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Remembering the Dice Number-Rolling Odds in Backgammon

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Knowing how many ways you can roll any specific number naturally (the roll contains the desired number) or in combination is very useful in backgammon. The following table shows the chances that a roll contains or combines to the numbers from 1 to 12.

Number Chance of Rolling It
1 11
2 12
3 14
4 15
5 15
6 17
7 6
8 6
9 5
10 3
11 2
12 3
15 1
16 1
18 1
20 1
24 1

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Chris Bray has been playing backgammon for over 30 years, and started writing a weekly backgammon column for The Independent newspaper in 1994. A regular fixture on the London backgammon scene, he also takes part in tournaments around the world, and regularly gives seminars on backgammon and sports psychology.