(2) for the coefficient A in the series where m=8 i.e. Strode’s value, and counting from Figure 1 for a cast of 8 with 3D6, gives 21 different ways of achieving this total. This simple game has a rich complexity that is explored in the sections below. The starting player in each round can be rotated in a clockwise manner to avoid any bias. A flowchart for the game is presented in Appendix 1. If, in the same round, more than one player exceeds 100, the player with the highest cumulative total wins. The game continues until the first player exceeds a cumulative score of 100 and is declared the winner.

In subsequent rounds, the value from the preceding round is the starting value and either zero or the value for the turn is added on, giving a cumulative score round by round. The next player repeats the procedure for their turn until all players have had their go in the round. This cycle of pushing their luck continues until the player feels ready to stop, or loses all scores this round. If it is equal to or less than the last cast, then the value for this round is 0, and the next player has their turn. Again, the player is invited to stop or to continue to ‘Chance all’, with the score being added to the previous value provided it is greater than the last cast.

If the new cast exceeds the value of the original cast, the player adds the scores for the first and second casts together. If the new cast has a value equal to or less than the original cast, the score for this turn is 0, and the next player takes their turn. They are free to keep this number for the value of this round (i.e. Each player then throws 3D6 and adds the scores from each die, giving their cast, which must lie between 3 and 18. ‘Chance all’ is a new dice game that uses three six-sided dice (3D6).

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