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'''Dice''' were objects used in [[gambling]]. It was also the name given to games played with dice. | '''Dice''' were objects used in [[gambling]]. It was also the name given to games played with dice. | ||
In [[79]] [[Pompeii]], [[Murranus]] played dice with the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Mel Bush]]. The dice he used were loaded. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[79]] [[Pompeii]], [[Murranus]] played dice with the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Mel Bush]]. The dice he used were loaded. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)}}) | ||
In [[Constantinople]] during the [[Crusades|Third Crusade]], [[Stefan (The Nightmare Fair)|Stefan]] played dice with the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and lost. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[Constantinople]] during the [[Crusades|Third Crusade]], [[Stefan (The Nightmare Fair)|Stefan]] played dice with the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and lost. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Nightmare Fair (audio story)}}) | ||
In [[1289]], four of [[Acomat]]'s bandits played dice to see who would get to [[kill]] [[Barbara Wright]]. ([[TV]]: | In [[1289]], four of [[Acomat]]'s bandits played dice to see who would get to [[kill]] [[Barbara Wright]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}) | ||
[[TARDIS hopscotch]] was played with dice to determine the number of spaces each player would move. ([[TV]]: | [[TARDIS hopscotch]] was played with dice to determine the number of spaces each player would move. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Joe Buchanan]] wore dice [[cufflink]]s and a chain with a [[horseshoe]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] [[deduce]]d from this that he had [[faith]] in [[luck]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Joe Buchanan]] wore dice [[cufflink]]s and a chain with a [[horseshoe]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] [[deduce]]d from this that he had [[faith]] in [[luck]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The God Complex (TV story)}}) | ||
''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' incorporated a set of dice of various shapes, with which players could roll for [[insight]]. The [[bounty hunter]] known as "[[Rogue]]", who had taken his alias from the game, kept a set of the dice onboard his [[Asteroid Hopper]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rogue (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Gambling]] | [[Category:Gambling]] | ||
Revision as of 06:41, 8 June 2024
Dice were objects used in gambling. It was also the name given to games played with dice.
In 79 Pompeii, Murranus played dice with the Seventh Doctor and Mel Bush. The dice he used were loaded. (AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan [+]Loading...["The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)"])
In Constantinople during the Third Crusade, Stefan played dice with the Celestial Toymaker and lost. (PROSE: The Nightmare Fair [+]Loading...["The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)"], AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair [+]Loading...["The Nightmare Fair (audio story)"])
In 1289, four of Acomat's bandits played dice to see who would get to kill Barbara Wright. (TV: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (TV story)"])
TARDIS hopscotch was played with dice to determine the number of spaces each player would move. (TV: The Celestial Toymaker [+]Loading...["The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)"])
Joe Buchanan wore dice cufflinks and a chain with a horseshoe. The Eleventh Doctor deduced from this that he had faith in luck. (TV: The God Complex [+]Loading...["The God Complex (TV story)"])
Dungeons & Dragons incorporated a set of dice of various shapes, with which players could roll for insight. The bounty hunter known as "Rogue", who had taken his alias from the game, kept a set of the dice onboard his Asteroid Hopper. (TV: Rogue [+]Loading...["Rogue (TV story)"])
