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Odds question. If you're rolling dice and the object is to get a 3 of a kind
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Posted by Taz
on February 22, 2025, 14:01:45
How much does rolling 4 dice as opposed to 3 increase your chance of getting the 3 of a kind?
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Odds question. If you're rolling dice and the object is to get a 3 of a kind
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Taz
February 22, 2025, 14:01:45
more than you think*
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bbonb
February 22, 2025, 14:23:00
1 in 144?*
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timmer
February 22, 2025, 14:12:56
I think the chances increase by 67%*
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timmer
February 22, 2025, 14:16:24
According to ChatGPT....
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
February 22, 2025, 14:08:13
heh. I asked chatgpt as well and got a different answer
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snipes824
February 22, 2025, 14:18:28
Interesting. Good job long snapper*
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Taz
February 22, 2025, 14:25:49
Rolling 3 dice and getting all the same is not 1/6... It's 6/216, or 1/36.*
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longsnapper
February 22, 2025, 14:17:18
It got that. Highlighted in bold in the quoted text.
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GrandmotherPearlsJam
February 23, 2025, 14:02:43
2.78% with 3. 9.26% with 4*
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longsnapper
February 22, 2025, 14:07:31
So in a situation where I could keep the fourth die (for points) and roll only 3,
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Taz
February 22, 2025, 14:26:48
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