Programming Praxis

Craps is a gambling game played with two dice. The “shooter” begins the game by rolling two dice. If the pips on the dice total 2, 3 or 12, the shooter loses. If the pips on the dice total 7 or 11, the shooter wins. If the pips on the dice total 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, the total of the pips establishes the “point” and shooter continues to roll until he rolls the point, when he wins, or he rolls a 7, when he loses.

Your task is to write a program that simulates a game of craps. Use the program to calculate various statistics: What is the most common roll? What is the average winning percentage? What is the average number of rolls in a game? The maximum? Or you can make your own questions. When you are finished, you are welcome to read or run a suggested solution, or to post your own solution or discuss the exercise in the comments below.

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