Dice have been used since before recorded history, and it is uncertain where they originated. It is theorized that dice developed from the practice of fortune-telling with the talus of hoofed animals, colloquially known as See more

A loaded, weighted, cheat, or crooked die is one that has been tampered with so that it will land with a specific side facing upwards more or less often than a fair die would. There are … See more

Polyhedral dice are commonly used in role-playing games. The fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is largely credited with popularizing dice in such games. Some games use only one type, like Exalted which uses only ten-sided dice. Others use … See more

Dice are thrown onto a surface either from the hand or from a container designed for this (such as a cup or tray). The face of the die that is … See more

Arrangement
Common dice are small cubes, most often 1.6 cm (0.63 in) across, whose faces are numbered from one to six, usually by patterns of round … See more

Polyhedral dice
Various shapes like two-sided or four-sided dice are documented in archaeological findings; for example, from Ancient Egypt and … See more

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Dice". MathWorld. – analysis of dice probabilities, also featuring Uspenski's work on rolling multiple dice
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