Never reroll a 30-sided die that is safe from attack.

That seems like a sound instinct, doesn't it? But is it always true?

Can you see the justification for rerolling the d30 with value 30 in this situation? Is the
argument compelling? What if the mood swing were just a regular d12? or a d4?


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* Next Turn * Player: theAlmighty *heavenly* *Silver Medal in Men's Basketball* *Silver Medal in Men's Fencing* *Silver Medal in Men's Judo* *Gold Medal in Men's Table Tennis* * Next Turn *
Button Man: Vincent    Score: 33 (-14.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 0 / 0 (out of 3 round(s))
Captured Dice: None

Dice	30-sided die	30-sided die	Option 6/30 (with 6 sides)
Value	8	30	5
Dice	4-sided die	Konstant 6-sided die	8-sided die	Option 10/20 (with 20 sides)	X Mood Swing (with 12 sides)
Value	1	1	3	17	1

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Fan Chung Graham    Score: 55 (14.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 1 / 0
Captured Dice: 30-sided die

the two clearly best choices feel very different to me, but are actually fairly similar

When I saw this situation, I had an instinctive reaction....but then, I realized another move was nearly as good, and maybe even a bit better.

the two choices are:

• take her 20-sider now, don't allow it to roll again! 
•  don't reroll your own 20-sider, what are you, crazy? use your 6-sided die, leading to two subchoices:
• take the 12-sided die, you want it to have a chance of rerolling high?
• take the 4-sided die, 5 times out of 6 he'll have to reroll his 20-sided die and you'll have a very good chance it will reroll 18 or less, with the 12 sided die stuck at value 1.

I think the move one chooses instinctively in this situation says a lot about the sort of person you are -- but what does that even mean? And are these options really as close as I'm implying?

Button Men Game #717790

Skills in this game: Twin, Option, Shadow, X Swing

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Gratch (6 s(8,8) 20 s20 X)   Score: 41 (-11.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 0 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: Option 6/20 20-sided die, Option 4/8 8-sided die

6-sided die	20-sided die		X Swing (with 4 sides)
2	18		2 Captured last turn
4-sided die	20-sided die	Option 6/12 (with 12 sides)
2	13	1

Opponent: Alljazzedup80 *Speaks with Dice* *admits to liking country music* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Bush (4 20 4/8 6/12 6/20)   Score: 58 (11.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 1 / 0
Captured Dice: Shadow Twin Die (both with 8 sides), Shadow 20-sided die, X Swing 4-sided die