Countdown Averages

LucasC

First Post

• Dec 29, 2014

• #1

It seems like, an old version of the rulebook, gave me an idea of roughly how long a (slow) countdown would last based on the pool size. Do you have any similar guides for the medium and fast countdowns?

Basically, if I have a countdown of say 6 dice, how long should I expect it will take to deplete when its:

• slow
• medium
• fast

 

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Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Dec 30, 2014

• #2

I'm sure they were posted here at one point, though I can't find them!

 

Primitive Screwhead

First Post

• Dec 30, 2014

• #3

Buried on page three of a previous countdown thread: Dice Decay Timers

As previously mentioned this table does not match with the calculations Morrus came up with due to rounding.

Expected timer length in rounds

Code:

# of dice rolled	Eliminate on 6	Eliminate on 5-6	Eliminate on 4-6
1	6	3	2
2	8.73	4.2	2.67
3	10.56	5.02	3.14
4	11.93	5.64	3.5
5	13.02	6.13	3.79
6	13.94	6.54	4.03
7	14.72	6.89	4.24
8	15.41	7.2	4.42
9	16.02	7.48	4.58
10	16.56	7.72	4.73

 

LucasC

First Post

• Dec 30, 2014

• #4

thanks!

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jan 8, 2015

• #5

Here it is, from the working O.L.D. document.