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¿Question #1540?
Blackwind: Have you ever figured the odds of your next roll before you roll the dice?

Woelf: Yes. That's kinda the point of having dice in any game that isn't just a brainless roll & move.
BruceJackson: Sad to say...yes.
weed131: I understand mutual exclusiveness, but yes
Spirit of 70: Very rarely.
atrium: Yes, this is a very common occurance.
Felimid: I figure the odds are even enough and throw the dice (duck!). :)
anarchy: I do this about half the time.
bishop01: no
WatchmanX2000: sure.
ChelseaSquare: almost every time i roll
vandemonium: I'm not that talented. I generally figure if it is more or less likely but not the exact odds.
CountDice: Yes, in most games, must be caused through my beloved "Poker"
tuttleboy: Yup.
crobledo: of course! except it should be the same odds as the previous roll if using the same dice
cgund: always, to the best of my ability
MotUfan: Yes. Multiple times. Math rules!
Mr_Six: Asparagus
Hawklord: Only every time I roll the dice.
Flyspeck23: Yes.
Mike McCall: Only in "Risk," but I guess I should do that more often.
themagni: I always do. I'm an infuriating Yahtsee! opponent.
jruddy: Yes
DHEK: Not really. Why make a game unfun by doing all sorts of mental calculations?! Just roll the dice!
matthewjhoskins: Yes.
Der Ubermolch: Sure. Particularly in games where you only roll one die.... like movement in Titan. "I've got a 1 in 3 chance of a hydra on this roll!"
aleo09: no.
POvidiusNaso: All the time.
Leo-T: yes
mpw182: yaya
Beyak: of course
SybotCB: No, Odds of rolling dice are always the same
Yollege: no
LordT: Yep, very often
sdonohue: Most often.
Redbeardin84: No, but another gamer in my group does
Ebon Wendigo: Yes
Brykovian: Assuming it doesn't take a supercomputer, then I do it quite often -- although usually only in my head and not aloud in discussion with the other players.
suncrush: All the time.
arnest_r: most of the time
nm156: Often
WildBil: All the time. Each pip on a d6 is 16.67%, 100% of the time.
fuzzyfife: no
vampywife: no, i just wish really hard for the right roll.
jeanvabu: No there's math involved in that
dmomo: Yes. They don't change do they?
Russ G.: All the time. Doesn't everybody?
bigbadsteve: math was never my strong subject
Dale of the Bow: of course, unless I've downed a few too many Bass ales
moyet: allways
Dorque: Yup.
Shotmagnet: yes, but not so much anymore
Blacknightjj: yes
scribidinus: Oh yes. Last time I played Pirates Cove I needed box cars to win. I said '35-1 shot and rolled BOXCARS. Unfortunately the guy I beat refuses to play the game anymore.
xlorp: What am I, Carnac the Magnificent?
brainrob: Yes
oceanika: Yuck.
dturnerfish: yes
Chris Page: Like, in Settlers?
Loquutus: Most of the time.
Torquato: Of course, that is everydays business for gamers
LemonyFresh: Of course
janiera: Yes
jasta6: no
fellonmyhead: Yes; there is usually 100% certainty the roll will occur.
GeminiWeb: all the time
vetinari7878: Always.
puffinge: who hasn't done this?
ZombyDawg: Isn't always like 1 in 6?
SteveK2: Its always best to think of the odds before you roll, rather than afterwards
ssmooth: Many times
ctgamer: duh
Dr. No: yes, backgammon is all about the odds
scriptorum: Yes.
mrbeankc: yes, quite often as a matter of fact.
Legend Dan: Almost always.
sourwyrm: yes
Lord_Prussian: Yes, frequently.
davedanger: always
lwheeler: Yes, in Titan I used to do it all the time.
NigelFisher: Err as a role-player, I'd say it's almost essential sometimes :)
Karlsen: Of course
DangerMouse: Yes
Nap16: Yes.
GrendelPGill: nope
dietevil: yes
Gargoyle: Of course. Quite often really. Sometimes even too accurately for my own good.
EYE of NiGHT: Always.
Brother Narsis: yes
ikeafetishist: always.
erli: No, I just use my Jedi mind tricks
2amp: all the time
snoozefest: y
Jern: Yes
Nomadik: Ive toyed with the idea while playing Backgammon
rawk: yes
skrutsch: Yes, especially in wargames.
AWildEep: yes
ValJor: When I roll one die, yes.
dakarp: yes. many time.
nexttothemoon: I'm sure I have at least once.
seanp: Yes, over and over again in the game "Last Chance"
Ludocrazy: No
MisterCranky: Not lately. I generally refer to the permanent tables burned into the back of my medulla oblangata. Of course, it's harder when trying to figure out the odds of rolling a 72,356 with 400 D29s, so I stopped playing that game.
dralius: I think I do every time just not on a conscious level.
kennyb: and im usually wrong
Ryno8: yes
isolated: No. I just wish really REALLY hard.
Oborro: yup
gamer-stu: All the time
WasQ: no
AlorielLelyn: Heck yes.
chaddyboy_2000: Yes.
Belash: what are odds?
gnomehome: Sure
GuyHill: I do this all the time (and Im pretty good at it :) )
netfilterz: Sure
djlg: Yes.
UhhhClem: If you don't, we should play for money.
CortexBomb: Not in the exact mathematical sense, but I will know whether what I'm trying is a good risk or not
CDRodeffer: Yes
louiseh: Yes, who wouldn't?
jttm: Depends on the game
Eric Haas: Yes
Mike A: Yes.
Spielfreak: no. It wouldn't help.
skelebone: Sure not.
Blackwind: yes, Blood Bowl and ASL come to mind.
sos1: Frequently
BobDodgerBlue: Yes