Friday, December 5, 2008

today's decision

I've got to reroll my 20-sided die -- but should I take the 12-sided die, getting rid of a larger long-term menace and making a reroll of 20 safe? or should I take his 6-sided die and increase the chance that manicfish would need to reroll her 20-sided die to capture me? Or is there still some other option?


Button Men Game #658421


Skills in this game: Option, X Swing
Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Gawaine (4 4 12 20 X 6) Score: 31 (-2 sides) Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 0 / 1 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: 12-sided die
4-sided die 4-sided die 20-sided die X Swing
(with 4 sides)
6-sided die
12-sided die
4 1 5 2 3
8
Captured last turn
12-sided die 20-sided die Option 2/20
(with 2 sides)
X Swing
(with 4 sides)
6-sided die

3 17 1 1 5

Opponent: manicfish *Gold Medal in Women's 100 Meter Dash* *Gold Medal in Women's Diving* *Silver Medal in Women's Hurdles* *Silver Medal in Women's Judo* *Silver Medal in Women's Marathon*
Button Man: Assailer (12 12 20 2/20 X 6) Score: 34 (2 sides) Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 0 / 1
Captured Dice: 12-sided die

1 comment:

James said...

I'd take the d6. Why? Well, the other dice that you've got are pretty dangerous, meaning that if you roll high-ish, you'll probably be able to force your opponent to reroll the d20, not this turn, but maybe while you still have three dice. That is for me better than betting on a 1/20 chance.

However, that's just gut feeling, and perhaps the 1/20 chance is not as bad as the alternative ...