How does a sphere work as a six sided die?

Why are square cube-shaped dice so popular when sphere and skew dice like the ones above look so much cooler? And according to Action Lab, they are just as fair as your run-of-the-mill boxy dice. Not only does this video inspire me to change up my board games with a variety of dice shapes, but it succinctly explains how spherical dice – which I didn't realize were actually useable – are made so that they work (and don't just roll off the table or land on a blank spot).
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The best weapons in Battlefield 5

As of Summer 2020, Battlefield 5 will not be receiving any further updates. Here are the best weapons to use for each class in Battlefield 5's multiplayer.
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3D-printed Braille dice

The DOTSRPG Project started with a few friends looking to improve accessibility in tabletop gaming. From their Patreon: While DOTS started with a focus on accessibility for those who are fully blind, we have since branched out to start addressing many different topics. — Read the rest
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*FLASH* Visual Perception & Arithmetic Dice Game

Everybody loves a dice game! They’re quick, easy to learn, and addictive! They always use math – there’s probability and arithmetic, plus quick hands and focused eyes! Flash comes with 6 sets of colored dice and 6 stars with numbers 1-6. Each player chooses a set of dice and gets ready to play! There are […]
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*MONZA* Color Matching-Counting-Preschool-Simple Strategy Game

My twins are 4 and LOVE LOVE LOVE to play games. Santa brought them something special this Christmas: a race-car themed, color matching, early strategy game called Monza.  Players choose one of the 6 colored wooden car playing pieces to race each other around the track. The cars line up on the starting line, and […]
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*ICE DUO* 2 Player Dice Strategy Games

Two-player games are AWESOME. With six boy, sometimes more is NOT merrier… 2 player games keep the interpersonal skills at a manageable level, and it’s fun for just two of my boys to get to spend some quality time together. Everybody takes turns playing though, this game gets A TON of mileage! It’s also one […]
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*DINOSAUR ISLAND* Strategy Board Game

This is clearly a game for our dinosaur loving friends! If you’re not a huge dinosaur fan, that’s ok, you’ll still love this game! Dinosaur Island is an amusement park themed (think Jurassic Park) strategy game for players 8+. Learning a new game always feels a little daunting and sometimes games can feel more complicated […]
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*STRIKE* Ravensburger Dice Game

Dice games are so much fun to play with kids, grandparents, anyone really. They’re easy to learn, not too intense or strategic, quick, and so much fun! Strike Dice can be played by up to 5 players with kids as young as 3. As long as they can take turns and count dots, even preschool […]
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*STONE AGE* Worker Placement/Strategy/Math Game

Playing games to go along with our history rotation has been so much fun. A game makes a unit fun and memorable, and if it’s the only thing they remember?? That’s just fine with me. Childhood is made up of the intentional passage of time. We don’t remember much from our childhoods but general feelings […]
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Leftover Turkey in Pumpkin Chili

Jump to Recipe You can only eat so much Thanksgiving flavored foods after the holiday has ended, right? Let’s mix it up with this Leftover Turkey Pumpkin Chili! We still have tons of fall and warming flavors and spices, but this is a nice change of pace from the same old turkey plate. Turn your leftovers into something unique!                          Giving New Life to Leftover Turkey Recipes Our mission is to stop food waste at home, especially during the holidays, ...
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*SAGRADA* Family Dice Game

My husband and I used to play games with other couples all the time before we had kids but haven’t in so so many years until this year! 2020 hasn’t been all bad…for us, it has been The Year of the Games, and we have loved trying and playing new games this whole year. I’ve […]
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The history of 1970 polyhedral gaming dice

In this fascinating 25-minute video, game historian Jon Peterson (Playing at the World, Art and Arcana, Heroes' Feast) looks at the polyhedral gaming dice that were introduced in the 1970s and changed the way games were designed and played. — Read the rest
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EA Confirms Battlefield VI, Set to Release Holiday 2021

Late last week EA has confirmed that they are working on the next chapter in the "Battlefield" franchise, which to no surprise to anyone will be called "Battlefield VI." While the image you see above is fan art, we actually don't know any details about the game. The post EA Confirms Battlefield VI, Set to Release Holiday 2021 appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.
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Martin Lawrence & Snoop Dogg to Lead Political Drama Series

Martin Lawrence & Snoop Dogg to lead political drama series After reuniting with the producer for the long-awaited Bad Boys for Life, Martin Lawrence is partnering up with Jerry Bruckheimer for a new political drama series entitled Game, which Lawrence will star in alongside Snoop Dogg (The Beach Bum), according to Deadline. RELATED: Netflix Orders a Resident Evil TV Series From Supernatural EP PB = PB || {}; PB.gptStandAlone = PB.gptStandAlone || {}; ...
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Here are some of the easiest ways to earn credits in Star Wars Battlefront II

Credits have evolved since Star Wars: Battlefront II's release. Here, we'll show you how to earn them fast.
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5 products that come from outer space

Meteorites have been used for a variety of practical purposes since the Bronze Age. Since we can get iron from Earth, some of these items are focused towards collectors. These items are practical, beautiful, and remind us of the heavens we interact with more than we think. Humans have been using metals mined from meteorites for most of our history. King Tut had a dagger, bracelet, and headrest made from meteoric iron; the Paleo-Eskimo and Inuit of Greenland mined fallen meteorites for the stuff;...
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Battlefield V to get final stand-alone update in June, weekly rewards to follow

DICE will continue its anti-cheating initiatives
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Gotta Say, the Maker Community Is Really Shining These Days

As the world struggles to deal with mandatory quarantines and isolation, the maker community is thriving and doing what it does best: churning out incredible, innovative, clever, and, sometimes, utterly terrifying creations.Read more...
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls on industry to get rid of loot boxes

At DICE, he criticized pay-to-win practices and spoke about the future of crossplay during a keynote speech.
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Move Over, Silicon Valley: St. Louis, Atlanta, Small Cities Gaining Tech Jobs

Slashdot reader SpaceForceCommander shared Dice's new annual report on America's tech industry salaries based on a survey of over 12,800 "technologists": Columbus and St. Louis enjoyed double-digit year-over-year growth in salaries (14.2 percent and 13.6 percent, respectively), and other cities such as Denver [7 percent] and Atlanta [10 percent] also experienced an ideal mix of growth and high salaries. These up-and-comers benefitted from the presence of key employers such as Amazon and IBM; i...
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Create a Dungeons & Dragons Character With an Instagram Filter

The “What ____ Are You” Instagram filters are still going strong—at least, judging by the number of Disney characters I’ve seen in my friends’ stories lately. And as fun as it is to know that I would be a chalupa at Taco Bell, most of these filters are obviously more fun than practical. In fact, I’ve only found one…Read more...
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Here's how 8 flex-office execs are battling the WeWork effect: Bigger customers, tamer decor, and partnering more with landlords

We spoke to eight people in the flex office space about their predictions for 2020. We asked about the potential for industry consolidation and how demand is shaping up for next year.  JLL has predicted that 30 percent of office space will be flexible by 2030. Several said they expected a shift in design focus for flex offices, particularly those offering coworking spaces, and that the cliched idea of 2010s office design will make way for more practical design.  They observed that growth in si...
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Bigger customers, tamer decor, and more landlord partnerships: Here's how 8 flex-office execs are battling the WeWork effect

We spoke to eight people in the flex office space about their predictions for 2020. We asked about the potential for industry consolidation and how demand is shaping up for next year.  JLL has predicted that 30 percent of office space will be flexible by 2030. Several said they expected a shift in design focus for flex offices, particularly those offering coworking spaces, and that the cliched idea of 2010s office design will make way for more practical design.  They observed that growth in si...
Tags: New York, Softbank, Trends, DICE, Hsbc, WeWork, Savills, Bennett, McDonald, Adam Neumann, Munn, Bill Bennett, JLL, Avison Young, Sam Zell, Charlie Morris

After a year defined by WeWork's dramatic stumble, here's how 8 flex-office rivals are approaching 2020

We spoke to eight people in the flex office space about their predictions for 2020. We asked about the potential for industry consolidation and how demand is shaping up for next year.  JLL has predicted that a full 30 percent of office space will be flexible by 2030. Several said they expected a shift in design focus for flex offices, particularly those offering coworking spaces, and that the cliched idea of 2010s office design will make way for more practical design.  They observed that growt...
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Redemption? Star Wars Battlefront II gets The Rise of Skywalker goodies Tuesday

A new free update for Star Wars Battlefront II has added The Rise of Skywalker content to the game, including a new forest planet, new appearances for several heroes, and new playable characters.
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Suburban Metal Dad #876: “Halloween: Office Party”

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5 Trends Reshaping Music Marketing [Keith Jopling, MIDiA]

Music marketing has never been easy or straightforward and that's particularly true in this time of fractured media, shifting consumption and an overabundance of new music. MIDiA analyst Keith Jopling found five shifts and a hint of possible solutions that will reshape modern music marketing. _____________________________________ Five Trends Changing Music Marketing Managing linear decline Managing streaming economics and higher song volumes Managing post-album creativ...
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Molly Dektar's Playlist for Her Novel "The Ash Family"

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others. Molly Dektar's stunning debut novel The Ash Family is propulsive and captivating. Booklist wrote of the book: "[A] lyrical debut...Dektar’s deft construction of the Ash Family’s w...
Tags: Spotify, Music, New York City, DICE, David, Mtv, Ocean, Philip Roth, Nashville, North Carolina, Kurt Cobain, Bay, Harp, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Atomic Books Comics Preview

Your Kubernetes Career with @Dicedotcom | @KubeSUMMIT #AI #AIOps #DevOps #CloudNative #Serverless #Docker #Kubernetes

In his general session at 19th Cloud Expo, Manish Dixit, VP of Product and Engineering at Dice, discussed how Dice leverages data insights and tools to help both tech professionals and recruiters better understand how skills relate to each other and which skills are in high demand using interactive visualizations and salary indicator tools to maximize earning potential. Manish Dixit is VP of Product and Engineering at Dice. As the leader of the Product, Engineering and Data Sciences team at Di...
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DICE Unveils Battlefield V “Firestorm” Battle Royale Trailer

EA and DICE have just unveiled the official trailer for Battlefield V Battle Royale mode Firestorm. This cinematic trailer was made within the game's engine, but not real gameplay was shown. It does definitely get you pumped up for the new battle royal mode for the game though. The post DICE Unveils Battlefield V “Firestorm” Battle Royale Trailer appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.
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