Musical Dice -- The Hesitation Regression Strategy

Written August 21, 2026

     This strategy was inspired by craps vlogger Jimmy Master. His strategy is called Star Wars. Jimmy's strategy advocates starting off with one unit on the 6 and 8, and as these hit, place the same comparable amount on each of the other numbers. Then once all the numbers have been placed, after the next hit, regress down, and you're in profit. In the event of a crap-out before all the box numbers are placed, keep betting at the same level for 3 rounds, then afterwards, raise the bets a unit, and stay at that level for 3 rounds, and repeat the process as necessary.

     Obviously, this is going to take a huge bankroll, as there may potentially be many times that a 7-out would occur before all the numbers are placed.

     I have a few tweaks to this system. For one, in practicing out this strategy, I discovered that after the fifth number is placed, when you get that hit, if you just collect the winnings instead of placing the sixth number, you're actually ahead for the round. This is where I advocate hesitating in placing that sixth bet. That way, if you seven-out, you don't have to go to the next round, but just stay where you're at. The extra round you get from that, you may need. For example, if you're on your third round, betting 30 on the 6 and 8, placing 25 on the outside numbers as the numbers hit. if you crap out after you hit on the fifth number, and you collected that hit, you don't have to go to a fourth round, and raise your 6 and 8 bets to 60, like otherwise would be the case.

     This system requires a lot of patience, as it takes a fair number hits to get to the point where you regress down. Plus, it may take a bunch of rounds to get to the point where you can regress down to where you can get your money back. To that end, another tweak to this system is, if you're at a level where you're at 2 or more units, only stay at that level for 2 rounds, instead of 3. Another tweak is that when you raise your bets, you go from 1 unit to 2, then 3, then 5, then 8, like in the Fibobacci sequence. Ahain, you're going to need a huge bankroll to use this strategy effectively. The basic premise is that eventually, that long roll will come, and you'll be able to regress down to where you'd get your money back.

     One nice thing about this strategy is that your initial investments are not that much, compared to many other strategies. It's kind of a parlay and regress strategy, in a way. If you're betting 30 each on the 6 and 8, and you have a $1000 bankroll, that will last you at least 7 rounds. You may need that many rounds to get a roll long enough to regress.

     Of course, this strategy, like all other craps strategies, is not guaranteed to work every time. For example, it is possible to have a long string of early crap-outs, which would be bad for your bankroll. But this could be a powerful weapon to add to your craps arsenal. Try it out. See what you think. Good luck! ☺