Probability

Likelihood of repeated results when rolling three fair six-sided dice, four times

When starting a board game that uses dice, players often start by rolling to see who goes first. A problem arises when multiple players roll the same result, which can happen quite often when using a single six-sided die (d6). Players normally don’t halt the game when this happens. If the highest rolling player ties with someone else, a roll-off commences and life goes on. However, maybe a Math conscious group of players want to mitigate this happening. Should they use multiple d6, use a different sided dice (d4, d8, d12, d20 the other platonic solids), or a combination of these alternatives to a singular d6.

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Posted by Cramer Grimes in Probability