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Maybe this is because I lived in Las Vegas for a few years, but DIE is the singular, and DICE is the plural. In common usage, 'reroll a single dice' would be self-contradictory unless one was referring to the set, i.e. all the dice in the roll.

I agree the stratagem is likely intended to refer to a single die, but I recognize it says something different. I have been allowing opponents to reroll both.

 techsoldaten wrote:
Maybe this is because I lived in Las Vegas for a few years, but DIE is the singular, and DICE is the plural. In common usage, 'reroll a single dice' would be self-contradictory unless one was referring to the set, i.e. all the dice in the roll.

I agree the stratagem is likely intended to refer to a single die, but I recognize it says something different. I have been allowing opponents to reroll both.

This is a case where common vernacular has outpaced the official definition. Look at all the pissing and moaning about using "they" instead of "his or her" (and that's ignoring the SJW nonsense too and just focusing on the grammar arguments). The MtG community has been arguing about that one for DECADES.

We have two options, one is to accept that GW mean the common usage of the word "dice" to refer to a single die as well as multiple, or that the stratagem is literally broken and can never do anything.

Then again, given GW's track record with that...

The problem i's unlike mtg GW rarely define their terms causing confusion.


I don't see why the strategy is broken if dice mean's plural it still works perfectly. It just takes you back to the rerolls section and let's you reroll a charge.

The real question is should the strategy have been worded

You may reroll a single die
You may reroll a single dice roll

Eithe way you've altered it's wording

U02dah4 wrote:
The problem i's unlike mtg GW rarely define their terms causing confusion.


I don't see why the strategy is broken if dice mean's plural it still works perfectly. It just takes you back to the rerolls section and let's you reroll a charge.

The real question is should the strategy have been worded

You may reroll a single die
You may reroll a single dice roll

Eithe way you've altered it's wording

Games Workshop is british and they never, ever use the word 'die'. So when they want to identify a single die, they say 'single dice'.

The stratagem only allows you to re-roll a single dice, and that's it.

 yakface wrote:

U02dah4 wrote:
The problem i's unlike mtg GW rarely define their terms causing confusion.


I don't see why the strategy is broken if dice mean's plural it still works perfectly. It just takes you back to the rerolls section and let's you reroll a charge.

The real question is should the strategy have been worded

You may reroll a single die
You may reroll a single dice roll

Eithe way you've altered it's wording

Games Workshop is british and they never, ever use the word 'die'. So when they want to identify a single die, they say 'single dice'.

The stratagem only allows you to re-roll a single dice, and that's it.

We do use the term die - just GW doesn't but then they actually say why in the rulebook etc.
Think my original question is answered so thanks to everyone.

Now obvious that if you the general 'reroll' given by some abilities means you HAVE to reroll all the dice (like in the Wulfen reroll of charge distance) as where the command point will let you roll just one of a set... Which is cool.

Most dictionaries today have 'dice' as an acceptable singular instead of 'die', so it's not just Games Workshop but an evolution of the English language.

 BaconCatBug wrote:
This is a case where common vernacular has outpaced the official definition. Look at all the pissing and moaning about using "they" instead of "his or her" (and that's ignoring the SJW nonsense too and just focusing on the grammar arguments). The MtG community has been arguing about that one for DECADES.

We have two options, one is to accept that GW mean the common usage of the word "dice" to refer to a single die as well as multiple, or that the stratagem is literally broken and can never do anything.

Then again, given GW's track record with that...

I'm willing to accept the common vernacular has changed, but not to reject the jargon related to games of dice in favor of it. If other table games use DIE and DICE, GW should clarify how they are using it.

Now that I am off my high horse, again, I think GW did intend this to mean a single die, but I would not fault someone for wanting to reroll all their dice. Have been doing it.

'Tools of War', pg. 176:

If a rule requires you to roll a D3, roll a dice and halve the total.

'Advancing', pg. 177:

Roll a dice and add the result to the Move characteristics of all models in the unit for that Movement phase.

'Number of Attacks', pg. 179:

You roll one dice for each attack being made.

'Number of Attacks', pg. 183:

You roll one dice for each close combat attack being made.

'Transport', pg. 183:

... before the transport model is removed, you must then roll one dice for each model you just set up on the battlefield.

I do believe GW has been quite clear as to their terminology, in both this edition and editions past.