Darn it!

I need to take both his 10-sided die and his 7-sided die to win. It's pretty close -- if I take
the 7-sided die I have 5 chances in 12 of rolling safe from capture, vs. only 4 chances in 12 if I take the 10-sided die. [anyway, if I roll 11 or 12, it won't matter which one I took]. On the other hand, leaving him his 10-sided die may give him more chances for victory in all cases but when I reroll 10,11, or 12]


Button Men Game #706066

Skills in this game: Twin, Stinger, Morphing, Shadow, X Swing

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: RandomBM (g4 6 12 s(7,7) X)   Score: 38 (5.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 2 / 2 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: Morphing Twin Die (both with 9 sides), 9-sided die

Stinger 4-sided die	6-sided die	12-sided die		X Swing (with 4 sides)
1	1	11		2 Captured last turn
6-sided die	10-sided die	X Swing (with 7 sides)
3	6	7

Opponent: randomlife *randomly randomized randomizers* *Fanatic*
Button Man: RandomBM (6 9 10 m(9,9) X)   Score: 29.5 (-5.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 2 / 2 / 0
Captured Dice: Shadow Twin Die (both with 7 sides), X Swing 4-sided die

What should I do?

There's no doubt that I should take the 6-sided die (wait -- as I think about it, I'm starting to generate

some doubt in my mind!) -- but should I capture with my  6 sided die or my 4 sided die?

I can articulate reasons for both, but the more I think about it, the  less convincing those reasons sound to me.

Button Men Game #706066

Skills in this game: Twin, Stinger, Morphing, Shadow, X Swing

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: RandomBM (g4 6 12 s(7,7) X)   Score: 34 (-1.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 0 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: Morphing Twin Die (both with 9 sides), 9-sided die

Stinger 4-sided die	6-sided die	X Swing (with 4 sides)		12-sided die
1	5	4		2 Captured last turn
6-sided die	10-sided die	X Swing (with 4 sides)
4	7	4

Opponent: randomlife *randomly randomized randomizers* *Fanatic*
Button Man: RandomBM (6 9 10 m(9,9) X)   Score: 36 (1.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 0 / 0
Captured Dice: Shadow Twin Die (both with 7 sides), 12-sided die

after two months off, post 98

Maybe this is obvious, but I found myself tripping over it. Here I am, as so often with Sailor Man, down 2 rounds right at the start. I actually need to win with more than 32 sides uncaptured. Is there a case for rerolling my (10,10) die instead of my 8-sided die? is there a case for rerolling my (6,6) die? [presumably there's no case for rerolling the 20-sided die]

It probably doesn't matter all that much, but why give up any percentage points?


Button Men Game #704665
This game is 'for fun' and does not count for player rankings.
Arena Game: Random BM from Geekz

Skills in this game: Twin, Reserve

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Sailor Man ((4,4) 8 20 (12,12) (10,10) (6,6) r8)   Score: 50 (4.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 2 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: Twin Die (both with 10 sides)

8-sided die	20-sided die	Twin Die (both with 10 sides)	Twin Die (both with 6 sides)		Twin Die (both with 4 sides)
5	13	5	12		7 Captured last turn
4-sided die	6-sided die	12-sided die
4	3	5

Opponent: Dave_Jos *As tiny as a bacteria*
Button Man: Cammy Neko (4 6 12 (10,10) r12 r20 r20 r(8,8))   Score: 43 (-4.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 2 / 0 / 0
Captured Dice: Twin Die (both with 12 sides), Twin Die (both with 4 sides)

closing in on 100 [published] posts

Two different issues here -- which die to use, which die to target. I *think* the answers are obvious,
but I haven't done the math, and sometimes it can surprise me.


Button Men Game #700880

Skills in this game: Rage, Morphing, X Swing
Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Jingjing (m4 8 10 20 X)   Score: 19 (-19.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 1 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: 4-sided die, 6-sided die

10-sided die	X Swing (with 8 sides)		Morphing 6-sided die
9	8		3 Captured last turn
8-sided die	Rage 12-sided die	X Swing (with 8 sides)
2	5	5

Opponent: randomlife *randomly randomized randomizers* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Gripen (4 6 8 G12 X)   Score: 48 (19.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 1 / 0
Captured Dice: 20-sided die, 8-sided die, Morphing 6-sided die

not really a question

i. has just one faint chance of winning this. I don't think it's hard to see, I was just struck by how unlikely it is and thought it was pretty.

Viewing Game #690556
This game is 'for fun' and does not count for player rankings.
Reverse Battle From Game 690402
This game was last modified on Thu Feb 25, 2010 05:36:39

* Next Turn * Player: irilyth *Poisonous Turtle* *Silver Medal in Men's 100 Meter Dash* * Next Turn *
Button Man: Zophiel Score: 29.5 (-21.6 sides) Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 2 / 0 (out of 3 round(s))
Captured Dice: X Mood Swing 20-sided die, 3-sided die

Dice	Konstant 1-sided die	6-sided die	Y Mood Swing (with 6 sides)
Value	1	3	2
Dice	12-sided die	20-sided die	20-sided die
Value	2	4	19

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Igor Score: 62 (21.6 sides) Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 2 / 1 / 0
Captured Dice: Speed Twin Die (both with 8 sides), Mighty 20-sided die

When you have to keep ALMOST every die...

If I needed to keep all three dice in order to win, I'd reroll the 30 sided die. That's obvious, right?

But which die make the most sense to reroll here? And -- bonus question -- which die should I take? Does it matter that some of them are speed dice?

Button Men Game #700695  [I modified this! Limax's 10-sided die actually showed a value of 9, but I changed it to a value of 1, to make the problem more interesting]
Tournament Legal challenge, copying communication from game 700166

Skills in this game: S Swing, X Swing, Speed
Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Yeti (10 20 30 30 X)   Score: 42 (-12.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 2 / 1 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: Speed 12-sided die

10-sided die	20-sided die	30-sided die		X Swing (with 14 sides)
8	19	21		5 Captured last turn
Speed 6-sided die	Speed 8-sided die	10-sided die	S Swing (with 9 sides)
2	2	1	2

Opponent: Limax *Wombat* *Is a MAN* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Chris (z6 z8 10 z12 S)   Score: 60.5 (12.3 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 2 / 0
Captured Dice: 30-sided die, X Swing 14-sided die

I think this is somewhat interesting, for a simple position

It's just on the edge of calculable (I think I know the answer), but -- while there's no doubt WHICH die to take, it's a little subtle as to which die you should capture it with. Test your intuition, then see if you can do the math. As long as you capture  the obvious die, you'll have at least 90% chance of winning no matter which die you do it with-- but if you take it with the correct die, it shoots up to almost 96%.

Button Men Game #700184 

Skills in this game: Focus, Reserve, V Swing

Player: ElihuRoot *Dead Dude* *Fanatic*
Your Button Man: Oni (4 10 f12 f12 V)   Score: 29 (0.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 1 / 0 / 0 (Out of 3 wins)
Your Captured Dice: 12-sided die, 4-sided die

4-sided die	10-sided die	Focus 12-sided die		V Swing (with 10 sides)
4	6	6		1 Captured last turn
4-sided die	4-sided die	4-sided die
1	3	2

Opponent: randomlife *randomly randomized randomizers* *Fanatic*
Button Man: Soja's Guardians (4 4 4 4 r4 r10 r10 12)   Score: 28 (-0.6 sides)   Rounds Won/Lost/Tied: 0 / 1 / 0
Captured Dice: Focus 12-sided die, V Swing 10-sided die