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Super Color Sic Bo

Introduction

Super Color Sic Bo is a variant of sic bo This game features three dodecahedrons, rather than traditional cubes. To my knowledge, the only venues where it can be played are online casinos powered by Gameplay Interactive software.

Rules

  1. Players use three dodecahedrons, which have twelve sides each. The sides are color-coded in red, blue, and green, with four sides of each color per die.
  2. The available bets are as follows:

    Super Color Sic Bo List of Bets

    Bet Pays Description
    Small 1 Sum of 3 to 19, except 13 is a push
    Big 1 Sum of 20 to 36, except 26 is a push
    Odd 1 Sum is odd, except 13 is a push
    Even 1 Sum is even, except 26 is a push
    Single color 1 A specified color appears exactly once
    Double color 3 One specific color is present precisely two times on the dice.
    Triple color 23 A particular color shows up on all three of the dice.
    Three stars 3 Each color appears once
    Straight 26 The numbers displayed on the three dice are sequential.
    Any triple number 130 Each die displays the same number.
    Double number 45 A selected number appears exactly two times on the dice.
    Any double number 2.75 Any number appears exactly twice
    Rat 26 Total between 3 to 8
    Ox 13 Total between 9 to 11
    Cat 11 Total between 12 to 13
    Rabbit 8 Total between 14 to 15
    Dragon 7 Total between 16 to 17
    Snake 6 Total between 18 to 19
    Horse 6 Total between 20 to 21
    Goat 7 Total between 22 to 23
    Monkey 8 Total between 24 to 25
    Rooster 11 Total between 26 to 27
    Dog 13 Total between 28 to 30
    Pig 26 Total between 31 to 36

Analysis

The table below provides an analysis of the Small bet, revealing a house edge of 3.82% in the bottom right cell.

Small

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
3 to 19, except 13 1 798 0.461806 0.461806
13 0 66 0.038194 0.000000
20 to 36-1 864 0.500000 -0.500000
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.038194

The table below presents my analysis of the Big bet, with the house edge registered at 3.82% in the lower right cell.

Big

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
20 to 36, except 26 1 798 0.461806 0.461806
26 0 66 0.038194 0.000000
3 to 19-1 864 0.500000 -0.500000
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.038194

Displayed below is my analysis for the Odd bet, which has a house edge of 3.82% shown in the lower right corner.

Odd

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Odd, except 13 1 798 0.461806 0.461806
13 0 66 0.038194 0.000000
Event-1 864 0.500000 -0.500000
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.038194

My evaluation of the Even bet is summarized in the table below, indicating a house edge of 3.82% in the lower right cell.

Even

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Even, except 26 1 798 0.461806 0.461806
26 0 66 0.038194 0.000000
Odd-1 864 0.500000 -0.500000
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.038194

In the table below, my findings on the Single Color bet reveal a house edge of 11.11%, as noted in the bottom right cell.

Single Color

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 1 768 0.444444 0.444444
Loss-1 960 0.555556 -0.555556
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.111111

The analysis table for the Specific Double Color bet is presented below, showing a house edge of 11.11% in the lower right cell.

Specific Double Color

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 3 384 0.222222 0.666667
Loss-1 1,344 0.777778 -0.777778
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.111111

The following table summarizes my findings regarding the Specific Triple Color bet, revealing a house edge of 11.11% in the bottom right corner.

Specific Triple Color

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 23 64 0.037037 0.851852
Loss-1 1,664 0.962963 -0.962963
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.111111

In the table below, my analysis of the Three Stars bet indicates a house edge of 11.11% in the lower right cell.

Straight

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 3 384 0.222222 0.666667
Loss-1 1,344 0.777778 -0.777778
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.111111

The table below outlines my analysis of the Straight bet, which shows a house edge of 6.25% in the lower right cell.

Straight

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 26 60 0.034722 0.902778
Loss-1 1,668 0.965278 -0.965278
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.062500

My analysis of the Any Triple Number bet is shown in the following table, which indicates a house edge of 9.03% in the lower right cell.

Any Triple Number

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 130 12 0.006944 0.902778
Loss-1 1,716 0.993056 -0.993056
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.090278

In the following table, you can find my evaluation of the Specific Double Number bet, showing a house edge of 12.15% in the bottom right corner.

Specific Double Number

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 45 33 0.019097 0.859375
Loss-1 1,695 0.980903 -0.980903
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.121528

The table below illustrates my analysis of the Any Double Number bet, indicating a house edge of 14.06% in the lower right cell.

Any Double Number

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Win 2.75 396 0.229167 0.630208
Loss-1 1,332 0.770833 -0.770833
Total 1,728 1.000000 -0.140625

I will consolidate all the Zodiac bets into a single table below, with the left column detailing the expected returns for each bet.

Zodiac Bets

Bet Pays Combinations Probability Return
3 to 8 26 56 0.032407 -0.125000
9 to 11 13 109 0.063079 -0.116898
12 to 13 11 121 0.070023 -0.159722
14 to 15 8 166 0.096065 -0.135417
16 to 17 7 198 0.114583 -0.083333
18 to 19 6 214 0.123843 -0.133102
20 to 21 6 214 0.123843 -0.133102
22 to 23 7 198 0.114583 -0.083333
24 to 25 8 166 0.096065 -0.135417
26 to 27 11 121 0.070023 -0.159722
28 to 30 13 109 0.063079 -0.116898
31 to 36 26 56 0.032407 -0.125000

Strategy

If you choose to gamble, the most favorable options are the bets yielding even money (such as small, big, even, or odd), each offering a house edge of 3.82%. This is comparable to standard sic, which has a house edge of 2.78% for the same types of bets.

External Links

  • Gameplay Interactive — Brief marketing page about the game.
  • Discussion You can find more discussions about Super Color Sic Bo on my forum located at Wizard of Vegas.