Do you visualize arithmetic?

L

Libramarian

Adventurer

• Oct 14, 2013

• #1

Let's say you want to convert a d6 into a d3.
Do you roll (3) and then divide the result by two (2)?
Or do you visualize the 6 results of the d6 roll, and separate it into three chunks of two (1 and 2=1; 3 and 4=2; 5 and 6=3), then roll and refer to this picture?

I always do the second method for this kind of thing, but I've been wondering how common it is.

 

log in or register to remove this ad

Vyvyan Basterd

Adventurer

• Oct 14, 2013

• #2

I've always done the first. Mainly because I do it so much with dice sizes well beyond a d3.

d8/d2[d6] for d16
d12/d2[d6] for d24
d100/2 for d50
etc.

It also helps when rolling things like a d6/d10 for a d60.

 

Nytmare

David Jose

• Oct 15, 2013

• #3

Huh, that's weird. My brain visualized it in an entirely different way. My brain painted a picture of the die pips on a horizontal chart with the results (also in pips) listed below.

(What my brain did)

 

O

Olgar Shiverstone

Legend

• Oct 15, 2013

• #4

Yeah, I tend to visualize in just the same way for these sorts of problems. That's exactly how I thin of the d6/d3!

 

J

Jhaelen

First Post

• Oct 15, 2013

• #5

I visualize it - at least for a d6 and a d8. Starting with the d10 I'm dividing numbers. Interesting, actually.

 

Robin Hoodlum

Banned

Banned

• Oct 16, 2013

• #6

Libramarian said:

Let's say you want to convert a d6 into a d3.
Or do you visualize the 6 results of the d6 roll, and separate it into three chunks of two (1 and 2=1; 3 and 4=2; 5 and 6=3), then roll and refer to this picture?

Click to expand...

I only play wargames, and the D6 is the most commonly used die. When I need a result of 1-3, I roll 1D6 and a 1-2 is a 1, 3-4 is a 2, etc.
*shrug*
Seems easy and intuitive to me. But I don't really see a difference in doing it that way or rolling 1D6 and dividing by two, rounding up.

 

Vyvyan Basterd

Adventurer

• Oct 17, 2013

• #7

My wife added a third method, which she uses. She just rolls the die and looks to me to tell her what she rolled.