X3M Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I was in a heated discussion on the BGDF forum about calculating the win/loss ratio for a certain dice mechanic for a board game.Although the discussion is still going on. I feel that if we want to get to the bottom of it. We need more people to think about it. Everyone is getting different numbers as results. And I don't think that we can get rest until it is figured out. Soldiers battle each other and have a different number of dice for attacking and defending. The mechanic for determining the winner:- One player has a number of dice for attacking.- Another player has a number of dice for defending.- After rolling, the dice are sorted from high to low.- The first dice are compared. The highest wins.- If there is a tie, we look at the next die and repeat.- If one player runs out of dice after all the ties. The other player automatically wins.- If both players run out of dice after all the ties. The defender wins. What are the win/loss ratio's for 1v1, 2v1, 3v1, 4v1 etc. Then 1v2, 2v2, 3v2, 4v2 etc. 1v3, 2v3 and so on?A nice table of 9 v 9 dice is what we seek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I've never been really good at math, but there have to be some works on probabilistic calculations that you might use. If you find a source that provides an explanation of such calculations in terms that can be understood by non-specialists, please post it here as this may actually be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X3M Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Well, in the last 3 days, we figured it out. This one was way more complex then we though before hand. :DBut a fun example for scholars to learn why sometimes a simulation is the only choice to do.And of course why a simulation is a good reference point to know if you calculated something right or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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