Dice (nonfiction)

Achilles and Ajax playing dice.

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

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  Saturnalia and dice provide vital outlet for social pressure in ancient Rome.

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  Plucky young polyhedron learns to play Dungeons & Dragons, saves entire party.

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  Polyhedral dice ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons.

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  Bad luck at dice blamed for eruption of Vesuvius.

Fiction cross-reference

• Lucky Spasm Dice Academy - school for dice-throwers.
• Uncials

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)
• Loaded dice (nonfiction)
• Polyhedral dice (nonfiction)

External links:

• Dice @ Wikipedia
• Polyhedron @ Wikipedia