April 1st request: Dancing Robots?

[Creamsteak]

I've been told repeatedly that D30s are imperfect though... that they are not perfect polyhedrons and what-not. Is this true?

 

[Chronosome]

Please?

Your wish is my casual reply:

http://www.scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi-08/mi-08.html

 

[orsal]

I've been told repeatedly that D30s are imperfect though... that they are not perfect polyhedrons and what-not. Is this true?

Assuming what you mean is that they are not *regular* polyhedra, that is correct, but irrelevant. There are only five regular polyhedra.

However, a polyhedron doesn't need to be regular to make a perfectly good die. So long as the view from every face is the same -- in other words the die has enough symmetry that you can't distinguish the faces except by labelling -- all faces should be equally likely. Regular polyhedra have the added property that the view from every vertex is also the same, an equally interesting property from a pure mathematical perspective but not necessary for gaming purposes.

 

[Gez]

Your wish is my casual reply:

http://www.scottmccloud.com/comics/mi/mi-08/mi-08.html

Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!

It's music! - Now dance!

Listen, Cvalda
You're the dancer
You've got the sparkle in your eyes
Look at me, entrancer!

Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!

The clatter-machines
They greet you and say:
"We tap out a rhythm and sweep you away!"

A clatter-machine
What a magical sound
A room full of noises
That spins you around...

Darling Selma
Look who's dancing
Faster than a shooting star!
Cvalda's here!
Cvalda sings...

Clatter, crash, clack!
Racket, bang, thump!
Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam!

The clatter-machines
They greet you, and say:
"We tap out a rhythm and sweep you away!"

A clatter-machine!
What a magical sound!
A room full of noises
That spins us around
It spins us around
It spins us around
It spins us around...