Tom, You haven't played D&D, have you? Originally, there were 4-, 6-, 8-, 12-, and 20-sided dice. Those shapes are the only five regular geometric solids, meaning that each side of the die is itself an equilateral shape, such as a triangle (4-, 8-, and 20-sided), square (6-sided), or pentagon (12-sided). 10-, 30-, and 100-sided dice were introduced later, but they aren't regular geometric solids. Newer 4-sided dice have the corners clipped off, because the earlier ones in high-impact plastic made great caltrops.
Many newer games, such as Champions and Fantasy Hero, use only 6-sided dice. Dennis LOADING, PLEASE WAIT... -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 08:06 To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: New z9 models I know we are all virtual...really... But in what universe can you have a 20 sided dice? The pursuit of a 20 sided dice, would make the pursuit of "free beer" look as easy as turning on the tap (for those of us that don't work at a brewery). There must of been some delays in the new hardware. It is end of month, and it is not Tuesday. Just snuck this one out, under the door. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/27/2006 11:10 AM >>> On Thursday, 04/27/2006 at 10:42 EST, James Melin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I always thought the IBM machine labeling closely coinceded with a change in VP > of marketing. > > Or is it something like how they determine when Easter is? Actual naming is very complex. Multi-colored wheels with spinners, 20 4-sided dice, and 4 20-sided dice are involved. (I think the 20-sided dice explain why certain letters never appear in product names.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
