Alphabetic Roulette

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Alphabetic Roulette

Alphabetic Roulette

July 23, 2021  Authorbaji55

Alphabetic Roulette is a roulette game in which both colours and letters are used. There are 25 spots total, one for each letter from A to X, and Y and Z. There are also six different hues, each of which comprises four letters. The YZ has no colour and is regarded similarly to the 0 in single-zero roulette.

Rules of Alphabetic Roulette
  • Straight Up: Place a wager on any single letter or YZ.
  • Split: Place a bet on any two letters that are adjacent to each other.
  • Top Line: Bet on A, B, and YZ.
  • Four Way: Place a bet on any four letters that are adjacent to each other.
  • Color: Choose a single colour to bet on.
  • Six-Way: Choose one of four six-letter groups: A-F, G-L, M-R, S-X.
  • Party Pit: Bet that any letter in "party pit," i.e. the P, A, R, T, Y, or I.
  • Roulette: Place a bet on any letter in the word "roulette," such as R, O, U, L, E, or T.
  • Dozen: Choose one of two 12-letter groups: A-L or M-X.
  • Column: One of two bets of the alternating letter: A, C, E, ..., W or B, D, F, ..., X.


Analysis of Alphabetic Roulette
Each bet's probability and estimated return are shown in the table below. Every bet has a 4.00 % house edge, as shown in the right column.

Alphabetic Roulette
BET PAYS PROBABILITY RETURN
Straight Up 23 4.00% -4.00%
Split 11 8.00% -4.00%
Top Line 7 12.00% -4.00%
Four Way 5 16.00% -4.00%
Color 5 16.00% -4.00%
Six Way 3 24.00% -4.00%
Party Pit 3 24.00% -4.00%
Roulette 3 24.00% -4.00%
Dozen 1 48.00% -4.00%
Column 1 48.00% -4.00%


Because every bet has the same house edge, it doesn't matter what you bet on.

If you appreciate roulette and want to see how Alphabetic Roulette compares to other horizontal-wheel games, click here.

Alphabetic Roulette
GAME HOUSE EDGE
European roulette 1.35%
Atlantic City roulette 2.63%
Single-zero roulette 2.70%
Alphabetic roulette 4.00%
Double-zero roulette 5.26%
Boule 11.11%