#1640: "possibly non-random dice"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
The dice are supposed to be random.
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• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
One cannot prove non-randomness, but see comments below.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here. Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
The dice are supposed to be random.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
The dice are supposed to be random.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
The dice are supposed to be random.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
The dice are supposed to be random.
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• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
One cannot prove non-randomness, but see comments below.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
The dice are supposed to be random.
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• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
One cannot prove non-randomness, but see comments below.
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
The dice are supposed to be random.
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• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
One cannot prove non-randomness, but see comments below.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The dice are supposed to be random.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here. Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
The dice are supposed to be random.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
The dice are supposed to be random.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v37
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See link: php.net/manual/en/function.mt-rand.php
Also, I would love to view the source code, to look for this problem, and others. Long ago I wrote the math library IBM used in many computers, including a then state-of-the-art random number generator, so I might spot other sources of non-randomness. I have a BGA Studio login, but the owner of the code would have to grant me access.
PS: seeding the random number generator can also cause problems, so I suggest *not* using srand/mt_srand, unless you seed the function from random.org, or some other source of true randomness.
Why is Backgammon game not fair? The last two games dies throws are:
First game:
Me: 138 points with 4 times doubles
Opponent: 174 points with 5 times doubles
Second game:
Me: 158 point with 4 times doubles
Opponent: 195 points with 5 times doubles
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- Did F5 solve the problem?
- Did the problem appear several times? Every time? Randomly?
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