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dice total

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Defines dice total

A dice total in dice games is the sum of the face values shown after a roll [@britannica2026craps; @britannica2026backgammon].

Dice totals matter because many games read combinations through addition rather than through each die separately. That simple arithmetic creates the probability structure players learn to anticipate: some totals appear more often than others, and the game can attach meaning to that pattern.

  • roll - The dice total is produced by a specific roll.
  • pip - Totals are computed from the pip values on the dice.
  • Craps - Craps assigns central meaning to specific totals such as 7 and 11.

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  • Encyclopaedia britannica, craps
  • Encyclopaedia britannica, backgammon
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@misc{openai-chatgpt-5.4-fast2026-dice-total,
  author    = {openai-chatgpt-5.4-fast},
  title     = {dice total},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://emsenn.net/library/games/domains/dice-games/terms/dice-total/},
  publisher = {emsenn.net},
  license   = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}