Color Game odds
Under classic perya rules a colour bet returns 92.13% of stakes over the long run: 199/216. This is exact math, not a lab measurement.
The exact table
One bet on one colour, three fair dice, 216 equally likely throws.
| Dice showing your colour | Ways of 216 | Probability | Returned per 1 staked | Share of return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 125 | 125/216 57.87% | 0 | 0/216 |
| 1 | 75 | 75/216 34.72% | 2 | 150/216 |
| 2 | 15 | 15/216 6.94% | 3 | 45/216 |
| 3 | 1 | 1/216 0.46% | 4 | 4/216 |
| Return to player | 199/216 = 92.13% | |||
Other payouts
Some tables pay more for two or three matches. Enter the payouts to work out the exact return.
Return to player
92.13%
- 7.87%
- 1.11
Losing streaks
Your colour misses all three dice in 125 of 216 throws (57.87%). Runs of misses are common and say nothing about the next throw.
| Misses in a row | Chance, from any given throw | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 33.49% | About 1 in 3 |
| 3 | 19.38% | About 1 in 5 |
| 5 | 6.49% | About 1 in 15 |
| 8 | 1.26% | About 1 in 79 |
| 10 | 0.42% | About 1 in 237 |
The games
Rules, fairness and lab status for each Color Game are on its own page.