Adept Play
Adept Play
Category: Mathematics
The mathematics of play invokes the broadest and most interesting branches of systems theory, including sets, chaos, Boolean logic, and games. This is the topic of the course Numeracy.
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All those dice hit the table
The mystic world heard my cry, evidently, and has delivered a glowy burst of conversations about what dice do, especially when rolled in profusion. This time I have the pleasure of talking with Ben Milton, in an almost completely unconstructed, non-interview-like chat just because we like these dice things. Part 1 examines what big dice…
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Dice pool design is a ball pit to play in
I rarely get the chance to dig right into one of my most favored and preferred role-playing mechanics, the dice pool. Notwithstanding that I have yet to discover a reasonable description of what any such thing is, meaning, in a defining sense, applicable to various versions. I wouldn’t mind seeing plenty of “hey, what about…