dice

[allotment10]

number that spots on opposite sides of a die add up to ? i don't get the question , never mind the answer! can anyone enlighten me, any help very much appriciated.

[Boothroyd]

The numbers all add up to 7. The 1 is opposite the 6, the 2 is oposite the 5 etc.

[pandabear]

7?

[atoach]

a die (old-fashioned singular of dice) has a 1 on the opposite face to the 6 (ie when the 6 is on top the 1 is face down on the table), 2 is opposite 5 and 3 is opposite 4. So the opposite faces add up to 7.

[allotment10]

thank you all, think i get it now! (i was tring to add all the numbers!! DOH!) thanks again :-)

[NILYA]

Still on the subject of dice, a few weeks ago I picked up a die with the numbers 2/4, 8/16, and 32/64 on opposite faces.
Can anyone give me any idea as to the use of this item, please?

[alanogden]

Sounds like a way of recording doubles in Backgammon

[Don Duq]

Definitely a backgammon doubling die, alanogden.

Did you know that standard dice can also be left- or right-handed?

If you hold a die so that you can see the three numbers 1, 2, and 3 they will read in ascending order either clockwise or anti-clockwise.

[NILYA]

Thank you both, alanogden and Don Duq for your info about the backgammon doubling die.This is something I have not heard of before. We can always learn something new ,via AB, can't we?

[NILYA]

Following my previous posting, I have googled the rules of backgammon, and found a picture of the doubling die.
Thank you again for the info.

[allotment10]

well thank you all, we all learn something new every day, your answers have been great, cheers :-)