Iron Cross Craps Strategy Explained

The iron cross craps strategy is a combination play consisting of the field and place bets. It provides an alternative to traditional pass and come bets. By placing bets on numbers 5, 6 and 8 with the place bet and covering numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12 with the field bet, this strategy encompasses all outcomes in a craps game except for rolling a 7.

How to Use the Iron Cross Strategy

This strategy helps to minimize the potential for losses and increases the upside for the player. Here is how the iron cross strategy can be used:

Players should place a field bet of their desired amount. This will win if the shooter rolls 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
Next, players should make place bets on numbers 5, 6, and 8. This is to cover the remaining numbers not included in the field bet except the 7.
Once bets are placed, the shooter will establish a point by rolling the dice.
After establishing the point, players can now place odds on their bets.
Watch for winning rolls that the shooter makes, as any roll that isn't the point or a 7 will win the bet.

The iron cross craps strategy is a multi-roll bet, which means that it remains active over several rolls. It has a house edge of 1.14% per roll and a combined house edge of 2.37%.