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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.


[[Sontaran]] dice had the maximum [[number]] on all sides, in order to avoid "feeble" numbers. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Rhubarb (audio story)}})
[[Sontaran]] dice had the maximum [[score]] on all sides, in order to avoid "cowardly" [[number]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Rhubarb (audio story)}})
 
== Games ==
''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' incorporated a set of dice of various shapes, with which players could roll for [[insight]]. The [[bounty hunter]] known as "[[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]]", who had taken his alias from the game, kept a set of the dice onboard his [[Asteroid Hopper]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rogue (TV story)}})


[[TARDIS hopscotch]] was played with dice to determine the number of spaces each player would move. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|namedep=The Final Test (4)}})
[[TARDIS hopscotch]] was played with dice to determine the number of spaces each player would move. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|namedep=The Final Test (4)}})
''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' incorporated a set of dice of various shapes, with which players could roll for [[insight]]. The [[bounty hunter]] known as "[[Rogue (Rogue)|Rogue]]", who had taken his alias from the game, kept a set of the dice onboard his [[Asteroid Hopper]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rogue (TV story)}})


== History ==
== History ==

Latest revision as of 18:07, 30 October 2024

Dice

Dice were objects used in gambling. It was also the name given to games played with dice.

Sontaran dice had the maximum score on all sides, in order to avoid "cowardly" numbers. (AUDIO: Rhubarb [+]Loading...["Rhubarb (audio story)"])

Games[[edit] | [edit source]]

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)"])

TARDIS hopscotch was played with dice to determine the number of spaces each player would move. (TV: "The Final Test" [+]Part of The Celestial Toymaker, Loading...{"namedep":"The Final Test (4)","1":"The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)"})

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

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)"])

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)"])