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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 02:23:51
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Ultramarine Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Buy new ones!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 13:47:44
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Fireknife Shas'el
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Another dice atheist here. Though I'll probably pick up some custom Chessex to match my army eventually.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 14:07:04
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Madrak Ironhide
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I only use similar colored dice to keep track of the numbers of dice that I use. You can
see how I count because I set them in piles of five. Note that this was mostly to facilitate
dice rolling for Wardancers in hand to hand combat using Whirling Death (or whatever it's
called).
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 15:16:58
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Widowmaker
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I would suspect there's a high correlation between believing your superstition can 'fix' your dice rolling, and blaming your dice on any losses.
If you think your dice are rolling exceptionally poorly, it may be your circumstances and not the dice themselves that are the problem. Broaden your scope, accept responsibility, learn from your mistakes!
Or keep hunting witches...
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 17:42:21
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Hmmm wasn't there a thread a week or two ago where somebody proved that GW's dice rolled more ones than they should?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 18:11:08
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Mutilatin' Mad Dok
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Nothing with the dice, but our three Leman russes's machine spirits hate me (more than the camera's and all those sewing machines's). Those damn things just keep failing me. Father or little brother uses leman russ: always stays whole to a greater or lesser extent. Me using leman russ: will be smoking within the space of the first four turns. I swear to you, It Is True. Oh, and the evening before a eldar vs imperial apocalypse battle, I snuck a doom note into the hull of the baneblade. Baneblade unfortunately (sniff/sarc) did not survive encounter. Eldar and me therein won battle.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 18:28:27
Subject: Re:dice superstitions!!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I used to have a few Dice superstitions but after working in casinos for 11 years I have a better understanding of how the laws of probability and outcome work.
Now I have even more superstitions
What is true though is my brother (craps dealer for 20 years now) has a superstition about not trusting any die that's not perfectly balanced (e.g. craps dice). So for various games that we may play we're always using those big red Casino dice.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 18:46:37
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Mekboy wrote:I always use my dark green and bronze dice. Rarely let me down. Plus I have those metal Warhammer 25th dice that I use only for important/potentially dangerous rolls, like my nobs+boss's leadership test, and of course the SAG.
those metal dice are not good. they do not roll very good and it would be very easy to roll them in a less then honorable way.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 20:18:57
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Been Around the Block
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I f mine let me down I put them in an iron box and bury them in the garden.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 23:23:32
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Dominating Dominatrix
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It is of course a FACT that dice like painted armies.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 23:26:08
Subject: Re:dice superstitions!!
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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I'll blow on them when I have a crucial roll to make. I've also threatened them with a hammer after some abysmal games.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 23:29:41
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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Anung Un Rama wrote:It is of course a FACT that dice like painted armies. 
My dice match the color scheme for my Space Marines.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/29 23:51:19
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Dominating Dominatrix
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What I meant was, that they like fi you put some work in your army and don't play with grey and metal coloured minis. They wanna have fun too you know
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/30 01:56:13
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Stubborn Temple Guard
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I don't do anything weird. But it dice misbehave they go back in the bag.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/30 06:38:04
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Fresh-Faced New User
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The Macho Dice know better than to cross the Macho Man! That's right brothers, the Macho Man made an example of one of his dice and suplexed it off the wargame table and right into another table purposely put there for the Macho Man to suplex an ill-behaving dice into! The rest of those Hulkamania-lovin' dice get right back in line with the Macho Madness when that happens!
Oh yeah!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/30 06:54:32
Subject: Re:dice superstitions!!
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Navigator
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I use just standard GW black dice, but I have this crazy silver-blue one I use for super-important stuff. If any but ol' blue consistently fail me, well... I draw a firearm and tell them: "For cowardice in the face of the enemy, I sentence you to death!" My FLGS is not so appreciative of the holes in their tables.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/30 15:48:23
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Stormin' Stompa
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Whenever I buy a new box of dice (especially Chessex), I roll them all together. I then take all the sixes and start placing them in a circle around the other dice. I then roll again with all the dice that didn't roll sixes in the first place. All sixes goes into the circle. When there is only one left, I take a mallet and smash the offending die to pieces right in front of all the other dice.
It seems to work.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/30 18:55:27
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Ultramarine Land Raider Pilot on Cruise Control
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I'll buy dice that mach the army color. Works well for my Tyranids (chessex) and Ultramarines (casino).
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/31 05:02:10
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Fireknife Shas'el
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Has anyone here gone for the Chessex custom dice? If so, waht symbols did you pick and how did it turn out? I'm thinking of getting some with my (D-I-Y) Sept symbol on the '1' side, but would want to see/hear some experience before dropping major scratch on dice.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/31 07:15:18
Subject: dice superstitions!!
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Nasty Nob on Warbike with Klaw
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chaplaingrabthar wrote:Has anyone here gone for the Chessex custom dice? If so, waht symbols did you pick and how did it turn out? I'm thinking of getting some with my (D-I-Y) Sept symbol on the '1' side, but would want to see/hear some experience before dropping major scratch on dice.
Yep.
I bought my buddy about 30 for his Birthday. Had a customized Chaos Star on the "6" side.
For the first month or 2, they rolled INCREDIBLE. Probably 1.5 to 2 times as many 6's as average and a boatload of 4's & 5's, too. After a couple months, they cooled off and are now rolling overall average (but still more 6's than should be).
They're very well made and look good. The guy in charge (I forget his name) has an EXCELLENT eye for choosing the right dice for you, if you give him an idea of what you're looking for.
I recommend it highly!
Eric
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2009/01/31 07:44:15
Subject: Re:dice superstitions!!
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Stealthy Space Wolves Scout
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I've managed to prevent any superstitions in myself, while instilling them in my fellow players at the FLGS:
-by mentioning that my scatter die is lucky, and bringing every hit to their attention, they are now convinced it is possessed. As a daemon player, it's been complained about pretty regularly. With a new Guard army on the horizon, my friends are terrified of the prospect of so many crack shot tank commanders
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