# Playing with dice (test)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697>\
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**Created:** [June 29, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697 "2020-06-29T20:42:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/41 "2020-06-30T18:04:04Z")

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That was ambiguous, was he refusing to roll a 200 sided die or just randomly happened to roll under 120 each time?

@discobot roll 20d300

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/42 "2020-06-30T18:04:06Z")

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Did you know that [the maximum number of sides](https://www.wired.com/2016/05/mathematical-challenge-of-designing-the-worlds-most-complex-120-sided-dice) for a mathematically fair die is 120?

> 🎲 117, 3, 55, 103, 41, 25, 93, 115, 103, 29, 58, 115, 65, 21, 78, 8, 70, 27, 38, 49

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**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/43 "2020-06-30T18:05:33Z")

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@dicobot roll 1d6  
roll 1d3  
roll 1d8

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**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/44 "2020-06-30T18:06:41Z")

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"dico"bot:)  
@discobot roll 1d6  
roll 1d3  
@discobot roll 1d8

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/45 "2020-06-30T18:06:43Z")

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> 🎲 1

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**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/46 "2020-06-30T18:09:41Z")

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Wonder if I can cheese a 1 whilst appearing to roll a d120?  
@discobot roll 1d120

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/47 "2020-06-30T18:09:43Z")

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> 🎲 1

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**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/48 "2020-06-30T18:10:33Z")

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Perfect crime, no edit trace.

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**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/49 "2020-06-30T20:54:59Z")

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@discobot display help

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/50 "2020-06-30T20:55:03Z")

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I currently know how to do the following things:

`@discobot start {name-of-tutorial}`

> Starts an interactive tutorial just for you, in a personal message. `{name-of-tutorial}` can be one of: `tutorial, advanced tutorial`.

`@discobot roll 2d6`

> 🎲 3, 6

`@discobot quote`

> 🗨 _Myths which are believed in tend to become true._ — George Orwell

`@discobot fortune`

> 🔮 You may rely on it

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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/51 "2020-07-04T21:15:10Z")

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@discobot roll 2d100

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/52 "2020-07-04T21:15:12Z")

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> 🎲 92, 5

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/53 "2020-07-06T00:47:22Z")

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@discobot What is the average air speed velocity of a laden swallow?

Tripler  
Hell, someone’s gotta try it…

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/54 "2020-07-06T00:47:24Z")

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/55 "2020-07-06T00:48:04Z")

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Discobot fail.

Tripler  
Sad Discobot.

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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/56 "2020-07-06T01:13:09Z")

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@discobot What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/57 "2020-07-06T01:19:33Z")

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I asked properly. And it didn’t know.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/58 "2020-07-06T02:11:28Z")

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@discobot initiate self destruct. Authorization 1A, 2B, 3C.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/59 "2020-07-06T02:32:11Z")

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@discobot execute order 66

ETA: Nothing.

Yet…

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-with-dice-test/913697/60 "2020-07-06T13:07:57Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> Authorization 1A, 2B, 3C.

I see what you were trying to do, but you inadvertently sank my battleship.

@discobot Red alert. Raise shields.

Tripler  
ETA: Nothing.

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