From Monopoly to Backgammon to Yahtzee, our first experiences with board games almost always feature sets of six-sided dice. They’re a great way to create some randomness and chaos in a game, but ...

Let’s just start by saying it’s ok for gamers to have superstitions about dice. It’s ok to retire dice that misbehave, or even “dice shame” them. It’s ok to “cleanse” dice with sage or a salt water ...

Ben Newell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The answer in both cases – the single roll and the 6 rolls - is always to predict red, the dominant colour. But I am prepared to bet ...

The influence that tabletop gaming has had on the video game landscape is hard to deny. From deck-building titles to strategy experiences, the digital world has taken plenty of inspiration from the ...

Dice rolls are some of the best sources of drama in board games. They focus risk and tension into a single moment that acts as the culmination of strategic decision. The kinetic force of tossing hunks ...