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Old 03-23-2007, 08:34 PM
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Now, Sa'ar's method -- using expected values -- is very straightforward and it'll always tell you which die has the better chance of winning.
There's an even more straightforward method that tells you even less about probability: it's impossible to roll a 1 on 2d4.
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