On Jan 17, 2008 3:55 AM, Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > onecrazeemom wrote: > > I finally completed the dice roll program. Now, what do I do to make > > the rolls more random? They seem to come up with doubles quite often. [...] > Probably what you are "experiencing" is the side effect of using the > modulus of a random number with a number not evenly divisible by the > maximum range of the random number generator.
Or it could simply be apophenia :) You do get doubles in real life. One in every 6 rolls if I remember my probability calcs correctly. (First die is irrelevant, second has a one in 6 chance of matching the first.) -- PJH http://shabbleland.myminicity.com
