Final exam
Chapter 6: Perfect strategy · Lesson 21 of 21 · 12 min read
Twelve questions from the whole course, plus one practice session.
Twelve questions drawn from the whole course. Score 80% or more (10 of 12) to earn the Perfect Strategy badge. Nothing is locked behind it: every lesson stays open, and you can retake the exam whenever you like.
Before you start, play one practice session. Use your cheat sheet from lesson 20.
The perfect session
Interactive practice table. Try this in the app (free, play money).
The point is 5. You have $10 Pass + $40 odds. A 5 rolls. Total win?
- $50
- $70
- $60
- $40
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B: $70. The $10 flat bet pays $10 and the $40 odds pay 3:2, which is $60: $70 in all.
Which is the cheapest way to bet the 4?
- Place 4
- Buy 4 for $20 (vig on win)
- Hard 4
- Field
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B: Buy 4 for $20 (vig on win). 1.67% vs 6.67% (place), 11.11% (hard 4) and 5.56% (Field).
Don't Pass on the come-out: which roll pushes?
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 12
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D: 12. Bar 12.
Edge per roll of a Field bet vs a Pass bet?
- About equal
- Field ~13× higher
- Pass higher
- Field ~2× higher
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B: Field ~13× higher. 5.56% vs 0.42% per roll.
Which statement about odds is false?
- They pay true odds
- They lower your edge per dollar
- They lower your expected dollar loss per round
- They increase swings
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C: They lower your expected dollar loss per round. Expected dollar loss comes from the flat bet; odds add 0.
Hard 8 pays 9:1. Its house edge is...
- 1.52%
- 5.56%
- 9.09%
- 16.67%
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C: 9.09%. (9 × 1 − 10)/11 = −1/11.
The mathematically lowest-edge standard play at a 3-4-5x table is...
- Pass + max odds
- Don't Pass + max lay odds
- Place 6/8
- Iron Cross
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B: Don't Pass + max lay odds. 0.27% vs 0.37%.
A $6 Place 6 wins. You're paid...
- $6
- $7
- $7.20
- $5
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B: $7. 7:6.
After a run of 7s, the chance of a 7 next roll is...
- Lower
- Higher
- 1/6
- 1/36
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C: 1/6. Dice have no memory.
Roughly what does $10 Pass + max odds cost per 100 rolls?
- $0.37
- $4
- $14
- $37
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B: $4. ≈ 29.6 decisions × $10 × 1.414% ≈ $4.19.
Lay $40 against the 10 wins. Your net win is (vig 5% of win)...
- $20
- $19
- $40
- $38
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B: $19. Lay 2 to win 1: $20, less a $1 vig.
Which is the best description of "perfect strategy" in craps?
- A system that beats the house
- Paying the smallest edge for the action you want, with a bankroll that fits the swings
- Only betting when the table is hot
- Never betting the Don't
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B: Paying the smallest edge for the action you want, with a bankroll that fits the swings. No strategy wins long-term; you minimise the cost and manage the variance.