So bored at work I had Excel roll 3d6 36 times and graphed the results to see what kind of curve I'd get.


So bored at work I had Excel roll 3d6 36 times and graphed the results to see what kind of curve I'd get.

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  1. gregory bAugust 10, 2018 at 12:01 PM

    looks like a middle finger

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  2. Casey G.August 10, 2018 at 12:05 PM

    Fuck you, you don't get any 16s, 17s, or 18s.

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  3. Samwise Seven RPGAugust 10, 2018 at 12:10 PM

    The dice said, "Suck on my big 10." Lol

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  4. Peter WebbAugust 10, 2018 at 12:11 PM

    #trueosr

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  5. Alex HakobianAugust 10, 2018 at 12:20 PM

    Now roll them 36 more times and compare the charts.

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  6. Casey G.August 10, 2018 at 12:27 PM

    Here's 72 rolls.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/09cx7AggCSgbMt3xTX4sX3ePsHX7M1nDHSPqJ0YcQVMj18qOna2_UTEzqnFZ7mOLnWEGD_J5sDE

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  7. joseph browningAugust 10, 2018 at 12:29 PM

    Not a single 17 or 18? You gots the bad luck, mang!

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  8. Alex HakobianAugust 10, 2018 at 12:30 PM

    You should have done these in red ink. Now it'd look like it's bleeding down the page.

    (What is wrong with me?)

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  9. Gregor VugaAugust 10, 2018 at 12:36 PM

    I know it's not a big sample number, but that's a pretty uneven curve.

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  10. Joseph TellerAugust 10, 2018 at 12:46 PM

    anydice.com - AnyDice

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  11. Timothy StoneAugust 10, 2018 at 1:51 PM

    Joseph Teller but Anydice will show the expected curve, but a ‘runtime’ curve.

    A runtime curve is something like this... app.roll20.net - QuantumRoll Status | Roll20: Online virtual tabletop

    Casey G. Please have excel run that shit another 900k please.

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  12. Casey G.August 10, 2018 at 1:57 PM

    I'll get right on that.

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  13. Jeff RussellAugust 10, 2018 at 2:37 PM

    Hmmm, for a recent generator I actually created a range with the proper expected values (one 3, three 4s, five 5s, etc) and then did an INDEX((3D6_Roll, randbetween(1,ROWS(3d6_Roll)),1)) - I haven't tested it for the curve it produces yet. I wonder if the results will be any different.

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  14. Nat aSAugust 10, 2018 at 3:29 PM

    You had Excel roll the dice but you made the graph on paper?

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  15. Casey G.August 10, 2018 at 3:37 PM

    It kept recalculating when I typed another number, even in a different sheet! I'm not an Excel guru.

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  16. James LaMannaAugust 10, 2018 at 4:57 PM

    Nat aS I had the exact same thought.

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  17. Max VanderheydenAugust 10, 2018 at 5:19 PM

    New way to stay entertained at work. I hadn't used the randbetween function before. Thanks.
    https://plus.google.com/photos/...

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  18. Keith HoovestolAugust 10, 2018 at 5:31 PM

    you rolled 2 18's for your new character huh? yup sure did.

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  19. Casey G.August 10, 2018 at 6:40 PM

    Max Vanderheyden show off.

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  20. Keith HoovestolAugust 11, 2018 at 6:58 PM

    Max Venderheyden's Excel is better than Casey's.

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