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 Dice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Precision casino dice, used for the game of craps, are made from cellulose acetate.
Dice are thrown to provide (supposedly uniformly distributed) random numbers for gambling and other games and thus are a type of hardware random number generator.
A typical dice game today is craps, wherein two dice are thrown at a time, and wagers are made on the total value of up-facing spots on the two dice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice   (4245 words)

  
 Rules of UNO Dice
Do not hide your dice from your opponents, all hands are supposed to be visible to all players.
Dice with commands are played in the same fashion as dice with numbers.
He/she is the winner of that round and scores points for the dice held in his/her opponent's hands.
http://www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/unodice.html   (995 words)

  
 Dice
While dice with playing cards faces (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9) are often used, the game can be played with regular dice.
You are going to play a game of "high roll".
All Western dice are now made with he same handedness; if you place a die on the table with the one spot face up and turn it until the two spot is toward your left, the three will be to the right.
http://www.gamecabinet.com/rules/Dice.html   (1188 words)

  
 YOJOE.COM Dice
Dice was released carded as part of the eleventh series (1992) as part of the Ninja Force subset.
Dice's entire mold was re-used in 1993 to create Red Ninja.
When the arm was let go, the torso sprang back forward - thus creating a round-house punching motion with the left arm.
http://www.yojoe.com/action/92/dice.shtml   (115 words)

  
 IBRG - Bone Rolling History [page 1 of 3]
Archeological evidence points to the fact that dice games were played by both peasants and pharaohs in ancient Egypt.
Tacitus wrote of the Germani in A.D. "They practise dice play, at which one will naturally wonder, soberly, and quite as if it were a serious business, with such hardihood in winning and losing, that, when they have nothing more left, they stake their freedom, and their person on the last cast of the die.
Not only dice, but most other modern gaming implements have been traced back to primeval man's practice of divination by arrows.
http://members.aol.com/dicetalk/history1.htm   (748 words)

  
 Polyhedral dice - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Polyhedral dice
In the simplest form of play with dice each player throws, or shoots, for the highest sum.
On the first throw, if a player shoots 7 or 11 (called a natural) he wins and throws again, but if he shoots 2, 3, or 12 (called craps) he loses.
The most popular dice game in the United States is called craps.
http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Polyhedral+dice   (360 words)

  
 Dice
The dice are used in many board games.
Rubik's dice is a black plastic dice 7cm x 7cm x 7cm with circular holes instead of points.
There are two ways of placing the points of number 2, 3, or 6, which change into themselves by turning through 180°.
http://www.mathematische-basteleien.de/dice.htm   (1318 words)

  
 Properties of Dice
Dice are usually some sort of regular polyhedra.
In some games you roll a pool of dice and have to count the number of dice that have a certain value or higher.
The requirements for a die with a certifiably equal chance of landing on each face, are that all the faces must be identical (though mirror symmetry is allowed), and must be placed indentically in relation to each other.
http://hjem.get2net.dk/Klaudius/Dice.htm   (3182 words)

  
 Ivars Peterson's MathTrek - Binary Dice
After all the nudging and crossing off has happened for both players, if the number of white-up dice of one player at any time during the turn had matched the number of white-up dice of the other player, the two players must switch dice sets before the next turn.
Boolean dice: One black die is blank, and the remaining dice in the set each have a certain number and pattern of white dots, one dot per face.
The two players split the 10 dice into two groups of five dice each.
http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_10_10_05.html   (609 words)

  
 Dice Games
You roll the dice, and, depending on the combination of the symbols, you score a certain number of points and move your marker around the playing surface.
When cards are not around, play poker with these dice.
During play, tokens are exchanged between players depending on whether they are left or right of the one throwing the dice.
http://www.greathallgames.com/aacc/adice/adicegm.htm   (1023 words)

  
 Open Directory - Games: Dice
Dice Drinking Games - List of games with excitement ratings and rules, as well as links to other types of drinking games.
Classic Dice Games - Introduction, description and history of variations of the game.
Dice-Play - Directory and information on dice games and dice in general.
http://dmoz.org/Games/Dice   (257 words)

  
 Dice
This set of five dice, for any role playing system, has runes for all the sounds of the alphabet and 2 mystical meanings for each die face.
The five dice set will include three dice (each in a different color) of eighteen different creatures ranging from bats to dragons.
These are great for casting your adventurers’ future or can be used by a player character who has ability to fortell the future.
http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/dice.htm   (920 words)

  
 Windows » Games » Board games » Dice Downloads - Shareware and Freeware Software
This dice game uses five dice with playing card type values.
Be the first player to move your pawns from their start color to the...
The gameplay is simple; roll your dice and at the end of each roll,...
http://www.tucows.com/downloads/Windows/Games/BoardGames/Dice   (224 words)

  
 Dice Setting & Rhythm Rolling for the Winning Craps player.
While playing at your favorite casino game you want to use your players card to get as many comps as possible, not particularly "playing only for comps" alone,...read more
Dice Setting & Rhythm Rolling for the Winning Craps player.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong - but that's the way to bet.
http://www.dicecoach.com   (466 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: dice
Dice Great selection of unique specialty dice mainly for role-playing games.
Odds of having a specific number (or numbers) from a pair of dice are not really obvious.
The Dice Tower: Episode 49: Top Ten Years for Board Games
http://www.technorati.com/tag/dice   (529 words)

  
 Dice Server
The dice server provides impartial rolls for players of board games by mail.
The dice server is a public service provided by Shadow Island Games.
#P mail address of a player [up to 10 #P lines allowed] #S no. of sides on every die #D no. of dice for every roll #R no. of rolls requested #L no. of rolls printed per line in output #C comments [up to 100 #C lines allowed] #T subject line of returned mail
http://www.pbm.com/dice   (251 words)

  
 dice-play - Dice & Craps
Role Playing Games use a variety of different polyhedral dice.
Every method of gaffing dice imaginable has been used by crooks to get an unfair edge on a game.
Check out the directory of dice games and find something to entertain.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dice-play   (370 words)

  
 Box Cars Dice
Throw all five dice, rearrange them to create a many number sentences as possible and cross out the numbers on your score sheet.
These large sized quiet dice are great for group games and class demonstrations.
(D-10) $2.00/die $3.00/pair U.S. Large polyhedral dice are excellent for demonstrating special dice games and telling time games.
http://www.planet.eon.net/~boxcars/prdts3.htm   (1536 words)

  
 Liar's Dice
Ravensburger, having acquired FX Schmid, re-published Bluff in 2001.
Each player is given five dice and cup to roll and hide them with.
The Milton-Bradley Call My Bluff edition is dated 1987; it is actually a collection of public domain games (the rules list eight different games).
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewitem.php3?gameid=45   (580 words)

  
 Web Dice
Dice rolls can be authenticated on Irony Games' dice roll verification page.
Its many options let you customize your dice rolls for anything from tossing coins to RPG character creation.
The Irony Games On-web Dice Server rolls dice for you.
http://www.irony.com/webdice.html   (179 words)

  
 Dice Home
Dice have long fascinated people who play games.
Many like to collect them and there have been collectible dice games.
Special dice always increase the perceived value of games.
http://www.chessex.com/Dice/Custom_Dice_Home.htm   (260 words)

  
 Dice
This program is very useful if you ever play Dungeons and Dragons or other dice games.
The next screen will ask for the number of sides and how many dice with that number of sides you want to roll.
The first screen will ask "How Many?" which means: How many different types of dice do you want to throw?
http://ostermiller.org/ti82/dice.html   (233 words)

  
 Crystal Caste - Dice, Miniatures, & Gaming Accessories for AD&D / RPG gamers
Whether you play roleplaying games or standard board games, we have the dice and accessories for you.
Crystal Caste offers the adventure game player something no other dice manufacturer does: a totally new shape for polyhedral dice.
If you have a local game store, and they do not carry our dice, please point them to this website.
http://www.crystalcaste.com   (244 words)

  
 Bowling Dice at Uncle's Games
The dice in this game are the pins.
Players roll the dice twice on each turn, keeping score for ten frames.
No need to put on your bowling shoes, simply roll the dice to see how many pins you can knock down.
http://www.unclesgames.com/product_info.php?ref=3&products_id=2256&affiliate_banner_id=1   (303 words)

  
 Four-sided dice - definition of Four-sided dice in Encyclopedia
Four-sided dice are often used in role-playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, to get small numbers for things such as damage or character statistic increases.
One places the numbers on each face at the midpoint of each side of the triangle.
Four-sided dice are unique in that the number rolled does not show up on the topmost face as with other dice, but as the correctly oriented number that shows up on all three visible triangles.
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Four-sided_dice   (234 words)

  
 Neopets - Dice Escape
The topmost face of the dice must match the exit tile in order to finish the level.
Every move that you take will make your bonus smaller, so try and complete the levels as quickly as possible.
Think of all the children on Christmas morning who won't be able to play their christmas presents!
http://www.neopets.com/games/diceescape.phtml   (212 words)

  
 Dice table
Even if you have trouble in this "visualization" process in a live game, the table is still useful when you study backgammon positions because it makes nature of dice number count clearer.
When you need any particular number, "4" for example, there are 11 numbers out of 36 combinations.
, rolling a set of two dice means that there are 36 possible combinations.
http://www46.pair.com/sengoku/DiceTbl/English/Dice_table.html   (93 words)

  
 Dice - Top Encyclopedia on Gambling
Look for casino terms, Dice, poker terms and more!
You have entered the best encyclopedia on gambling!
http://www.gambling-portal.com/gambling-terms/Dice.html   (42 words)

  
 IGN: DICE: DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises
Ranked #658 out of 3482 rated PS2 games
A few hours of mindless X, X, X. DICE Reader Reviews
Click now to win big on IGN Sweepstakes!
http://ps2.ign.com/objects/733/733171.html   (278 words)

  
 Konfabulator - Gallery - Dice
The "Dice" Widget lets you play almost any game based on dice.
I'd also love to see poker hands on the dice: Ace, king, queen, jack etc...
I thought I'd give it a try as if I were having a game of Yahtzee but after holding, the dice I needed came up most of the time in the next roll.
http://www.widgetgallery.com/view.php?widget=27613   (324 words)

  
 Neverwinter Nights: Adding a Dice Bag Item
This Dice Bag is designed for use by both DMs and players.
Disclaimer: All visual imagery and written documentation on this page represents BioWare's vision of final game implementation.
Whether it's relaxing over a friendly game of dice in a local tavern or rolling custom skill checks in your DM's campaign, a handy dice bag can be a roleplayer's best friend.
http://nwn.bioware.com/builders/dicebag.html   (416 words)

  
 Dice Frontpage
For questions or problems with a game mail Dice at troubleshooting@dice.nl
Having problems with a game or another Dice product?
Dice Multi Media Europe BV For general questions and information mail Dice at info@dice.nl
http://www.dice.nl   (111 words)

  
 Probability :: The Dice Fanlisting
It's a fanlisting for those who love to play with dice of all shapes, sizes, colors and values.
Check out the rules, pick up a button, and join!
Welcome to version 1.1 of Probability, the fanlisting for Dice.
http://fanlists.hoshichan.com/dice   (85 words)

  
 Prism Dice
Prism Dice is a versatile, configurable dice program for use while playing Prism or any other roleplaying game.
Prism Dice supports the dice used in almost every roleplaying game: roll any number of any size of any type of dice, and modify dice and totals with adders and multipliers.
Rather than locking you into one person's idea of what dice should be available and how they should be arranged, Prism Dice gives you a page of eight buttons to set up as any kind of dice you can think of.
http://personalpages.tds.net/~huntergreen/prismdice   (420 words)

  
 Dice
The casino name is stamped on each die.
Picture on the left is a sampling of various Carnelian stones since no picture of the dice is available at this time.
*Cancelled dice were used for a session in a casino.
http://www.bgamers.com/dice.htm   (400 words)

  
 Dice - Terms and Conditions
To the extent that a position is placed on "hold" or is otherwise not available for immediate placement, the posting must be removed from the Site until such time as the position is a viable opening.
You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Site.
Share passwords, login information or named user identification or otherwise allow multiple offices or users to access the Dice service on a basis that is other than what was originally subscribed for.
http://employer.dice.com/assets/docs/provider/terms_and_conditions.html   (3424 words)

  
 Dice
Recent titles include Battlefield 1942 (elected Game of The Year) and Battlefield Vietnam for Electronic Arts, RalliSport Challenge 1 & 2 for the Microsoft Xbox.
Working closely with our artists you will be part of a team that will ensure Dice’s track record of making great looking games is solidified
As a graphics programmer at Dice you will develop cutting edge graphics technology to be used by in our games.
http://www.dice.se/work/presentation.aspx?article=5c3fa22a-ebe6-4ffd-b484-46ac5acde9bd   (291 words)

  
 Dice's
We have live music, a dance floor, pool table, ABC on/off * (before 12:00), touch screen games and a lot of fun!
Dice's is open to all adults, 21 years and older.
Dice's offers live music, with bands on Friday and Saturday nights, that play a wide variety of music.
http://dicesofstaunton.com   (249 words)

  
 Dice on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Everyone laughed and said "what the hell are you going to do with them?!".
Luckicup offers a complete line of quality dice cups, dice and dice games...
I just finished a shot w/ red dice, check it out and let me know what you think: www.flickr.com/photos/54534947@N00/63369504/ I think red dice might be a good group idea?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robnwatkins/47450133   (117 words)

  
 Sparks Dice!
Or drop by the Cumberland Games homepage, where you'll find cool PDF roleplaying adventures, and other things worth putting on paper (including several freebies).
They're paper miniatures to go with your paper dice (and they're much more practical).
To print them, you'll need version 4.0 or higher of the free Acrobat Reader.
http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/sprkdice.htm   (192 words)

  
 Product Listing - dice
Drilled for use with 2.0mm chain or 1/4" rope.
These dice are 1" square and are made of transparent colour plastic.
Can be strung on wire and 2mm leather, or used as a foot toy.
http://www.birdsnestonline.com/cart/core.cgi?p=dice   (171 words)

  
 DICE
DICE, Vol #4, The Phantom Knight DVD (Discontinued - Limited to Stock on Hand)
This time, however, the Phantom Knight plays rough and Jet is totally defeated.
With this knowledge, they will set a plan that will put them into direct conflict with the rest of DICE who are under the control of the Elders.
http://www.animecornerstore.com/dice.html   (559 words)

  
 Quotes
"You only get one chance to roll the dice of life, make your bet wisely"
"Never play dice with a man named Bones."
"If God doesn't play dice with the world, why do I always get Snake Eyes?"
http://members.aol.com/catsdice/quotes.html   (180 words)

  
 Dice for sale
Set of 5 poker dice 5/8" $4.95 set
Mini Double Dice- Set of 5 Double dice $4.95
These dice have an outer transparent and inter opaque dice.
http://glassmarbles.com/dice.htm   (36 words)

  
 The JavaScript Source: Games: Dice Roller
Next time you play a game involving dice, give our JavaScript Dice Roller a try!
Just tell it how many dice to use, how many sides are on each die, and it'll give you the total for the number of dice you "rolled"!
Paste the first code into the HEAD of your HTML document --> 2.
http://javascript.internet.com/games/dice-roller.html   (247 words)

  
 Irony Games' Dice Server
If your playing partner forgot to include your email, ask them to roll again...
The verification page has both Irony Games public PGP key that you can download if you run PGP on your system and a form that you can use to verify the dice rolls if you do not.
Note: Never accept a roll sent from anyone other than the dice server.
http://www.irony.com/mailroll.html   (212 words)

  
 Distributed Informatics Computing Environment
DICE groups/teams: DICE is organised into a number of teams and groups.
DICE is the project to develop a new computing infrastructure to support the research, teaching and administrative requirements of the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh
Started in February 2000, it builds on work already done in relation to large-scale automatic machine configuration and management for the former Department of Computer Science, now part of the School.
http://www.dice.inf.ed.ac.uk   (130 words)

  
 Dice - Packet Decoder
While Dice will read and format files created by a number of sniffer programs, it cannot be used to sniff your network on its' own.
Dice is a Windows program for decoding sniffer files.
While Dice was written mainly to display the evidence and packet log files produced by BlackIce from Network Ice it also supports the following formats.
http://www.ngthomas.co.uk/dice.htm   (139 words)

  
 Creative Dice - Dealers and Distributors
You can also call us at (951) 694-8902.
For example, a box of 20 sets of dice going Surface Mail to New South Wales, Australia, ships for only 25% more than the same box shipped from California to New York.
Word of mouth alone has sold over 16 thousand sets of Diagnostic Dice, and the Doghouse Dice promises to be an even bigger hit.
http://www.creativedice.com/dealers.html   (466 words)

  
 Dice Inc. Investor Relations
Stockholders who would receive less than an aggregate of $5.00 for their shares will not participate in the cash distribution.
In light of the foregoing the Company considers the value of the common stock to be highly speculative and cautions equity holders that the stock may ultimately be determined to have no value.
Dice Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DICEQ; http://about.dice.com) is the leading provider of online recruiting services for technology professionals.
http://about.dice.com/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=DICE&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=425331   (956 words)

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