Patronage and rolling the dice is replaced by good old democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
Shown here is a set of hematite dice from a customer's collection. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 Archives] Reference
The use of different dice is confusing at first but any kind of gamer gets it down pretty soon. From Wordnik.com. [State Of Our Campaign – The Lighthouse « Geek Related] Reference
I am sorry it is the case, but is it not the fortune of war, the throw of the dice from the box of Fortune?. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Patriotism] Reference
Karma dice are a concept I borrowed from John Wick …. From Wordnik.com. [D&D 4e – A Board Game? « Geek Related] Reference
Now, that throw of the dice is a change of (star?) for him. From Wordnik.com. [CFR.org -] Reference
The next roll of the dice will be the last: he may die out of spite. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Saturday Roundup] Reference
The spots on the dice are the music signs of the songs of heaven here. From Wordnik.com. [Crapshooters. II. People Who Must] Reference
And certainly a roll of the dice is the best way to describe the last week. From Wordnik.com. [Gambler McCain survives a wild week] Reference
You start by creating a cyclic set for three-sided dice, which is easy enough. From Wordnik.com. [TierneyLab] Reference
Trying to call that is like trying to call a dice roll before the dice stop rolling. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 5, 2004 - December 11, 2004 Archives] Reference
The dice are a powerful, powerful tool in the arsenal and I lament their loss in many newer games. From Wordnik.com. [On the Oracular Power of Dice] Reference
Look you, young man, everything else you may forget, but what you lose over the dice is a debt of honour. From Wordnik.com. [Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch] Reference
He played as though the dice were his and he was giving an exhibition for the benefit of the other players. From Wordnik.com. [Partners of Chance] Reference
"dice" -- ffristial meaning either the dice-box, or the game itself, and disiau, the dice. From Wordnik.com. [The Visions of the Sleeping Bard] Reference
Put the four "dice" on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer for at least an hour. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
By game mechanic, I don't mean game components, such as dice, cards, or "running". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
He described the threat as a "desperate throwing of ethnic dice which is full of danger.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The program hosts would start with some kind of dice-loading, non-religious introduction for me. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Malcolm X]
The owner was engaging the customers before us in some kind of dice game, and got Damon to play along. From Wordnik.com. [A Few Adventures in Our Own Backyard] Reference
The hollow rattling of the uncertain dice. From Wordnik.com. [A Voice from the Factories] Reference
The word "dice" is plural; a single one is known as a "die.". From Wordnik.com. [mental_floss Blog] Reference
The split-cane "dice" were "sacrificed" on the altar sacred to the Gods of War. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs] Reference
Two singular facts throw light on the kind of dice used some 100 and 150 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [The Gaming Table : Its Votaries and Victims : Vol. 2] Reference
The group of boats, called a task force, travels at the same speed in a "dice" formation. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage] Reference
All the "dice" of whatever kind have the two sides different in color, in marking, or in both. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs] Reference
What kind of dice, quoth Trinquamelle, grand-president of the said court, do you mean, my friend Bridlegoose?. From Wordnik.com. [Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3] Reference
Roll the dice is a colloquial phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfson On Ferraro's Latest: "We Have Made Clear That We Reject Her Remarks"] Reference
'dice' feel; Story Engine for scene and adjective-based, collaborative roleplaying; and more. From Wordnik.com. [D / RPG News] Reference
You've got the fuzzy dice; all you need is a personalized plate. From Wordnik.com. [ONLINE: TRADING PLATES] Reference
Spangenburger would like to roll the dice; he's just not sure how. From Wordnik.com. [Falling Through The Cracks] Reference
Bottom LineA roll of the dice, but the only one with a decent chance for a landslide. From Wordnik.com. [Who Can Win in November?] Reference
Those numbers ensured that studio chiefs would keep rolling the dice on Lee's projects. From Wordnik.com. [Bouncing Off The Rim] Reference
On the pathway to the peak, stop at the sculpture dedicated to Xiamen's famous six-dice game. From Wordnik.com. [4 Hours in ... Gulangyu] Reference
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