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Dice are suitable as gambling devices for games like craps and are also used in non-gambling tabletop games. | Dice are suitable as gambling devices for games like craps and are also used in non-gambling tabletop games. | ||
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File:Dice_players_Pompeii.jpg|Bad luck at dice blamed for eruption of Vesuvius. | File:Dice_players_Pompeii.jpg|Bad luck at dice blamed for eruption of Vesuvius. | ||
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* [[Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice Dice] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice Dice] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 22 June 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
Squad of Uncials, ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons.
Bad luck at dice blamed for eruption of Vesuvius.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Dice @ Wikipedia