NN777 Sic Bo Strategy: Eight Bets Ranked by Dice Arithmetic

A sic bo strategy starts with counting, because three dice give a fixed set of 216 outcomes and every bet wins on a known share of them. Below, eight bets are ranked from the lowest house edge to the highest, using payouts commonly printed on sic bo tables as stated examples. Your table’s own paytable may differ, so the page also shows the formula that lets you redo each figure. The game sits in the NN777 table games list with rules and odds.

1. Small or Big
2. Single number
3. Total of 7 or 14
4. Total of 8, 13, 10 or 11
5. Any triple
6. Specific triple
7. Two-number combination
8. Specific double

A sic bo strategy begins with 216 outcomes

Three dice with six faces each give 6 × 6 × 6 = 216 equally likely outcomes. Every total from 3 to 18 can be counted from them, as the table shows.

To find the house edge for a bet, use this formula: edge = (losing outcomes − winning outcomes × payout) / 216, with the payout counted as a multiple of the stake. All figures below assume that and a ₱100 stake. Size that stake as a fraction of your balance, as the bet unit meaning in plain terms explains.

1. Small or Big has the lowest edge

Small wins on totals 4 to 10 and Big on totals 11 to 17. Each has 105 winning outcomes out of 216, and triples lose both. That leaves 111 losing outcomes.

At an even-money example payout, a ₱100 bet averages (105 × 100 − 111 × 100) / 216 = −₱2.78. That is a 2.78% edge, the lowest on the table.

2. A single number costs more

You pick a number from 1 to 6. It wins at 1 to 1 if one die shows it, 2 to 1 for two dice and 3 to 1 for three dice, as a commonly printed example. Of the 216 outcomes, 75 show the number once, 15 twice, 1 three times and 125 not at all.

The average on ₱100 is (75 × 100 + 15 × 200 + 1 × 300 − 125 × 100) / 216 = −₱7.87. The edge is 7.87%.

3. A total of 7 or 14

A total of 7 has 15 ways, and 14 has the same 15 by symmetry. At an example payout of 12 to 1, the edge is (201 − 15 × 12) / 216 = 21/216, or 9.72%. This is the best of the total bets on these example payouts.

4. A total of 8, 13, 10 or 11

A total of 8 or 13 has 21 ways, and an example payout of 8 to 1 gives (195 − 168) / 216 = 12.5%. A total of 10 or 11 has 27 ways, and an example payout of 6 to 1 gives (189 − 162) / 216 = 12.5%. Both come to the same figure, so choose by how often you want to win: 27 ways win more often than 21.

5. Any triple

Six outcomes are triples, one for each face. An example payout of 30 to 1 gives (210 − 180) / 216 = 30/216, which is 13.89%. The win is rare, at 1 in 36 rounds on average.

6. A specific triple

One outcome in 216 wins, such as three fives.

The edge is (215 − payout) / 216. At an example payout of 180 to 1 that is 35/216, or 16.2%. At 150 to 1 it is 65/216, or 30.09%. The payout is printed on the table, and the gap between the two examples shows why you read it first.

7. A two-number combination

You back two different faces, say 3 and 5, and win if both appear. Of 216 outcomes, 216 − 125 − 125 + 64 = 30 contain both. At an example payout of 5 to 1 the edge is (186 − 150) / 216 = 36/216, or 16.67%.

8. A specific double

Two dice must show your chosen number. That covers 15 outcomes with exactly two and 1 with three, so 16 win. At an example payout of 10 to 1 the edge is (200 − 160) / 216 = 40/216, or 18.52%.

How to use this ranking

The ranking puts the lowest edge first, so you can sort the bets by cost. Keep these steps in mind.

1. Read the table’s paytable and redo the formula for any payout that differs from the examples.
2. Fix a bet unit in pesos before the first roll.
3. Choose the lowest-edge bet you enjoy, then stay with it.
4. Stop at a loss limit you set beforehand.

For another game where you can derive each bet’s price from counting, see the hi lo card game and how it pays. For a game where decisions matter more, see how to play pusoy.