The history of Sic Bo dates back to the games origins in ancient China, the term Sic Bo meaning literally dice pair, although to add an element of oriental intrigue into the equation the game is actually played with three dice! Sic Bo is, in essence, a simple dice game; historically it is thought that the game was played with bricks, tumbled between two plates and an overturned bowl, which over time was adapted to the dice and cage shaker variant common in todays casino versions.
The ancient game of Sic Bo is also as Tai Sai, Lucky Dice and as Hi Lo in the Philippines. In Macau the game is widely played under the name Dai Siu, meaning Big Small, referring to the most popular betting option. The game is also similar in concept to an English game called Grand Hazard. Throughout the history of Sic Bo the game has been throughout Southeast Asia, Korea, China and increasingly, due in part to the movement of populations from those countries to the west during the nineteenth century, it has gained popularity in the West and is now played in many Western casinos.
The object is to bet on the outcome of a role of the three dice, to include combinations of any two or three...