It will be a never ending argument, you have your own right to not call the game as Dice because of what you learned from its definition on some dictionaries or other sources.
But others are also free to call it as Dice because they used to call it as Dice.
I'm not really sure which site was the first that introduce this game as Dice, but it is now very popular.
No good reasons to change the name of the game.
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my opinion i think there is no problem we keep calling Dice, from what i read here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice
it is not wrong to call it dice. After so many years we don't need to be arguing now why they call it Dice or not and we don't need to change the name either
honestly to this day I never understood why most sites have Dice games and why so many people like Dice games? what is have special about Dice games?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice
it is not wrong to call it dice. After so many years we don't need to be arguing now why they call it Dice or not and we don't need to change the name either
I think you should call it "the best gambling game in bitcointalk" since people here seem to like it very much.
honestly to this day I never understood why most sites have Dice games and why so many people like Dice games? what is have special about Dice games?
You do realise that almost every online game online is based on the concept of "RNG picks a number" and spits it out as your result right?
This is the same for blackjack, roulette, slots. How that RNG works out is different, but everything else is visualisation.
Shall we stop calling these blackjack/roulette, slots etc.?
Getting a digital visualisation of a 100,000-sided die shouldn't be a problem at all, if you ever become boss and insist on such things.
Now, if I put six 10-sided dice next to each other as a visualisation for you on a 0-100,000 "dice game", will you be satisfied?
This is the same for blackjack, roulette, slots. How that RNG works out is different, but everything else is visualisation.
Shall we stop calling these blackjack/roulette, slots etc.?
Getting a digital visualisation of a 100,000-sided die shouldn't be a problem at all, if you ever become boss and insist on such things.
Now, if I put six 10-sided dice next to each other as a visualisation for you on a 0-100,000 "dice game", will you be satisfied?
It was due to the fact that it's based on the dice format, in fact before the site's design are showing the dice logo so people have already get used to it.
Also, we can't deny that most of the popular gambling sites in the past, has dice on their names. One name that I can remember is Primedice, its still here until now and this is one of the oldest dice site I've known.
DICE has already become as part of the brand name of gambling sites in the crypto space, and I think no one can change it anymore.
Also, we can't deny that most of the popular gambling sites in the past, has dice on their names. One name that I can remember is Primedice, its still here until now and this is one of the oldest dice site I've known.
DICE has already become as part of the brand name of gambling sites in the crypto space, and I think no one can change it anymore.
I think you should call it "the best gambling game in bitcointalk" since people here seem to like it very much.
oh really ? i didnt notice it . i was also busy lately so i havent read many post from this section .
you said only on bitcointalk but what about on other site or simply other people , do they still like dice game ? well for me i notice outside that people love to play other games because they are enjoyable and winnable compare to dice but hey we arent here to compare dice .
I think you should call it "the best gambling game in bitcointalk" since people here seem to like it very much.
Now the general argument here is , Dice can have any number of faces not essentially six.
And I am like you who told you this, a you tuber? or where did you get that? through your common sense?
This is what cambridge dictionary says about the definition of dice: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dice
Look at collin's definition also : https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dice.
Traditionally in general dices have a peculiar shape which makes it dice, that is how we label things as their universal form not particular one (which may be different as per individual's preference).
I can argue that plane is a car because it has wheels and it moves or life is a dice because it is unpredictable, but this will make discussion futile.
Also every website that uses dice picture is using the dice with six sides, let them make it 10000 sides. LOL.
And I am like you who told you this, a you tuber? or where did you get that? through your common sense?
This is what cambridge dictionary says about the definition of dice: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dice
Look at collin's definition also : https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dice.
Traditionally in general dices have a peculiar shape which makes it dice, that is how we label things as their universal form not particular one (which may be different as per individual's preference).
I can argue that plane is a car because it has wheels and it moves or life is a dice because it is unpredictable, but this will make discussion futile.
Also every website that uses dice picture is using the dice with six sides, let them make it 10000 sides. LOL.
Dice or gambling its the same meaning just have different price, how ever when you try with dice and your money could not manage because you always want to try to dice although how many time you lost, but when you be the winner your motivation to get chance winning will higher although fact your lost bigger than winner.
I think they only used the term dice to represent the game's mechanics. If you will imagine, it is really the same as a dice. Your click on the mouse serve as the roll and the numbers are still present just only got bigger of course in order to decrease the probability of winning. Okay, let me ask you, if you can have a chance to rename the game then what would it be? Do you think "Random Number Game" will fit? (nyeh 
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When you flip a coin you have only 2 options, that give you 50% the chance to win the bet. But if you want to move that chance you will have to use something like a dice, there you can bet on only one facer with 16.65% chance to with but a bigger multiplier, i think Dice was inspired in that idea.
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Dice (singular die or dice[1]) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions.
That is what I got from Wikipedia.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice
At that page, you will see so many dice form, and what @Lutpin add is the other form that can represent the dice too, and perhaps, there will be many other dice forms out there that we don't know. People will still call that is dice game at the dice gambling site because although the roll button is not like what we know, every time we click roll, it is spin to any number, and if we are lucky, we will win some money. But if you don't like to call it is dice, I think you can use the other name of that game
Besides that, people call it dice games because that is easy to remember that game.
How many sides be the dice have but the popular gambling online called dice is not actually a dice. In a dice every sides have equal probability of turning up.
The dice in gambling site are more like coin fliip when you're betting on x2 (neglecting the house edge).
Dice is what we played on our local fair where they tossed 6 dices and the people bet on faces, the faces that turned more than once multiplied the profit.
The dice in gambling site are more like coin fliip when you're betting on x2 (neglecting the house edge).
Dice is what we played on our local fair where they tossed 6 dices and the people bet on faces, the faces that turned more than once multiplied the profit.
I stopped for a moment and think of it, too.
Maybe, since we are hitting the roll button then it is some of the imaginary dice. Or another version of dice in virtual world. it is not literally a cube and numbers are ranging from that of .0 to 100.00. Actually, it made me confused now.
However, if they will create dice as in dice cubes in some gambling sites, it may lead to confusions, too. I mean how we gonna choose the numbers, will we put our desired number? Or multplier, too?
Maybe, since we are hitting the roll button then it is some of the imaginary dice. Or another version of dice in virtual world. it is not literally a cube and numbers are ranging from that of .0 to 100.00. Actually, it made me confused now.
However, if they will create dice as in dice cubes in some gambling sites, it may lead to confusions, too. I mean how we gonna choose the numbers, will we put our desired number? Or multplier, too?
I am amazed why it is called DICE gambling when it has nothing to with dice. RNG picks a number and thats all where is the dice in that. Normally you have to choose in between 10000 numbers not like dice which has only six sides. Apart from that there is no visual animation corresponding to dice throw still there is picture of dice and it says ROLL, and I say LOL
I somewhat agree with you
When I was first introduced to online gambling what we call today dice was called hi-lo back in the day (as in high versus low). Regarding visual representation (or lack thereof), I've seen gambling sites where you can actually watch a die rolling (just in case, dice was originally the plural form of die). Anyway, the name has stuck, and it is unlikely things are going to change in the future. The truth is, this is not the first time the name of something has lost any reference to the original idea, and even become singular instead of plural in due course
These dice are loaded!
I don't get why you would have to take this thing literally. The concept of dice is to generate a random number from 1-6--basically RNG with 6 possible outcomes. This is what online casinos are doing, albeit having a larger range for the possibilities that can be adjusted by the user on their own will. The thing here is that it's the concept of the dice (RNG-based game that commences with the user input) that online casinos used for the said game and not literally the 6-sided dice that you're familiar with. The more "sides" added to an online dice, the lower the chances of predicting the outcome but the higher the profit if the prediction is correct.
Ok, don't call it dice. Call it polygons with random numbers on it
Normally you have to choose in between 10000 numbers not like dice which has only six sides.
Lolol. Whooaaa check out those dicezzz duuuude.
Imagine a huge dice with 9999 sides on it and every time you'd throw it you'd have an instant result instead of having to wait for it to stop rolling. That's what an online "dice" game shows. Throwing a six-faced dice is generating a random number from 1 to 6, the computer "throws" a dice with X sides doing the same thing, but much faster than physics allow a real dice to be stopped and counted.
I guess someone could invent an online casino with that huge dice shown for you, but it would be too much hassle than simply randomly generating a number.
I guess someone could invent an online casino with that huge dice shown for you, but it would be too much hassle than simply randomly generating a number.
dice which has only six sides
Not really
And with this sites, you can roll dice not only with 6 sides... I just think if all online casino dice only have six sides and we choose one from 1-6. Then, it's really easy to win for gambler and many (probably all) will close online casino dice. So, what you want to call this game? Random number generator? It's too long and not simple... Dice is more appropriate since it same "works"
I am amazed why it is called DICE gambling when it has nothing to with dice. RNG picks a number and thats all where is the dice in that. Normally you have to choose in between 10000 numbers not like dice which has only six sides. Apart from that there is no visual animation corresponding to dice throw still there is picture of dice and it says ROLL, and I say LOL.
With the advent of online games, I think the people behind did look for a game that is simply and that everyone can understand. So probably they take advantage and uses "dice" as a model and with a twist, choose a number in between 10000 numbers. You can also look at this dice variations, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farkle
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