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  2. Dice notation - Wikipedia

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    7th Sea and Legend of the Five Rings use only 10-sided dice, so it omits the number of sides, using notation of the form , meaning "roll eight ten-sided dice, keep the highest six, and sum them."Although using a roll and keep system, Cortex Plus games all use roll all the dice of different sizes and keep two (normally the two best), although a ...

  3. Dungeons & Dragons gameplay - Wikipedia

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    Rolling dice (4d6, keep 3): This is the standard method since 3rd edition. [11] For each ability score, the player rolls 4d6, and adds the three highest values, resulting in scores ranging from three to eighteen, skewed towards higher numbers, averaging 12.24, though the most probable result is 13. [10]

  4. Attribute (role-playing games) - Wikipedia

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    While a character rarely rolls a check using just an ability score, these scores, and the modifiers they create, affect nearly every aspect of a character's skills and abilities." [2] In some games, such as older versions of Dungeons & Dragons the attribute is used on its own to determine outcomes, whereas in many games, beginning with Bunnies ...

  5. Game mechanics - Wikipedia

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    An example is a player rolling a die or dice to determine how many board spaces to move a game token. Dice often determine the outcomes of in-game conflict between players, with different outcomes of the die/dice roll of different benefit (or adverse effect) to each player involved. This occurs in games that simulate direct conflicts of interest.

  6. Zocchihedron - Wikipedia

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    Unlike other polyhedral dice, it takes the appearance of a ball with 100 flattened spots. It is sometimes called "Zocchi's Golfball". It is sometimes called "Zocchi's Golfball". Zocchihedra are designed to provide percentage rolls in games , particularly in role-playing games .

  7. 10 Retro Video Game Consoles That Are Surprisingly Valuable Today

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    Commissioned as a publicity stunt by THQ (a video game publisher that has since gone out of business) for Queen Elizabeth II, this gold-plated Wii stands out as a literal gem in gaming history.

  8. Statistic (role-playing games) - Wikipedia

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    The text-based roleplaying game Avalon: The Legend Lives is noted for being the first text based multi user role-playing game to offer a developed profession and skills system [2]. Choosing a profession then conveyed a bank of general skills and guild specific ones each containing a ladder of skills which could be invested in via lessons earned ...

  9. McIlroy makes late error to ruin 3rd-round charge in Abu ...

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    Rory McIlroy's charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship faltered when he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole on Saturday, leaving him five shots off the lead held by Paul ...