Each player sets his tiles on row A of his color. The players roll the number die and the letter die together. The tile indicated by the rolled letter is moved criss cross wise according to the result of the number die. If a blank side of the letter die is rolled, the player may move any tile. On the roll of a 6 the player may roll again. The goal of the game is to reach the spaces of the same color and letter in row B on the opposite side of the game board. Tiles of an opponent may be thrown out an may get brought back into play with the roll of a blank. spaces with the letters of the word "SERPENTINO" are safe. The first player to get his tiles to their destinations on row B wins the game. Spectators may bet on the winner of the game, using the TOTO spaces (win/place). —user summary