Re: dice throws?

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From: Herb Chong [DCS]
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 1985 15:26

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In article <892@hound.UUCP> pearse@hound.UUCP (S.PEARSE) writes:
>I don't know much about dice throws in games like hack and rogue.
>Could someone please explain how probabilities are done in these
>games? For example, what does '2d8' mean when people talk losing
>hit points?
>Thanks
>-- 
>Steve Pearse
>ihnp4!hound!pearse

2d8 means roll 2 8-sided dice.  1d4/1d4 means roll 1 4-sided die twice.

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Subject: Re: dice throws?
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Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 10:26:37 EST
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