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What are these small, insignificant things-these dice-and why do they disturb us so, with their vertiginous surplus of meaning? This isn't just about percentiles and probabilities. It's about late-night game-ending rolls where everything hinges on that climactic moment when one single die skitters across the table and determines the fate of a hero, a city, kingdom... This is about about gamers, camaraderie, and memories where they meet: our dice. Book jacket.… (más)
A fascinating books containting 6 articles and 20 essays about dice, their use in various games, their history, the superstitions players associate with them, and of course humorous stories about dice throws gone wrong. A must-read for role-players! ( )
What are these small, insignificant things-these dice-and why do they disturb us so, with their vertiginous surplus of meaning? This isn't just about percentiles and probabilities. It's about late-night game-ending rolls where everything hinges on that climactic moment when one single die skitters across the table and determines the fate of a hero, a city, kingdom... This is about about gamers, camaraderie, and memories where they meet: our dice. Book jacket.
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