Dice rolling 7

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Rabbitoh Whippy
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Dice rolling 7

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This needs to be improved.

There is no way the 7 should roll so many times when you have more than 7 resources.

It's not random. Every time you go over the amount of resources you're allowed to hold, you know the next time you roll it's most likely a 7. (not when other people roll, but you)

The chances of rolling a 7 shouldn't change based on how many resources you have.
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Suoivax
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Re: Dice rolling 7

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Rabbitoh Whippy wrote: 27 November 2025, 23:58 This needs to be improved.

There is no way the 7 should roll so many times when you have more than 7 resources.

It's not random. Every time you go over the amount of resources you're allowed to hold, you know the next time you roll it's most likely a 7. (not when other people roll, but you)

The chances of rolling a 7 shouldn't change based on how many resources you have.
You do realize that EVERY time you roll 2 dice, the most likely result is a 7?
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Ingoschi
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Re: Dice rolling 7

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Rabbitoh Whippy wrote: 27 November 2025, 23:58 The chances of rolling a 7 shouldn't change based on how many resources you have.
You're not only assuming that there is some bug in the random function, you're actually accusing the developers that they have deliberately implemented a dependency to the amount of your cards!
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fiscused
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Re: Dice rolling 7

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You just have to talk nicely to the dice before you roll. Computers can hear what you say now, you know?
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ProtestTheHero
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Re: Dice rolling 7

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THis is a recurrent complaint in some of my games. It's as if people need to brush up on statistics and probabilities.
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Fusselkopp
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Re: Dice rolling 7

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Suoivax wrote: 28 November 2025, 05:16
Rabbitoh Whippy wrote: 27 November 2025, 23:58 This needs to be improved.

There is no way the 7 should roll so many times when you have more than 7 resources.

It's not random. Every time you go over the amount of resources you're allowed to hold, you know the next time you roll it's most likely a 7. (not when other people roll, but you)

The chances of rolling a 7 shouldn't change based on how many resources you have.
You do realize that EVERY time you roll 2 dice, the most likely result is a 7?
Yes, it's almost as if the game's author picked the 7 for the robber for a reason...
The 7 is the most likely result of 2 dice, and the whole setup is meant to keep players from hoarding resources. Working exactly as intended!
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