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Old 06-04-2018, 08:08 PM   #36
Dalin
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Default Re: Dice odds without dice

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Originally Posted by ericbsmith View Post
One suggestion I'd add is that you simply label the rows and columns with letters and call out a random row/column letter to be looked up and used. If it's already been used then randomly call out up/down/right/left until you come to an unused entry to use, crossing off entries as they are used up.
Clever. I was thinking of randomly generating a letter next to each entry and then you could just move through the alphabet repeatedly, so your next roll would be unlikely to be contiguous with your prior roll preventing the annoyance of accidentally seeing what's coming. But I think your matrix idea is even cleaner. Once most entries are taken, it might get frustrating, but then you just print a new matrix.
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