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File:Dungeons and Dragons game.jpg|link=Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Plucky young polyhedron learns to play [[Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Dungeons & Dragons]], saves entire party. | File:Dungeons and Dragons game.jpg|link=Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Plucky young [[Polyhedron (nonfiction)|polyhedron]] learns to play [[Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Dungeons & Dragons]], saves entire party. | ||
File:Polyhedral dice set.jpg|link=Polyhedral dice (nonfiction)|[[Polyhedral dice (nonfiction)|Polyhedral dice]] ready to play some [[Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Dungeons & Dragons]]. | File:Polyhedral dice set.jpg|link=Polyhedral dice (nonfiction)|[[Polyhedral dice (nonfiction)|Polyhedral dice]] ready to play some [[Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Dungeons & Dragons]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 20 November 2016
Dice (singular die or dice; from Old French dé; from Latin datum "something which is given or played") are small throwable objects with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers.
Dice are suitable as gambling devices for games like craps and are also used in non-gambling tabletop games.
In the News
Plucky young polyhedron learns to play Dungeons & Dragons, saves entire party.
Polyhedral dice ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons.
Bad luck at dice blamed for eruption of Vesuvius.
Fiction cross-reference
- Lucky Spasm Dice Academy - school for dice-throwers.
- Uncials
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Dice @ Wikipedia
- Polyhedron @ Wikipedia