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kirsanth wrote:

LazzurusMan wrote:I just close my eyes and pick a model at random, can't get much more random than that XD

Yes it can.
Especially if you have a (good) memory.

Then get an impartial bystander, thats what we do at my local club...either that or just randomly pick up a model, which imo is fine as long as the squad are all the same...

LazzurusMan wrote:Then get an impartial bystander. . .

Arbitrary is still not random.

Why not just sneak over to one of the D&D players and swipe a D20? You really can't get too many models in base to base contact with a small base and that should be more than sufficient for just about any situation.

say there are 11 models, start at a point, go clockwise or whatever method, roll the die, anything 1-11 you got a model, anything more, reroll until you get 1-11

It's not really hard or overly expensive to just toss a few extra dice into the dice bag, especially if you already have them laying around back at home.

The method mentioned earlier of rolling a die for each model to see who is lucky enough to get the highest roll, and a run off for those who tied at the highest number also seems fair to me, but then I didn't major in statistics so could be wrong.

Write down all the models on slips of paper. Crumple each slip up so you can't read whats on it. Toss in a bag, shake up and draw.


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Or this.

Grakmar wrote:What I do is I fly to England, find Matt Ward, and punch him in the stomach over and over screaming "WHY WOULD YOU MAKE SO IMPRACTICAL A MECHANIC?" until he tells me which model is "random".
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