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I just finished a elimination tournament game in tournament mode. The game finished in a 1-1 tie, but I saw that I was eliminated while my opponent went through to the next stage. Is there any tiebreaker involved in the determination of which tied player go through? Thx.

Okay @Jellby, math challenge, with the Fetch card, what is the probability of getting two of a particular number? e.g., I need two 5s to win the game. How does the probabilty increase in more than one roll? Thanks! You have about 26% chance of getting precisely two 5s in Fetch (8 rolls). If you hav...

I guess my feelings about probabilities are wrong, but on rounds where you need to rolls 3/4/5 dices to get a good combinaison, it really look like going for a -1 and be sure to not play first next round is really effecient. I guess I should try 3 players instead of 4, that will reduce that strateg...

I used to think that way but no longer do after more games in. It is true that the optimal way to play after a really strong roll from an opponent is to roll just one dice - "pass" your turn. But this is almost never the case when you're starting (or when your opponents had only slightly b...