Hazard is an early English game played with two dice; it was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century.

[7] According to William of Tyre, the game was invented by Crusaders during the siege of Hazart (Azaz), but this origin has been called into question.

"[1]: 172  By that time, the game had already been brought to the Colony of Virginia, as a law barring ministers from playing dice was passed in 1624.

[5]: 35  The rules including relative odds for side wagers were largely complete by 1790, as published in Hoyle's Games, Improved.

[4]: 237 It was brought to France some time before 1792, when it was described in the Encyclopédie Méthodique as Krabs, after the English term crabs, referring to the roll combination of 2 or 3.

[5]: 35 [4]: 238  This was corrupted to craps by 1818, as it was named in Bibliothèque Historique,[5]: 35  although the rules of that game described at that time were identical to those of Hazard.