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Chuck-a-luck — the American three-dice game, free online

Chuck-a-luck is the American branch of the same three-dice family as Vietnam's Bau Cua Tom Ca and Britain's Crown and Anchor. Three dice, a betting layout, pay 1-2-3. In its most famous form — “chuck luck”, “sweat”, “bird cage” — the dice tumble inside a wire cage that the dealer turns over.

Here it is with pictures instead of numbers — six animal doors, virtual points, and no money in sight: no deposits, no cash prizes.

How the family pays

Dice showing your choice	You win
1 die	1× your stake
2 dice	2× your stake
3 dice	3× your stake
0 dice	you lose that stake

The same payout ladder runs through Hoo Hey How, Crown and Anchor and Bau Cua Tom Ca. Picking one symbol of six, you miss completely about 57.9% of the time — the classic “house edge” of roughly 7.9% on every 100 staked.

How to play our version

Choose a chip on the bar under the table.
Tap one of the six doors — gourd, crab, shrimp, fish, rooster, deer.
Three dice roll; every matching die pays your chip again.

Same game, three continents

America called it Chuck-a-luck, Britain called it Crown and Anchor, China called it Hoo Hey How (fish-prawn-crab), Cambodia Klah Klok, Vietnam Bầu Cua Tôm Cá. One rule set, six pictures, endless new-year evenings.

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