Standard Bearer: Dice

THE SHORT VERSION

A museum display of Roman dice leads Jervis Johnson to consider gamers’ rituals, superstitions and attachment to these ancient tools. He contrasts a single die’s equal chances with the distribution of summed dice and explains why previous rolls do not change the next result. For a designer, that uncertainty creates fresh tactical situations; for players, attributing defeat to the dice can also soften the disappointment.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 375, pp. 84–85.

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