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"Time-saving" solution

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 26 February 2024, at 1:02 p.m.

In Response To: Funny Position (colin owen)

Not easy to create a 1/11 chance with dice...

I believe the goal in the featured position would be for double aces to come up half as often as a non-doublet ace, while saving time.

This might work:

As a precursor, roll one die. If odd-die happens, double 1s will be allowed; else not. Then change that die to an ace and place it in (say) a corner of the board. (One corner is always designated allowed, another disallowed, in case someone forgets.) Roll the other die -- and reroll if ace comes up and even-die happened.

In any position where one player is closed out and it is a matter of waiting for the other player to roll an entering number on a five-point board, the above could be a good money game solution between players who understand the concept without having to debate it. I wouldn't propose it as a tournament solution.

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