Roulette is French!
We have the French to thank for the invention of roulette. Even the word 'roulette' is French. The French use the same roulette wheel as the Europeans with 37 different spaces. Likewise, all the basic bets that the European roulette allows are also available in the French Roulette version. The roulette table is colored red but that is only a graphical difference with no playing significance. Since the original roulette was designed by the French and since no one has yet come up with anything better, there is really nothing like playing the original game as it was designed to be played.
Playing French Roulette
The main difference in French roulette is that the game is played in French. There are also all sorts of combinations each of which has a name of its own. These combinations all have various French names and the French roulette player should familiarize himself with these names in order to fully understand the game. The many different combinations of numbers do not provide any special odds and so the chances of winning are still the same.
French Roulette Bets
Here is a list of the various French Roulette bets, as they are called in French, and their meanings:
Pair - Even numbers
Impair - Odd numbers
Manque - Numbers 1-18 (Low)
Passe - Numbers 19-36 (High)
Premiere 12 (also called P-12) - Numbers 1-12
Moyenne 12 (also M-12) - Numbers 13-24
Derniere 12 (also D-12) - Numbers 25-36
Voisins du zero - The numbers: 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 35
Tiers du Cylindre - The numbers: 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 33
Orphelins - The numbers: 1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 31, 34
Finales en plein - This refers to a set of number which all share the same single digit (1, 11 ,21, 31)
Finales a cheval - This refers to a set of numbers which all share one of two digits (a 2/3 bet would include 2, 12, 22, 32, 3, 13, 23, 33)
La partage - This is a rule which governs what happens with even money bets when the number zero is landed. The rule (which is favourable for the player) is that the player gets half his money back.
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