Popular Casino Game Dice

General Information

Casino Puerto Rico's most popular Online Casino game dice, played in bars, clubs and homes throughout the island, is General or, in English, General. In bars it is usually played for drinks, low man paying, but I have also seen thousands of dollars change hands at a single General game session. Because it contains an element of strategy which other dice games do not have, it is in my opinion one of the most fascinating of all present-day dice games. Since so many mainland tourists visit Puerto Rico, I suspect General may soon become equally popular here. For that reason I have included the rules.
Any number may play, singly or in partnership. Five dice are used with a dice cup. Score is kept on a sheet ruled into boxes. The players' names are entered across the top, and down the left-hand column are the numbers 1, 2,3,4,5 and 6, followed by the Poker hands: straight, full house, four of a kind, and small general (five of a kind), The big general listing is not necessary.

The Slick Dice Cup

The average Casino player believes that use of a dice cup protects him against cheats. Nothing could be further from the truth. More cheating at Craps, Backgammon, Poker Dice, Buck Dice, High Dice and other dice games take place when a dice cup is in use than when the dice are thrown from the hand. Why? Because its easier to cheat and less detectable when crooked dice and dice cup are in use. All a cheat requires to take the unsuspecting player is a slick dice cup and a set of 2, 3, 4 or 5 loaded dice called first flop dice, depending on the game being played. The cheat places the loaded dice in the crooked dice cup and the dirty work begins.
The slick dice cup has a smooth slicked inner surface and when the cheat shakes the cup with an up and down and slightly rotary motion of his arm, the loaded dice instead of rattling at random inside the cup spin around the inside surface like wooden horses on a merry-go-round. The centrifugal force lines the dice up within the cup in a horizontal position. The last sideward shake just before they are thrown causes the loaded dice to top over so that their loaded sides are down. When the cheat System throws them, he holds the cup parallel with the playing surface, shoves it forward a bit and jerks it back quickly so that the dice all slide out without turning over and the cheat throws a desired number. When the other players throw using the same cup and dice, they shake and throw properly and the loaded dice do them no good. To avoid being cheated with a slick cup, use a "trip cup," which contains obstructions in its inner surface that make the dice tumble as they are thrown and prevents the shark from sliding them out. Some cups have a trip rim; others are lined with ribbed rubber.
If a trip cup is not available, you can insist that the dice be well shaken-and that the cup be turned completely upside down on the throw so that the dice bounce on the playing surface and do not slide out. Do not hesitate to examine the dice.