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Allaying concerns about dice hacking.

Posted By: phil simborg
Date: Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:58 a.m.

In Response To: Allaying concerns about dice hacking. (David Levy)

I love the concept of both players contributing to the program, and maybe that is something we can incorporate. Another approach is to have the dice generator something that can be popped into the board and be a standard item so that when two players play, neither one of them provides the dice generator...it is provided by the TD. Also, maybe every game it can be turned around so that in the event one side is getting skewed rolls it will at least even out.

I downloaded a couple of dice generator apps on my iPhone and while I have not had time to do a thorough analysis of thousands of rolls, after a few hundred rolls I do not see anything that appears to be skewed. I am sure that once we do adopt a program or an actual generator, people will conduct studies to see if the dice truly are random.

As it is right now, I have no problem trusting XG's dice rolls and would gladly use them for money or match play.

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• electronic dice
  Phil simborg -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 4:47 p.m.
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    Phil simborg -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 4:58 p.m.
    • I agree with Phil
      Ken Larsen -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 5:47 p.m.
      • I agree with Phil
        Jakob Garal -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 10:45 p.m.
        • I agree with Phil--about that sensor board
          phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:54 a.m.
          • I agree with Phil--about that sensor board
            Jake Jacobs -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:56 a.m.
            • about that sensor board
              Jakob Garal -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 7:22 p.m.
          • I agree with Phil--about that sensor board
            Jakob Garal -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 7:10 p.m.
      • I agree with Phil
        phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:48 a.m.
        • I agree with Phil
          Taper_Mike -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:45 a.m.
          • I agree with Phil--even more important
            Phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 5:26 a.m.
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      Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 7:29 p.m.
      • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
        David Levy -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 7:46 p.m.
        • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
          phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:58 a.m.
          • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
            Bob Koca -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:05 a.m.
            • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
              phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:15 p.m.
              • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
                Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:25 p.m.
                • How to distinguish between a scientist and philosopher
                  phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 4:10 p.m.
              • Bob is right, and it matters.
                Jason Lee -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:51 p.m.
              • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
                Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 2:25 p.m.
                • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
                  Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:10 p.m.
          • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
            mamabear -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 2:30 p.m.
            • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
              phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 4:22 p.m.
            • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
              Timothy Chow -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 4:32 p.m.
              • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
                mamabear -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:17 p.m.
                • It all about how change happens
                  phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 9:15 p.m.
    • It is more important to do right things than just do them right.
      Jakob Garal -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 2:17 p.m.
      • Yes, Jakob, I am looking for something else
        phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 9:05 p.m.
        • Phil, you are welcome to test!
          Jakob Garal -- Sunday, 10 April 2016, at 2:24 p.m.
      • It is more important to do right things than just do them right.
        Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 5 April 2016, at 9:07 a.m.
        • thank you...you are right
          phil simborg -- Tuesday, 5 April 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
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      Albert Steg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 5:49 p.m.
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        mamabear -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:28 p.m.
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      johnk -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:11 p.m.
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        phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 8:51 p.m.
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          johnk -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 9:33 p.m.
  • electronic dice
    Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 7:24 p.m.
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    Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 9:56 p.m.