Dice Odds ![]()
Get this: The probability of
rolling the dice you want = the number of times the dice you want could occur divided
by all the possible outcomes.
The odds of rolling: any star (a one or a five) with one dice is one in three. any star with two dice is 5.6 in ten. any star with three dice is 7.9 in ten. any star with four dice is four in five. any star with with five dice is 8.7 in ten. any star with with six dice is nine in ten. any two stars with two dice is one in nine. a pair of matching stars with two dice is one in 18. The odds of zouching: with one dice is two in three. with three dice is five in 18. with six dice are low but it happens! |
The odds of rolling: any triple (three-of-a-kind) with three dice is one in 36. any triple-star (three-stars-of-a-kind) with three dice is one in 108. a run (six dice running consecutively 1-6) in one roll is one in 64.8. a run in two rolls (1 or a 5 star already rolled) is also one in 64.8. a run in three rolls (1 and a 5 star already rolled) is one in 54. a woppa (any six dice the same) in one roll is one in 7776. a woppa with five dice (either star already rolled) is also one in 7776. a woppa with four dice (2 matching stars already rolled) is one in 1296. The odds of rolling: any pair with two dice is one in 36. |
"Game players who ignore the odds do so
at their own peril!" - James Brown
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