How to Play French Roulette

The word 'Roulette' comes from the French language and means 'little wheel'. Invented by French scientist and mathematician Blaise Pascal, the game of Roulette is proudly a French original.

Similar to the European variation of Roulette, in the game of French Roulette players can wager on either a single number or a range of numbers, on the red or on black, or on whether the number is even or odd. To determine the number and color, a croupier spins the roulette wheel and rolls a ball in the opposite direction. The ball eventually falls into one of 37 numbered and colored pockets on the wheel (0 and numbers 1 to 36).

How to place a bet

The same Inside and Outside Bets found in European Roulette are also available on the French Roulette tables, only their names appear in French (see below for a full list). Inside Bets are bets placed directly on numbers or on a line between numbers that select a combination of numbers. Outside Bets are any of the bets in the boxes surrounding the numbers on the table.

How to place Inside and Outside Bets:

  1. Choose a chip value.
  2. Click the spot you wish to place a bet on.
  3. Click on Spin or Autoplay buttons.

The spin will perform a single spin while the Autoplay will allow the player to select from several predefined numbers of spins.

If Autoplay is selected, a player can stop it by pressing the Autoplay button again.

Special features of French Roulette

La Partage Rule

If the ball lands on 0 (zero) in French Roulette, players only lose half their original even bets. This rule applies to all even Rouge/Noir, Pair/Impair and Manque/Passe bets.

Racetrack Bets

The “Racetrack” presented above the main roulette table on PC and on a separate screen on mobile provides a variety of pre-defined betting options. Choosing any spot on the racetrack with automatically place the corresponding bets on the main table.

The “Racetrack” inner bets also include the following called bets:

Bet name Chips used Numbers covered
Voisins du Zero 9 With 2 chips: 0/2/3, 25/26/28/29
With 1 chip: 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35
Tiers du Cylindre 6 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, 33/36
Orphelins a Cheval 5 1, 6/9, 14/17, 17/20, 31/34
Jeu 0 4 0/3, 12/15, 26, 32/35

Neighbors Bets

Neighbors Bets selector also appears above the main roulette table on PC and on a separate screen on mobile and is used in conjuncture with the Racetrack. Selecting 0-5 on the Neighbors Bets selector will increase the numbers of pre-defined bets selected. For example, a Neighbors Bet on 12 would include 12, 28, (the neighboring number on the left), and 35 (the neighboring number on the right). Players can place Neighbors Bets on up to 5 numbers (the five numbers that appear adjacent to a number both on the left and on the right sides).

To place Neighbors Bets:

  1. Select the number of Neighbors Bets on which you wish to wager (0 – 5) using the right and left arrows.
  2. Click the number you wish to bet on. Chips are placed on all relevant numbers.
  3. Click on either Spin or Autoplay.

Hot Numbers Bets

On PC only, the player can also place a bet on the last numbers that have won by clicking them from the history box.

Announced Bets

Bet name Chips used Numbers covered
Voisins du Zero 9 With 2 chips: 0/2/3, 25/26/28/29
With 1 chip: 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35
Tiers du Cylindre 6 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, 33/36
Orphelins en Plein 8 1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 31, 34
Orphelins a Cheval 5 1, 6/9, 14/17, 17/20, 31/34
Jeu 7/9 6 7/8, 8/9, 17/18, 19, 27, 28/29
Jeu 0 4 0/3, 12/15, 26, 32/35
Finales en Plein 0 4 0, 10, 20, 30
Finales en Plein 1 4 1, 11, 21, 31
Finales en Plein 2 4 2, 12, 22, 32
Finales en Plein 3 4 3, 13, 23, 33
Finales en Plein 4 4 4, 14, 24, 34
Finales en Plein 5 4 5, 15, 25, 35
Finales en Plein 6 4 6, 16, 26, 36
Finales en Plein 7 3 7, 17, 27
Finales en Plein 8 3 8, 18, 28
Finales en Plein 9 3 9, 19, 29
Finales a Cheval 0/1 5 0/1, 10/11, 20/21, 30, 31
Finales a Cheval 1/2 5 1/2, 11/12, 21, 22, 31/32
Finales a Cheval 2/3 5 2/3, 12, 13, 22/23, 32/33
Finales a Cheval 3/4 6 3, 4, 13/14, 23/24, 33, 34
Finales a Cheval 4/5 5 4/5, 14/15, 24, 25, 34/35
Finales a Cheval 5/6 5 5/6, 15, 16, 25/26, 35/36
Finales a Cheval 6/7 5 6, 7, 16/17, 26/27, 36
Finales a Cheval 7/8 4 7/8, 17/18, 27, 28
Finales a Cheval 8/9 4 8/9, 18, 19, 28/29
Finales a Cheval 9/10 4 9, 10, 19/20, 29/30
Finales a Cheval 0/3 4 0/3, 10/13, 20/23, 30/33
Finales a Cheval 1/4 4 1/4, 11/14, 21/24, 31/34
Finales a Cheval 2/5 4 2/5, 12/15, 22/25, 32/35
Finales a Cheval 3/6 4 3/6, 13/16, 23/26, 33/36
Finales a Cheval 4/7 3 4/7, 14/17, 24/27
Finales a Cheval 5/8 3 5/8, 15/18, 25/28
Finales a Cheval 6/9 3 6/9, 16/19, 26/29
Finales a Cheval 7/10 3 7/10, 17/20, 27/30
Finales a Cheval 8/11 3 8/11, 18/21, 28/31
Finales a Cheval 9/12 3 9/12, 19/22, 29/32

To place Announced Bets:

  1. Click the Announced Bets button.
  2. A bets table will appear.
  3. Scroll over the table to view the number of chips that are needed for each bet.
  4. Click on an Announced Bet or a segment on the Roulette wheel image to place a bet. Chips are placed on all relevant numbers.
  5. Click Spin or AutoPlay.

Autoplay

The Autoplay feature allows the player to automatically play a predefined number of successive game rounds without having to place your bets and click on the Spin button each time.

  1. Click the Autoplay button.
  2. Click the number of spins you want to play automatically.
  3. The Autoplay will commence.

Inside and Outside Bets

Plein (Straight Up): Place a bet directly on any single number.

Cheval (Split Bet): Place a bet on the line between any two numbers.

Trio Bet: Place a bet on the intersecting point between 0, 1 and 2, or 0, 2 and 3.

Transversale Pleine (Street Bet): Place a bet at the end of any row of numbers, covering three numbers.

Carré (Corner Bet): Place a bet on the corner where four numbers meet.

Transversale Simple (Line Bet): Place a bet at the end of two streets on the line between them. A line bet covers all the numbers in either street, for a total of six.

Douzaine (Dozen Bet): Place a bet in one of the boxes marked "1st12", "2nd12", or "3rd12", each covering twelve numbers.

Colonne (Column Bet): On the short side of the Roulette table are three boxes marked "2 to 1". By placing a chip in one of these boxes, players mark all twelve numbers above it (excluding 0).

Manque (1-18) / Passe (19-36) (Low/High Bet): Place a bet in one of the boxes marked "1 to 18" or "19 to 36", each covering 18 numbers.

Rouge/Noir (Red/Black) or Pair/Impair (Even/Odd): A bet placed in one of the four boxes, on the sides of the board, covers half of the numbers on the board, as described in that box. The zero in not covered by any of these boxes. Each box covers eighteen numbers.

Transversale de Quatre (Four Number Bet): A bet placed at the corner of the intersection of 0 and 1, covering the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Payoff

Inside and Outside Bets:
Bet Payoff
Straight Up (1 number) 35 : 1
Split Bet (2 numbers) 17 : 1
Trio Bet (3 numbers) 11 : 1
Street Bet (3 numbers) 11 : 1
Corner Bet (4 numbers) 8 : 1
Line Bet (6 numbers) 5 : 1
Dozen Bet (12 numbers) 2 : 1
Column Bet (12 numbers) 2 : 1
Red/Black (18 numbers) 1 : 1
Even/Odd (18 numbers) 1 : 1
Low/Hi (18 numbers) 1 : 1
Four Number Bet 8 : 1

In case of multiple wins on different positions, the wins are accumulated.

NOTE: Malfunction voids all pays and plays.

All the game results are random.

Minimum and maximum betting limits settings:

The settings screen is shown when first entering the game but is also accessible afterwards by clicking on the Setting button. This can only be done between game rounds.

The player can choose from the following options:

  • Table color – green, black, blue or red. The table color doesn’t affect the gameplay or the game statistics.
  • Turbo – on/off
  • Background Music – on/off

On Mobile:

Adding a bet is done by dragging the chip onto the table or by touching a spot.

The user can switch between main bets area and racetrack bets area by clicking the “Back to table” or “Racetrack” buttons.

From the wheel screen, after the game was completed, the user may choose to return to the previous screen by clicking “New game” or to start a new game directly, by clicking “Rebet and Spin” or “Rebet x2 and Spin” buttons. This will automatically place the new bet that will be identical with the previous one or double and spin the wheel.

Announced Bets is called Special Bets.


The player’s percentage of theoretical return is 97.30%


High Limit French Roulette

The premium version of this game has the same rules and functions.

The table color is black (on PC only) and the betting limits are higher.


On PC the game does not have “Racetrack Bets” and the following things are different:

The Advanced Panel

All of the special features available located in the Advanced Panel. To open the panel, click on the Advanced tab in top right corner of the game screen.

Neighbor Bets

Neighbor Bets allow players to wager on numbers that appear next to a certain number on the Roulette wheel. For example, a Neighbor Bet on 12 would include 12, 28, (the neighboring number on the left), and 35 (the neighboring number on the right). Players can place Neighbor Bets on up to 4 numbers (the four numbers that appear adjacent to a number on the left and on the right sides).

To place Neighbor Bets:

  1. Click on Neighbor Bets in the Advanced Panel.
  2. Click on the number of Neighbor Bets on which you wish to wager (0 – 4).
  3. Scroll over the Roulette Wheel image to preview the bet you wish to place.
  4. Click on the number you wish to bet on. Chips are placed on all relevant numbers.
  5. Click on Spin.

Hot/Cold Numbers

On PC only, the Neighbor Bets window will always showcase the five numbers that have won the greatest number of rounds (Hot) and the five numbers that have won the least number of rounds (Cold). Players can quickly and easily bet on one or all five Hot or Cold Numbers from the panel. Every number on the Roulette wheel is categorized by a level of 'hotness' or 'coldness'. This information is illustrated on the Advanced Panel by designated colors that fill the pie-shaped space below each number on the Roulette wheel.

  • Clicking on All hot or All cold will place five chips on the table – one for each number.
  • If two numbers were called the same amount of times, the number that was called last is considered hotter.
  • The five coldest numbers are displayed only after enough spins occur for them to be determined.
  • Hot and cold numbers are determined per session only.

Autoplay

This feature allows you to automatically play a chosen number of successive game rounds without having to place your bets and click on the Spin button each time.

  1. Click on Autoplay in the advanced panel.
  2. Choose the number of spins you want to play automatically.
  3. Click on Start.