Article 780Q8 These 60-sided dice decide who goes first, and they can never tie

These 60-sided dice decide who goes first, and they can never tie

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Mark Frauenfelder
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Eric Harshbarger, a mathematician at Auburn University, has created a set of 60-sided dice that never tie and allow up to five game players to have an equal chance of going first. From the Auburn press release:

There were breakthroughs along the way, including the discovery that the dice didn't even need to have the same number of sides.

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