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Re:The Shape of Ancient Dice Suggests Shifting Beliefs in Fa... by plopz on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:05PM (#16439099)
There was a post on here awhile ago[0] about using loaded dice to cheat at Settler of Catan. All the benefit goes to the person who knows the bias.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15921322

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Re:The Shape of Ancient Dice Suggests Shifting Beliefs in Fa... by gxs on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:29PM (#16439330)
This makes intuitive sense with just a basic level of understanding.

A biased dice may appear random, but over time youre bound to roll a given number or set of numbers more often. Over time, it adds up to a big advantage.

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