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Role-playing game mechanic
an action, the player rolls a number of dice simultaneously, known as a dice pool. The number and type of dice to be rolled are defined by the mechanics
Dice_pool
Tabletop role-playing game system
they get 7 dice in a Dice Pool that combines the two (such as weight-lifting or other feats of strength). Both systems roll their dice pool with the goal
Storytelling_System
Tabletop role-playing game
number of six-sided dice equal to the number of candles still burning. If any 1s are rolled, those dice are removed from the dice pool for the rest of that
Ten_Candles
Marked objects for finding random numbers
die (plural: dice, sometimes also used as singular) is a small, throwable object with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. Dice are used for
Dice
Method for describing dice rolls
Dice notation (also known as dice algebra, common dice notation, RPG dice notation, and several other titles) is a system to represent different combinations
Dice_notation
Fantasy tabletop role-playing game
representing significant prowess—challenges are resolved with a dice pool composed of the dice of two stats, or of a single stat twice, and attempting to meet
Fabula_Ultima
Tabletop comedy role-playing game
a dice pool of five. This could be further improved by picking up a wrench to use as a club in melee combat for two more dice, for a total dice pool of
Ghostbusters (role-playing game)
Ghostbusters_(role-playing_game)
Generic role-playing game system developed by Greg Stolze
number of dice followed by a "d"; for example, a pool of six dice would be written "6d". While most dice pool systems count the number of dice which roll
One-Roll_Engine
Tabletop superhero role-playing game by Dennis Detwiller and Greg Stolze
Engine at time of print, Godlike introduces the dice pool rolling system where matching results on dice are formed into sets to help determine the outcome
Godlike_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop fantasy role-playing game by Luke Crane
written and published by Luke Crane. The game uses a dice pool mechanic (using only standard six-sided dice) for task resolution and a character generation
The_Burning_Wheel
2017 role-playing game
add more dice to the dice pool, increasing the chances of success. However, if a character has earned a condition such as Scared or Injured, dice are removed
Tales from the Loop (role-playing game)
Tales_from_the_Loop_(role-playing_game)
Star Wars tabletop roleplaying game
storytelling dice from their earlier Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (third edition)]] as its basis, Fantasy Flight Games altered the design to make a dice pool system
Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games)
Star_Wars_Roleplaying_Game_(Fantasy_Flight_Games)
Tabletop surrealist role-playing game by Jonathan Tweet
player-chosen traits; and was among the first to be based on the dice pool, where the number of dice rolled, rather than how they are interpreted, is determined
Over_the_Edge_(game)
Science fiction tabletop role-playing game
previous Mongoose editions, the Red Clearance edition uses a d6-based dice pool system as well as using cards for equipment, mutant powers, secret societies
Paranoia_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop role-playing game
Hero and the Monster accumulate dice in their dice pool by advancing their objectives. When the total of the dice pool matches the Monster's score, The
S/lay_w/Me
Games from the 1940s to the 1970s
Retrieved 2021-03-10. Gibbons, Roy (1954-06-27). "Meet Midac and Midsac: Dice, Pool Shooting Fools". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Archived from the original on
Early_history_of_video_games
Tabletop science fantasy role-playing game
bonus dice. For example, combat pool dice could be spent to improve attacks or to improve defense, or some of each. Players also have Karma Pool that can
Shadowrun
Claims about dice throwing skills
chance to a sport, like bowling, darts, or pool. Many within the advantage gambling community still doubt if dice control can overcome the house advantage
Dice_control
Science fiction tabletop role-playing game
keep the two highest dice in their dice pool. Cortex Plus uses polyhedral dice common to many role-playing games and uses standard dice notation, ranging
Firefly_Role-Playing_Game
Tabletop role playing game
standard of its contemporaries. Players could quickly calculate their dice pool and roll against the assigned difficulty rating. Appelcline suggests this
Vampire:_The_Masquerade
Tabletop role-playing game
uses a proprietary game system known as "Framewerk" that focuses on a dice pool system. An unusual feature is the selection of numbers from the d10 rolls
CthulhuTech
Video game seriеs
is Modiphius's "2d20" system, a dice pool system in which any given action is resolved by rolling two twenty-sided dice and counting the number of "successes"
Fallout_(franchise)
Tabletop role-playing game by Vincent Baker
publish a setting-free version of the game's system titled DOGS (the Dice pool and mOral predicament based Generic roleplaying System!) In his 2011 book
Dogs_in_the_Vineyard
Type of dice
Long dice (sometimes oblong or stick dice) are dice, often roughly right prisms or (in the case of barrel dice) antiprisms, designed to land on any of
Long_dice
Tabletop role-playing game
ability level 2/3 of the time. The mechanic represents teamwork by a dice pool which increases chances of scoring above character ability and reduces
Grimm_(role-playing_game)
Heresy Gaming System, which was a streamlined dice pool mechanic that incorporated both positive and negative dice, and was designed for simplicity and to remain
Victoriana (role-playing game)
Victoriana_(role-playing_game)
Dice game
Craps is a dice game in which players bet on the outcomes of the roll of a pair of dice. Players can wager money against each other (playing "street craps")
Craps
Game publisher
Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Greg Stafford, it was the first RPG to use the dice pool mechanic. West End would also use the system as the basis of Star Wars:
Chaosium
American game designer
the role-playing game The Burning Wheel (2002), which uses a six sided dice pool, and a "Beliefs" mechanic. Crane also designed the Burning Empires and
Luke_Crane_(game_designer)
Greg Stafford, based on the Ghostbusters film series. First RPG to use a dice pool system Ghosts of Albion Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem 2008, 2011 Horror
List of tabletop role-playing games
List_of_tabletop_role-playing_games
Board game
Action dice economy – Using the action dice pool efficiently by using an effective combination of actions, attacks, and movements. Power dice economy
Monsterpocalypse
American game designer
expert in game mechanics but left Lion Rampant in 1989. Dowd refined the dice pool system from Shadowrun to repurpose it for Vampire: The Masquerade (1991)
Tom_Dowd_(game_designer)
Fantasy roleplaying game
significantly diverged from previous versions. It introduced a custom dice pool system that replaced the traditional percentile mechanics and emphasised
Warhammer_Fantasy_Roleplay
Role-playing game
power sets To add an extra dice to the dice pool To keep an extra dice—either to their result total or as an extra effect dice. To change a form of incoming
Marvel_Heroic_Roleplaying
Role-playing game system
which you roll one die from each category and keep the two highest dice in your dice pool. The Cortex Plus system has been used for four published games and
Cortex_Plus
2005 tabletop game
with their dice pool. If they can find an advantage their character possesses (beyond high attributes) they can add dice to their dice pool. Cats are described
Cat_(role-playing_game)
Chinese-American gambling game
Cee-lo is a gambling game played with three six-sided dice. The name is derived from the Chinese name for the game, which is literally the numerical sequence
Cee-lo
Tabletop role-playing game by Ron Edwards
each opposing force rolls their dice pool. The single highest die result wins, where ties are removed from the pool before looking at the next highest
Sorcerer_(role-playing_game)
1972 single by the Rolling Stones
"Tumbling Dice" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released worldwide as the lead single from the band's 1972 double album Exile
Tumbling_Dice
Tabletop science fiction role-playing games
Publishing Publication 2018; 8 years ago (2018) Genres Science fiction Systems D6 Dice Pool Website Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000AD ISBN 978-1-912007-70-7
Judge Dredd (role-playing game)
Judge_Dredd_(role-playing_game)
American role-playing game designer
Knight. Wick published a number of fantasy indie role-playing games using dice-pool mechanics, including Enemy Gods (2004) and Cat (2006). In 2007, Wick announced
John_Wick_(game_designer)
a d10 dice-pool based skill-set of rules. For any given task that the character wishes to attempt, the player rolls a number of ten-sided dice. This number
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World
Witch_Hunter:_The_Invisible_World
Tabletop role-playing game system
up the total on all your relevant dice and comparing it to a static target number. The three parts of your dice pool are your relevant Attributes (Agility
Cortex_Classic_System
Game of dice
(also called ACKPOT, batten down the hatches or trick-track) is a game of dice for one or more players, commonly played in a group of two to four for stakes
Shut_the_box
Vietnamese dice gambling game
money not rewarded for the round is kept in a central pool managed by the dealer, who rolls the dice. Bầu cua cá cọp is essentially the Vietnamese original
Bầu_cua_cá_cọp
Tabletop role-playing game
they see fit. EABA is a d6-based dice pool system. A higher ability or skill level will allow a player to roll more dice to determine success or failure
EABA
points on are wings, extra senses and magic. BattleDragons uses a dice pool of ten-sided dice and a target number for most actions. The target number is found
BattleDragons
pool-building game is a game where the players build a pool of items (e.g. cards or dice) throughout the game. Some or all of the items in their pool
Pool-building_game
2006 pulp role-playing game
Game Studio. To determine success of an action, the player must roll a dice pool and score a number of even numbers that is greater than the rated difficulty
Hollow_Earth_Expedition
Board and dice game for two players
Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables
Backgammon
Form of backgammon
Austrian board game of skill and chance for two players that is played with dice on a game board similar, but not identical, to that of backgammon (the difference
Trictrac
Dice game
Dice is a 1995 collectible dice game originally made by TSR, Inc., and is produced today by SFR, Inc. It is one of only a handful of collectible dice
Dragon_Dice
Antagonist in the Mahabharata
against their cousins—the Pandavas. It was Shakuni who played the game of dice against Yudhishthira, one of the seminal events in the epic. Using his skills
Shakuni
Board game
Quarriors! is a pool-building game made by WizKids in which players represent a titular mystical warrior. Players roll dice which gives them "quiddity"
Quarriors!
Satirical horror tabletop role-playing game
existing evidence of Anomalies. The dice system uses a pool of 6 four-sided dice; the roll is a success if the pool contains at least one 3. Failures give
Triangle_Agency
Game traditionally played in or outside pubs and bars
older outdoor sports. Pub games can be loosely grouped into throwing games, dice games, card games, board games, slot games, cue and ball games, bat and ball
Pub_game
Pool table game
Kelly pool (also known as pea pool, pill pool, keeley, the keilley game, and killy) is a pool game played on a standard pool table using a standard set
Kelly_pool
American Toy Company
Phase 10 Dice Swipe Sting Shake Bowling Dice Alfredo's Food Fight What's in Ned's Head? Monster Under my Bed Gassy Gus Gnip Gnop Mancala Paddle Pool Booby
Fundex_Games
Animal ankle bones used for games and divination
has collected the most pieces once the pool is empty. Twelve years Two players in turn toss two pieces like dice for twelve rounds (corresponding to the
Shagai
see below The Ruby Dice (novella appearing in Jim Baen's Universe, ed. Eric Flint) (2006) The Ruby Dice (2008) The Spacetime Pool (novella appearing in
List of works by Catherine Asaro
List_of_works_by_Catherine_Asaro
American television personality (born 1979)
her relationship with Hefner, and The Vegas Diaries: Romance, Rolling the Dice, and the Road to Reinvention in 2016. Madison was born Hollin Sue Cullen
Holly_Madison
1929 short film
in turn resigning their fate to that of the dice. Upon their throw, they depart for the indoor swimming pool at the villa and entertain the viewer with
Les_Mystères_du_Château_du_Dé
Magazine's annual "Top 100 Clubs" reader's poll in 2015. Armin Van Buuren, Loco Dice, Carl Cox, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia. Top 100 Clubs Zrće clubs
Papaya_(club)
Dice-drafting board game
or dice and the number of favour tokens with which the player begins the game. Each turn, players choose one at a time from a pool of coloured dice in
Sagrada_(board_game)
1988 video game
Pool of Radiance is a role-playing video game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc (SSI) in 1988. It was the first adaptation of TSR's
Pool_of_Radiance
Role-playing game
a Cinematic adventure titled "Chariots of the Gods", two sets of custom dice, a gamemaster's screen, and a deck of 50 custom cards. Players use a point-buy
Alien:_The_Roleplaying_Game
2009 role-playing game
Winchester and Sam Winchester. It also requires a coin and multiple polyhedral dice ranging from four to twelve sides. The Supernatural Role Playing Game is
Supernatural Role Playing Game
Supernatural_Role_Playing_Game
2001 video game
and paper module, an audio CD, and a bag of polyhedral dice. The printed adventure was called Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor. "Readers' Vote:
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
Pool_of_Radiance:_Ruins_of_Myth_Drannor
2025 puzzle video game
Independent Game and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. The player takes the role of Simon P. Jones, who has been willed
Blue_Prince
Tabletop role-playing game by Jason Morningstar
relationship. After all dice have been used, they are all returned to a central pool to be used as the game progresses. After all dice values have been used
Fiasco_(role-playing_game)
Tabletop social game
designed patterned game board, potentially including other components, e.g. dice. The earliest known uses of the term "board game" are between the 1840s and
Board_game
Role-playing game
die-pool system; to accomplish tasks, players roll a pool of ten-sided dice against the target number, or TN, of the task, with the number of dice equalling
The_Riddle_of_Steel
Tabletop wargame
or to avoid the attack by other means. When a dice roll is required, players roll twenty-sided dice with the goal of rolling a number equal to, or under
Infinity_(wargame)
2024 comedy-drama film
personal talk with it himself. Juan Salvador is granted a swim in the school's pool. Shortly after, Juan Salvador suddenly dies. Devastated, Michell gives it
The_Penguin_Lessons
Wagering something of value on a random event
prize. The outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice, a spin of a roulette wheel, or a horse crossing the finish line, but longer
Gambling
2017 video game
Makuch, Eddie (January 14, 2018). "Game Of The Year Nominees Announced for DICE Awards". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved
PUBG:_Battlegrounds
Board game
throughout the one, two, or three lap races. The game has seven dice. There are six colored dice (d4, d6, d8, d12, d20, and d30) that are used to simulate specific
Formula_D_(board_game)
Card game produced by Mattel
Grab (2012) Uno Blast (2012) Uno Choo-Choo (2011) Uno Horses (2011) Uno Dice (1987, 1996, 2011) Uno Reflex (2010) Uno Roboto (2010) Uno Spin To Go (2010)
Uno_(card_game)
Greek-American poker player (1950–2024)
Archie Karas, was a Greek-American gambler, high roller, poker player, and pool shark famous for the largest and longest documented winning streak in casino
Archie_Karas
2025 animated television series
its source material's flair for the bombastic, Devil May Cry slices and dices its way into the animation medium and makes a bloody memorable first impression
Devil_May_Cry_(TV_series)
Sep 14, 2010 "Gravitate" Megaphone 2000s Rock Mar 20, 2010 No No "Roll the Dice" Damone 2000s Rock Mar 20, 2010 Feb 1, 2011 No "Scavengers of the Damned"
List of Rock Band Network songs
List_of_Rock_Band_Network_songs
2024 video game
D.I.C.E. Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Bankhurst, Adam (February 14, 2025). "DICE
Marvel_Rivals
1993 Australian film
of dice that belonged to his father. Roland and his brother Matthew make a raft, and Roland tells Matthew to get on the raft after rolling the dice. Sending
Frauds_(film)
Retrieved April 8, 2026. Romano, Sal (November 3, 2025). "Nicktoons & the Dice of Destiny coming to Switch 2 on December 5". Gematsu. Retrieved November
List of Nintendo Switch 2 games
List_of_Nintendo_Switch_2_games
American gambler, golfer, and hustler
dice games, golf, shooting, billiards, horseshoes and proposition bets of his own devising. As an ambidextrous golfer, card player, marksman and pool
Titanic_Thompson
Spinning lot, generating random outcomes
typically six-sided variant of the teetotum used in Latin America. Long dice – Type of dice Chisholm 1911, p. 503. Teetotum at the Encyclopædia Britannica "A
Teetotum
American actor and director (born 1970)
California. Lillard has also played Dungeons & Dragons with the online series Dice, Camera, Action with Christopher Perkins as the Dungeon Master; as well as
Matthew_Lillard
1987 film by Harold Becker
had previously made The Hustler, about pool sharks, and The Cincinnati Kid, about poker; The Arm was about dice. Ransohoff said, "I made The Cincinnati
The_Big_Town_(1987_film)
pocket billiards Cribbage (pool) Bank pool Artistic pool Trick shot competition Speed pool Bowlliards Chicago Kelly pool Cutthroat Killer Russian pyramid
List_of_sports
2025 video game
Retrieved December 16, 2025. LeBlanc, Wesley (January 8, 2026). "The 29th DICE Awards Nominees Have Been Revealed, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 And Ghost
Lego_Party
1986 women's prison revenge movie directed by Bruce Logan
attacks her at the prison pool, and then Star, who dies from a head injury after Laurie fights her in a prison shower, Dice takes an interest in the pattern
Vendetta_(1986_film)
Advertisement; hence ad club adam's ale Water african golf The game of craps or dice air tight Very attractive airedale Unattractive man alarm clock Chaperone
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Gambling dice game
Montevideo are dice games which are scored according to the combination of three rolled dice; each player rolls their set of three dice simultaneously
Bidou
2024 action role-playing video game
front-runner at the DICE Awards". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025. "28th Annual DICE Awards Results".
Wuthering_Waves
Tabletop role-playing game
dice from a pool of 2–10 six-sided dice. The number of dice rolled is determined by a character's abilities. Conflict is resolved in a similar dice-rolling
Mistborn_Adventure_Game
Video game series by Guerrilla Games
February 2023. Osborn, Alex (23 February 2018). "DICE 2018: Zelda: Breath of the Wild Wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards". IGN. Archived from the original on
Horizon_(video_game_series)
Quarter and ward of Monaco
Son Histoire. Imprimerie de Monaco. "History of Monte Carlo Casino". Craps Dice Control. Retrieved 23 March 2009. "Monuments". Visit Monaco – Monuments.
Monte_Carlo
American television series
demonic new twist. Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran Jennifer Nettles as Maryanne Dice Beth Grant as Kitty Halloran Damon Herriman as Lucky Callahan Maxwell Jenkins
The_Bondsman
the ancestors of knucklebones as well as dice games. Dice were invented at least 5,000 years ago and early dice probably did not have six sides. These bones
History_of_games
Travel competition web series
used to purchase curses that hinder the chasers, with severity based on dice rolls. The hider may roam their immediate vicinity (defined as a circle of
Jet_Lag:_The_Game
DICE POOL
DICE POOL
Boy/Male
British, English, French, Italian
Dice
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English German Shakespearean
Rules the people.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English douce, dowce ‘sweet’, ‘pleasant’ (Old French dolz, dous, from Latin dulcis). This was also in occasional use as a female personal name in the Middle Ages, and some examples may derive from it.Italian : from duce ‘leader’, ‘chief’, probably applied as a nickname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dyse, dyce ‘die’, ‘dice’, ‘chance’, ‘luck’, probably applied as a nickname for an habitual dice player or gambler or as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of dice. Compare Deas.Possibly also an Americanized spelling of German Deiss.
Female
French
French form of Latin Berenice, BÉRÉNICE means "bringer of victory."
Male
French
French form of Latin Benedictus, BÉNÉDICT means "blessed."Â
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English
Americanized spelling of German Beiss(e), a variant of Beitz 2.English : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bise, Buys, Byce.Hungarian : nickname for someone with a limp or a peculiar gait, from bice ‘limp’.
Female
Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hebrew Diynah, DINE means "judgment."
Male
English
 Short form of English Richard, DICK means "powerful ruler." Compare with another form of Dick.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : probably a variant spelling of Vise.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a female name Tezia, Teucia, Tietsa, pet forms of Continental Germanic compound names formed with the unattested element þēudo ‘people’, ‘race’.Americanized spelling of German Theiss or possibly Theus.Possibly an altered spelling of Dutch Tijs, from a short form of Matthijs, Dutch form of Matthew.
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Killed for abusing children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dyke.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex) and French
English (Essex) and French : nickname from Middle English, Old French nice ‘foolish’, ‘simple’ (Latin nescius ‘ignorant’). In the 14th century the English word also acquired the sense ‘wanton’ and in the 15th century ‘coy’, ‘shy’, both of which meanings may be reflected in the surname. The sense ‘fastidious’, ‘precise’, ‘minute’ developed only in the 16th century, probably too late to have given rise to any surnames, and the present-day sense of general approbation is not clearly attested until the late 19th century.Americanized spelling of German Neis.
Girl/Female
Greek
Justice.
Female
Italian
Pet form of Italian Beatrice, BICE means "voyager (through life)."
Female
French
Feminine form of French Bénédict, BÉNÉDICTE means "blessed."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dice.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Wyche.
Girl/Female
Greek
Justice.
DICE POOL
DICE POOL
Girl/Female
British, French, Hindu, Indian
Peaceful Light
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a sickly person, from French debile ‘frail’, ‘weak’ (from Latin debilis).Americanized spelling of German Diebel.
Female
Norse
Variant spelling of Old Norse Siv, SIF means "bride."
Girl/Female
Biblical
Angers, ragings.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nartana | நரà¯à®¤à®¾à®¨à®¾
Makes others dance
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Devon called Huxford (preserved in the name of Huxford Farm), from the Old English personal name HÅcc or the Old English word hÅc ‘hook or angle of land’ + ford ‘ford’.
Male
Egyptian
, reed.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, Lord of Ganga
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Guru Benediction
Girl/Female
Arabic
Lily.
DICE POOL
DICE POOL
DICE POOL
DICE POOL
DICE POOL
superl.
Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
v. t.
To drain by a dike or ditch.
superl.
Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
v. t.
To dine upon; to have to eat.
v. t.
To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
n.
Dice.
imp. & p. p.
of Dice
pl.
of Die
n.
The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also Iniquity.
prep.
Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc.
n.
The number six at dice.
superl.
Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
n.
Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n.
pl.
of Dice
v. t.
To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something resembling ice.
n.
Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice.
n.
A player at dice; a dice player; a gamester.
v. t.
To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.
v. i.
To play games with dice.