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Dice Calculator is an app designed to let you roll dice on your iPhone.  It can roll and save virtually any combination of dice.  AND it will display the odds for each resulting roll will be.  Here is a list of all the features available on the app:

  • Roll any number of dice
  • Roll any sized dice (even ones that don't physically exist, like a 7-side die)
  • Organize your most frequently used dice sets into groups for quicker access
  • Support for threshold hits
  • Support for "Even Distribution" rolling

How To's

Roll the dice:

  • From the top half of the screen, find and tap on a row.
  • That dice set will instantly be rolled.
  • To roll again, tap the row again OR tap the Roll button on the bottom half of the screen.

Add a Dice Set:

  • From the main screen, tap the Plus button on the top left of the screen.
  • Tap the Group Name and enter a group.
  • Tap the Name and enter a name.
  • From the bottom of the screen flick the sized dice you want up to add, or down to delete.  The title bar will update with the current contents of your new Dice Set.
  • OR you can type in the number and size of the dice you want to add to the Dice Set.  Don't forget to tap the Add button.

Move a Dice Set:

  • From the main screen, tap the Edit button on the top right of the screen.
  • On the far right of the Dice Set row, there is now three gray bars.  Drag those bars to where you want to move the row.

OR

  • From the main screen, tap the Edit button on the top right of the screen.
  • Tap the Blue Arrow button.
  • Edit the Group Name to be the group that you want the Dice Set to be in.
  • When you tap the Done button, the rows will be reordered.

Reset Dice Sets:
If you ever want to get back the original dice set that came with the game,

  • From the main screen, tap the Edit button on the top right of the screen.
  • Tap the red Minus sign, and tap the Delete button.
  • Repeat the last step for every item in the list.
  • Restart the app and all the original Dice Sets will appear.

FAQ

What is the "Evenly distribute rolls" option?

This is an option for those that want to take a little bit of the randomness out of thier gaming experience.  By turning this option on, you will each of the possible results over the course of a relatively small number of rolls.

For example, if you are using the Monopoly Dice Set with this option turned on, then over the course of 36 rolls, you will see a result of 2 and 12 once.  You will see a result of 3 and 11 twice.  You will see result of 7 six times.  Etc.

What does the "Result: Total, Over, Under" mean?

Total is the default, where the result is taken by adding up all of the numbers on all of the dice rolled.  However, some war games roll 1 die for each squad/unit, and each roll over or under a certain is counted as a hit.

For example, in the popular game Axis & Allies, when an infantry unit is defending, it will hit on a roll of 1 or 2.  To create a Dice Set to cover the situation of 2 defending infantry, add 2D6 to the Dice Set, tap on the Under button, then enter the number 3 in the box next to it.  The next time that Dice Set is rolled, two D6 dice will be rolled and the result will be either 0 (both missed), 1 (one hit), or 2 (both hit).

How do I get percentile dice?

First, create a new Dice Set.  Give it a group name and a name.  Then on the line with the Add button, enter a "1" in the first box and a "100" in the second box.  Next tap the Add button.