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<blockquote data-quote="Xethreau" data-source="post: 7744450" data-attributes="member: 57584"><p>A real conversation about probability will also discuss isolating variables. There are many factors that contribute to the natural functions of a given die's probabilities; dice are actually not random, and we take their unknown and forgotten orientation as being synonymous with random. There are all sorts of variables about dice that remain unconscious to most players, such as the actual distribution of mass within the given die, any structural flaws, time rolled from previous observation, actual randomization of rolling technique, etc.. </p><p></p><p>That is to say, there is reason to presume that some techniques produce better random results than others. All I hear in this thread are "The dice gods aren't real," and that's fine, but its also petty. I would love to hear a suggestion like "The dice aren't real, they don't hate you, just learn to play/roll better," or "people employing mysticism are at best wrong, at worst trying to manipulate you" or even "How to reduce cheating: best practices in rolling dice."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xethreau, post: 7744450, member: 57584"] A real conversation about probability will also discuss isolating variables. There are many factors that contribute to the natural functions of a given die's probabilities; dice are actually not random, and we take their unknown and forgotten orientation as being synonymous with random. There are all sorts of variables about dice that remain unconscious to most players, such as the actual distribution of mass within the given die, any structural flaws, time rolled from previous observation, actual randomization of rolling technique, etc.. That is to say, there is reason to presume that some techniques produce better random results than others. All I hear in this thread are "The dice gods aren't real," and that's fine, but its also petty. I would love to hear a suggestion like "The dice aren't real, they don't hate you, just learn to play/roll better," or "people employing mysticism are at best wrong, at worst trying to manipulate you" or even "How to reduce cheating: best practices in rolling dice." [/QUOTE]
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