Russian Roulette

The Roulette Table

Here are some things to familiar yourself with, concerning the roulette table:

Table and Layout:

To the novice player, the layout looks formidable, but the game is really quite easy to learn. The main section is composed of 36 boxes colored black and red arranged in order from top to bottom and arranged in 3 columns of twelve spaces each. Above the arranged columns numbered 1, 2, and 3, are 2 more oddly shaped green colored spaces where the zeros are placed, at the foot of these columns were three marked spaces numbered "2 to 1."A bet placed in one of these indicates you are betting on all the numbers in the column above. Directly along the front side of the columns are three boxes marked "1st 12," "2nd 12," and "3rd 12." A bet placed in the first of these indicates you are betting on all the numbers 1 through 12, a bet in the second would cover 13 through 24, and in the third it would cover 25 through 36. Just in front of these three are six more spots for wagers on numbers 1 through 18, all even numbers, all red spots, all black spots, all odd numbers, and the numbers 19 through 36. You must be careful that your chips are placed precisely where you want to bet. If you can't reach a spot, slide your chips toward the dealer, and tell them where to place your bet.

Roulette Wheel:

The game of roulette is based on a random choice of one of 38 numbers selected through the use of a wheel made up of a stationary 32-inch bowl, which contains a precisely balanced rotating 24-inch center section, called a wheel head. The ball is spun by the dealer in a clockwise direction around the outer rim of the bowl, and after circling a number of times, the whirling ball slowly drops down toward the center, frequently being randomly deflected by brass projections embedded in the rim. As it reaches the wheel head, which is turning in the opposite direction, the ball bounces around a number of times among the vertical partitions that separate the 38 numbered red, black, and green pockets before it finally settles in one of them, thereby selecting the winning number and color.

The 38 pockets, which are alternately colored red and black, except for the green zeros, appear to be numbered in a random fashion, but that is not the case. As far as possible, high and low, as well as odd and even, numbers are alternately spaced in a mathematically balanced pattern. The single zero and the double zero are directly opposite each other, and 1 is opposite 2, 3 is opposite 4, and so forth... The numbers and colors on the wheel correspond to the numbers and colors on the layout. Understanding this, all you need now is an explanation of the various combinations of possible bets and their odds; with only eleven possible wagers divided into just two types, betting rules can easily be learned.