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Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
As far as I know its impoossible to manufacture a die with only three sides that can come up with equal probibility.

Hey, I just thought of one. Never seen one of these anywhere before, maybe I should patent it.

Anyway, what you do is make a die with three equal sized square sides and have the edges meet. This will leave you with two triangular sides on either end. Then you bring out the triangular sides to form short pyramids. The result will actually be a 9 sided die with three large square surgaces and 6 small triangular surfaces. But because of the weight and balance, it could only land one of the square surfaces. To determine the result of the roll though you wouldn't read the faces, because an edge would be pointed up. You'd have to mark an edge for one, an edge for two, and an edge for three.

It's be ugly, and would be a little odd, so noone is likely to do this, but it would work.

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you would not have to mark the edges, you could number it like a D4. there could be two numbers on each side, each number 1, 2, 3, could appear twice. the number you roll would be the one facing right side up on both sides, rather than the one up side down.

or you could just do what everyone else does, and roll 1D6 / 2, round up.