Roll

How it works in play

Two dice can land 36 equally likely ways: a non-double such as 5-2 comes up 2 ways in 36, each double just 1. Thinking in those 36 is how players count shots, entering chances and races.

Related terms

• Doubles — Rolling the same number on both dice (e.g. 4-4); the number is played four times.
• First roll — The opening roll-off where each player rolls one die; the higher number plays both dice first.
• Shot — A roll that hits an opponent’s blot.
• Provably fair dice — Online dice made with a cryptographic commit-reveal scheme, so each roll can be checked once it is revealed.

Go deeper

• Rules: rolling the dice
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالرمية (Roll)
• ΕλληνικάΖαριά (roll)
• فارسیتاس (Roll)
• עבריתהטלה (Roll)
• РусскийБросок (roll)
• TürkçeZar (Roll)