning Sic Bo, for its part, adds a 20% fee to the stake and in return picks at least four spots for multipliers between 5x and 2000x. Recompute with each room’s own paytable before comparing it with the figures above.
Sicbo on the live list
Read logged out, the PH444 Live tab lists 21 Sic Bo entries across nine studio cards: Evolution 5 (two Emperor rooms, Lightning Sic Bo, Super Sic Bo and its Speed version), Sexy Casino 3, Pragmatic Play 3, ViA Casino 2, SA 2, Ezugi 2, Playtech 2, VIVO Gaming 1 and Pretty Gaming 1. The card section adds a KingMidas software version.
A one-number sicbo bet behaves the same as a colour bet, covered under color game dice payouts. Small and Big sit near the top of the house edge ladder for table bets, Evolution’s two multiplier rooms are among the Evolution gaming dice tables, and the live casino front page lists every studio card.
How to Get Started
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Begin on Small, Big, Odd or Even
These four even-money areas lose only when the dice land a triple. They keep the least of anything on the grid.
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Recompute any bet with the room's own payout
Edge = 1 − ways × (payout + 1) ÷ 216. A table that pays less than the common figure costs more, and the formula shows how much.
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Treat multiplier rounds as a separate game
Evolution's two multiplier rooms change payouts, and the Lightning one also charges a fee. Read their paytables before using the numbers on this page.
