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  2. Dice - Wikipedia

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    A very common notation, considered a standard, expresses a dice roll as nds or nDs, where n is the number of dice rolled and s is the number of sides on each die; if only one die is rolled, n is normally not shown. For example, d4 denotes one four-sided die; 6d8 means the player should roll six eight-sided dice and sum the results.

  3. Dice notation - Wikipedia

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    These include whether a specially marked die (called the Mayhem die) has rolled highest, the lowest number rolled, and whether any two dice show the same number. One other commonly used variant of the 6-sided dice roll is the d3, which is a 6-sided die roll, with the result divided by 2. The average result is 2, and the standard deviation is 0.816.

  4. Glossary of tables game terms - Wikipedia

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    dice cup A cup used to shake and roll the dice. [11] die, dice A die is one of usually two or three six-sided cubes used in playing a tables game. Each face of the cube is marked with a number of pips from 1 to 6 that is used in moving men or scoring. Plural: dice. division Same as quadrant. [2] doubles See doublet. doublet Two dice each with ...

  5. Sho (board game) - Wikipedia

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    A move of 2 enables the player to kill an opponent's stack, so the player can roll again, the dice show (3,4)=7; The unused roll of 11 is carried forward, so the player now a choice of move: 11, 7 or (11+7=)18. A move of 11 enables the player to stack, so they move 11 and now they can roll again, the dice show (2,3)=5. The unused roll of 7 is ...

  6. Backgammon opening theory - Wikipedia

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    The table below summarizes the preferred moves for each of the 15 possible opening rolls, as selected by detailed computer simulations, referred to as "rollouts". [3]The first column is the move that the rollout says gives the most equity (i.e. the average profit or loss that one would net, per game, by playing the position to conclusion an infinite number of times). [4]

  7. The 10 Most Common Cookie-Baking Mistakes—and How to ... - AOL

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    Instead, dice the cold butter into small cubes, or grate it on the large holes of a box grater, and spread the bits out in a single layer on a plate. Combining All Ingredients at Once Glasshouse ...

  8. Glossary of craps terms - Wikipedia

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    a single roll bet for 2 or 12 hi-lo-yo a single roll bet for 2, 11, or 12 high A bet on or roll of 12, also see boxcars hop A single roll bet for a specific combination of dice to come out. Pays 15:1 for easy ways and 30:1 for hard ways horn A divided bet on the 2, 3, 11, 12 horn high A horn bet with addition units going to a specific number.

  9. Does your computer slow down after a few hours? Here’s why

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    Most days you don’t have time to roll the dice. You want to go where you click — now. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up 4 reasons why your computer might slow down after using it for an ...