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#15790: "Are dice really random?"

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Yahtzee #75582483

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Apr 17th 2020 14:38 • drexxia63 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

nothing to add.

Apr 26th 2020 10:11 • Tyrian Pike • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I agree. I just lost a game where my opponent threw two yahtzees in the first 4 turns (Table #79561693). I've seen numerous, immediate yatzhees show up on the first throw. There is an obvious statistical chance of this happening, but I've seen it happen at least 3 or 4 times here, and I've only played around 80 games. Whatever algorithm is running this game needs to be tweaked.

Apr 30th 2020 01:16 • Talon378 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I agree that there is no way the dice are truly random. I just played a game where I had a minimum of four or five turns where my retools were the exact same thing every single time. Once or twice makes sense, but we are talking 10+ retools, which should be statistically very unlikely.

May 2nd 2020 16:52 • matte4555 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I played a lot of Yatzee with real Dice, the behaviour described above seems normal to me. My record is + 700 points so more than one Yahtzee in a game does not mean dice are not random.

May 6th 2020 05:33 • alex416 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Agreed! I get the same numbers in the same spots over and over and over again. I've taken to refreshing the page between rolls and it seems to reduce the frequency with which this happens, but not entirely (still far beyond statistical likelihood)

May 10th 2020 09:59 • starlight-galexia • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

My opponent and I both rolled the exact same rolls to get yahtzee, back to back rolls.

Alos he awarded 150 points when it was only worth 50. I got 50.

May 12th 2020 20:54 • drexxia63 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

statistically impossible to have as many double or triple yam in one game.
I think the dice roll is not statistically possible.

May 24th 2020 23:51 • frogstar_A • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Given how many games of Yahtzee are played on this site, it seems reasonable that statistically there will be many games every day where several Yahtzees come up on the first few turns etc. Nothing I've seen about the game suggests it is anything other than random.

Jul 16th 2020 21:07 • Rondi • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Jul 16th 2020 21:08 • Rondi • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I was playing with 3 other people. ONe person quit playing because it kicked her out and she couldn't get back in. When we x'd her from the game, then no one could play after that.
VERY FRUSTRATING. None of us will probably use this site (BGA) again.

Jul 27th 2020 20:26 • nshew13 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I've had many rerolls that yield the same number. Understandably, this _can_ happen, and _should_ happen sometimes, but it seems unlikely to happen multiple times per game, let alone per turn. Watch the replay of table 103761591.

Aug 21st 2020 17:42 • drexxia63 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

still no answers ? how random roll is built?

Aug 29th 2020 11:08 • Uncle Bertie • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I’ve just had 3 Yahtzee’s in one game. In real life I rarely get one, I’ve never ever had a bonus in real life, as for two? ....well

Oct 8th 2020 21:44 • drexxia63 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Please do something aboute dice roll !! 3 yahtzee's in a game is juste impossible to happen so often. What is strange is that it happens especially when one is leading...

Oct 18th 2020 12:14 • drexxia63 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Yahtzee #118044756

3 Yahtzee's in one game.

fed up with completely abnormal dice rolls of this game...

Oct 20th 2020 22:21 • karibany • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Well, in 3 games in a row I just had 8 or 9 yahtzee against me... Don't seem like random to me... I had just 2 maybe... Either there's a problem with the software or the players I played against were cheating somehow...

Dec 7th 2020 17:10 • drexxia63 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

no answers from BGA?

Mar 17th 2021 14:24 • Grandma Pam • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Table #156063400 was a tournament match. Two things: 1) the time allotted was not honored. The game reported hours started at 6 am, but when I came back to the match @ 6:20 am I was timed out and lost a game that I was ahead in points, 2) the dice are not random. Several times during this tournament. Ex: initial roll was 1-5 which selected for re-roll came out again 1-5. More often with single dice. The only way that would happen in real life is if I slide the dice out of the cup. Random chance the dice would have different numbers. This makes me not want to play, because I can't get the dice to roll randomly.

Mar 24th 2021 19:01 • KongKing123 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Forum thread: boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=14399

May 7th 2021 22:15 • Just Keep Climbing • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

At this table #170568058 on my last moves pf the game, I rolled no fives, and over two rerolls I got zero fives. Please explain how this is possible.

Also, at a different table, I rolled three potential rigoles for three of my turns, back-to-back-to-back. Please fix!

Sep 10th 2021 16:17 • cldhfleks2 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

랜덤이지 바부야

Jan 8th 2022 14:10 • GregRaven • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

The odds are simply IMPOSSIBLE in this game here. The player with less points (both ELO and gamepoints) is always favoured a "bit". That's why a lot of higher ranking players decline to start a game with lower ranking players. Because they have much-much less chance to win thanks to the crazy algorithm.
It's understandable to balance the game/players, but it's just too much IMO.
I've seen many many crazy games, 6 Ys in one game; last 3 rolls (LS+2Ys) perfectly fit to win for the player with lesser points; and many more. Would be nice to make this game more random, now it's extremely crazy ;)

Jan 28th 2022 17:32 • sarahvey • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I got 5 yams in one game it's weird

Apr 17th 2022 09:39 • eclipse7 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

I just lose at last by a throw which cost 150 pt+ today, its definitely imbalanced

Jun 13th 2022 07:36 • Luedsthegreat1 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

The Die roll is not working properly. One turn I got the exact same numbers for 2 dice for each reroll. Multiple times the numbers of the reroll do not change. This is not realistic, this rarely happens irl games. The number generator needs to be improved to ACTUALLY be random.

Sep 18th 2022 09:21 • Tebabababababa • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:

Some players are cheating. They manipulate dice rolls.

Sep 29th 2023 18:24 • ufm • Developers think that it is not a good idea or that the cost/benefit ratio is too high:

They are random. If you can't believe it, check the code in BGA studio.

If you just can't accept getting the short end of the stick, why bother with luck-based games anyway?

Sep 29th 2023 18:39 • drexxia63 • Developers think that it is not a good idea or that the cost/benefit ratio is too high:

ufm answer is just contemptuous and aggressive

Sep 29th 2023 18:46 • ufm • Developers think that it is not a good idea or that the cost/benefit ratio is too high:

Because I'm sick of hearing these baseless conspiracy theories.
Nobody in this post has provided a convincing evidence yet.

Oct 4th 2023 20:02 • drexxia63 • Developers think that it is not a good idea or that the cost/benefit ratio is too high:

this game has become a joke. Once you know this, you might enjoy playing it.

Aug 29th 2025 01:06 • kisik-15 • Developers think that it is not a good idea or that the cost/benefit ratio is too high:

I agree. I just lost a game where my opponent threw two yahtzees in the first 4 turns. I've seen numerous, immediate yatzhees show up on the first throw. There is an obvious statistical chance of this happening, but I've seen it happen at least 3 or 4 times here, and I've only played around 80 games. Whatever algorithm is running this game needs to be tweaked.

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