Do you believe....?

[Mr Changsha]

Yesterday I was commenting to spazzattack on just how unlucky we had been in a certain game and just how lucky the oppostion had been..both in attack and defence. In fact, I claimed that this oppostion happened to be the worst I had ever faced that had beaten me. Further, I suggested to spazz that it must surely be quite likely that one of these guys (pink in particular) would be hit by a car, or have a tree fall on him, or something similar on the basis of having such an unbelievable run of luck in my game must mean that it must balance somewhere. Now I am not saying that I hope pink gets hit by a car, but rather that I consider it a strong possibility.

[BigBallinStalin]

And I thought CC was good for one's health. May the unluckiest live the longest lives.

[loutil]

Yesterday I was commenting to spazzattack on just how unlucky we had been in a certain game and just how lucky the oppostion had been..both in attack and defence. In fact, I claimed that this oppostion happened to be the worst I had ever faced that had beaten me. Further, I suggested to spazz that it must surely be quite likely that one of these guys (pink in particular) would be hit by a car, or have a tree fall on him, or something similar on the basis of having such an unbelievable run of luck in my game must mean that it must balance somewhere. Now I am not saying that I hope pink gets hit by a car, but rather that I consider it a strong possibility.

You are personally aware of my EDF and REDF threads on our clan forum. Epic dice F*cking and Reverse epic dice f*cking. What we tend to find in this game is a simple regression to the mean. Therefor, if you get an EDF thrown against you, you are likely to put and REDF on an opponent quite soon. Let us know when you do ...

[Mr Changsha]

Yesterday I was commenting to spazzattack on just how unlucky we had been in a certain game and just how lucky the oppostion had been..both in attack and defence. In fact, I claimed that this oppostion happened to be the worst I had ever faced that had beaten me. Further, I suggested to spazz that it must surely be quite likely that one of these guys (pink in particular) would be hit by a car, or have a tree fall on him, or something similar on the basis of having such an unbelievable run of luck in my game must mean that it must balance somewhere. Now I am not saying that I hope pink gets hit by a car, but rather that I consider it a strong possibility.

You are personally aware of my EDF and REDF threads on our clan forum. Epic dice F*cking and Reverse epic dice f*cking. What we tend to find in this game is a simple regression to the mean. Therefor, if you get an EDF thrown against you, you are likely to put and REDF on an opponent quite soon. Let us know when you do ...

You assume the 'luck voodoo' is contrained to just within CC?

Why?

I'm quite seriously suggesting (if you believe in magic as I do) that if your rolled extrordinarily well throughout a game that you should watch out for having a large tree fall on your head. On the other hand, if one's defensive dice sucked repeatedly during a 48 hour period that there may be more chance that you will find 10 quid under the sofa.

I am quite convinced that my early-death will come about because a lunatic chinese driver will run me over while driving the wrong way down a road, sending a message on their iphone and trying to light a fag. On such days that I roll well I pay extra special attention...

[BigBallinStalin]

Yesterday I was commenting to spazzattack on just how unlucky we had been in a certain game and just how lucky the oppostion had been..both in attack and defence. In fact, I claimed that this oppostion happened to be the worst I had ever faced that had beaten me. Further, I suggested to spazz that it must surely be quite likely that one of these guys (pink in particular) would be hit by a car, or have a tree fall on him, or something similar on the basis of having such an unbelievable run of luck in my game must mean that it must balance somewhere. Now I am not saying that I hope pink gets hit by a car, but rather that I consider it a strong possibility.

You are personally aware of my EDF and REDF threads on our clan forum. Epic dice F*cking and Reverse epic dice f*cking. What we tend to find in this game is a simple regression to the mean. Therefor, if you get an EDF thrown against you, you are likely to put and REDF on an opponent quite soon. Let us know when you do ...

You assume the 'luck voodoo' is contrained to just within CC?

Why?

I'm quite seriously suggesting (if you believe in magic as I do) that if your rolled extrordinarily well throughout a game that you should watch out for having a large tree fall on your head. On the other hand, if one's defensive dice sucked repeatedly during a 48 hour period that there may be more chance that you will find 10 quid under the sofa.

I am quite convinced that my early-death will come about because a lunatic chinese driver will run me over while driving the wrong way down a road, sending a message on their iphone and trying to light a fag. On such days that I roll well I pay extra special attention...

Okay, think of it this way.


You have a fair coin. You flip it in the air, and it lands Heads.

You then flip it again. What will be the chance that it lands Heads?

It's 50%. That's all. Previous rolls in the dice don't influence future rolls, so there's no way they can influence other matters of uncertainty and risk in a world external to a dice game. There's no 'great balancer' in our observable world. There's only a series of outcomes and for any individual up to some point, we can say, "that person is lucky or unlucky." It's not like luck is allotted or readjusted--unless you believe in some deity (edit: or magic).

[Mr Changsha]

Yesterday I was commenting to spazzattack on just how unlucky we had been in a certain game and just how lucky the oppostion had been..both in attack and defence. In fact, I claimed that this oppostion happened to be the worst I had ever faced that had beaten me. Further, I suggested to spazz that it must surely be quite likely that one of these guys (pink in particular) would be hit by a car, or have a tree fall on him, or something similar on the basis of having such an unbelievable run of luck in my game must mean that it must balance somewhere. Now I am not saying that I hope pink gets hit by a car, but rather that I consider it a strong possibility.

You are personally aware of my EDF and REDF threads on our clan forum. Epic dice F*cking and Reverse epic dice f*cking. What we tend to find in this game is a simple regression to the mean. Therefor, if you get an EDF thrown against you, you are likely to put and REDF on an opponent quite soon. Let us know when you do ...

You assume the 'luck voodoo' is contrained to just within CC?

Why?

I'm quite seriously suggesting (if you believe in magic as I do) that if your rolled extrordinarily well throughout a game that you should watch out for having a large tree fall on your head. On the other hand, if one's defensive dice sucked repeatedly during a 48 hour period that there may be more chance that you will find 10 quid under the sofa.

I am quite convinced that my early-death will come about because a lunatic chinese driver will run me over while driving the wrong way down a road, sending a message on their iphone and trying to light a fag. On such days that I roll well I pay extra special attention...

Okay, think of it this way.


You have a fair coin. You flip it in the air, and it lands Heads.

You then flip it again. What will be the chance that it lands Heads?

It's 50%. That's all. Previous rolls in the dice don't influence future rolls, so there's no way they can influence other matters of uncertainty and risk in a world external to a dice game. There's no 'great balancer' in our observable world. There's only a series of outcomes and for any individual up to some point, we can say, "that person is lucky or unlucky." It's not like luck is allotted or readjusted--unless you believe in some deity.

You stick to your 'science' and I will keep my 'madness'. Don't try to inhibit my right to express my beliefs BBS.

I once watched a keen CC player (who I will refrain from naming) who felt the absolute need to scream "BIG!!!!" upon rolling the dice..every time. After a while I convinced said player to only scream when taking on a key roll, otherwise the affect of the magic would be diluted. Rolls improved (unsurprisingly) and my reputation as an oracle was set. The same player (the last time I was around) refuses to have her husband in the room when rolling the dice after I, correctly of course, identified that when he was around - or roughly within 5 metres of the pc - her dice would simply and completely collapse. He is, as I understand it, still banished from the study during CC time. I support this action completely.

I myself have various methods of improving luck (and you might happen to notice that my dice stats are +1% across the board..coincidence? I think not.) These include having a pretty girl wish me luck before key rolls, not rolling in cafes, currently rolling key moves in the kitchen within an hour of waking up, NOT being at the other end of the phone when spazzattack is rolling, NOT being in his presence when rolling and certainly not in a cafe (the collective voodoo effect is a recipe for misery)...

So believe me I am perfectly serious when I state that if I roll up massively on a day there is more chance that I will contract a strange and disfiguring disease within 74 hours.

[king achilles]

You stick to your 'science' and I will keep my 'madness'. Don't try to inhibit my right to express my beliefs BBS.

Not everything that happens can be explained by science. Sometimes, it's just madness. Dice streaks, who can explain that? Here's hoping that you won't roll up massively so you won't get any disease.

[grifftron]

With these kind of thoughts you must live in asia.

[TeeGee]

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[laughingcavalier]

=;

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Quick, buy a lottery tocket

[TeeGee]

=;

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Quick, buy a lottery tocket

Me?? or my opponents

[Mr Changsha]

You chaps haven't really got the hang of this at all, so let me give you an example:

A few days ago these were my dice stats..

Recent battle outcomes 3vs.2

Killed 9 Lost 23

Pretty awful I'm sure you would agree. However, over the last month I have had an incredible number of gusset shots because my company changed the chinese staff's uniform to a very short, tight skirt.

[grifftron]

You chaps haven't really got the hang of this at all, so let me give you an example:

A few days ago these were my dice stats..

Recent battle outcomes 3vs.2

Killed 9 Lost 23

Pretty awful I'm sure you would agree. However, over the last month I have had an incredible number of gusset shots because my company changed the chinese staff's uniform to a very short, tight skirt.

So what you are saying is that if you Killed 23 and Lost 9, they would have made the guys at your company wear speedo's?

[Mr Changsha]

You chaps haven't really got the hang of this at all, so let me give you an example:

A few days ago these were my dice stats..

Recent battle outcomes 3vs.2

Killed 9 Lost 23

Pretty awful I'm sure you would agree. However, over the last month I have had an incredible number of gusset shots because my company changed the chinese staff's uniform to a very short, tight skirt.

So what you are saying is that if you Killed 23 and Lost 9, they would have made the guys at your company wear speedo's?

Who said I was talking about girls? You don't know where I work!!! You don't know me!!!!

[loutil]

What your response really tells me is that you are a gambler. All gamblers have superstitions. As the beer commercial states...it is only strange when it does not work . For the record, I fit that category as well. I do all kinds of things to try and change my dice while rolling. Sometimes it is the quick strike on the key. Sometimes it is a long pause between throws. Sometimes I only look at the opponents troops to see what happens. Sometimes I look at the dice and do not watch the map. Every one of these has worked at times and failed at others. That is why almost everyone has near perfect average dice as the law of large numbers assures. Do your little dances and show me consistent +10% on your dice and I will convert and become a believer .
I go to Vegas 4 - 5 times per year as I love to shoot dice. Some day I will tell you all the superstitions I employ at the dice table

[Mr Changsha]

A typical scene for me is sitting next to the girlfriend on the couch, me with my ipad staring at a CC move with worrying intensity, and her almost certainly gazing at me with something approaching wonderment.

The move is started.

"Wish me luck.." I say..
"Ok...good luck my strong, handsome intellectual superior!" She replies with great accuracy.

TWO DOWN

(glares at girlfriend accusingly)

TWO DOWN

(fury at both CC, girlfriend and life)

"I believe a kiss of good luck is required sweetie"
"Good luck my man of steel, my hulking slab of perfection..(followed by a long, lingering kiss).

TWO UP!

"I think we need to up the ante my darling..(unbuckles belt)"
"Oh! Being with you is like waking up every day on the moon..."

TWO UP!
TWO UP!!
TWO UP!!!

Now I believe, quite seriously, that the positive energy (one of love, huge passion and no little worship) that I receive from my girlfriend at such moments without question improves my dice..and why wouldn't it? I mean there she is watching her hero destroy the 'little people on the internet' with a caressing finger and an enlarged trouser area. How couldn't this, at that moment, cause my dice to sing?

Of course I accept that at such times I am greedily feeding on my well of fortune and that later, hopefully much later, I will be met with with some major travesty. But for a key game I will use any and every weapon at my disposal and if that includes my girlfriend then so be it.

I suggest testing this on one of your loved ones. Ask for a kiss of good luck (where really depends on the status of the loved one...but generally I would suggest the trouser area) and see if you roll up or down. Up, then we can safely say he or she is a keeper, but down, well throw the bastard out of the nearest window.

[grifftron]

lol.. me like you.

[loutil]

A typical scene for me is sitting next to the girlfriend on the couch, me with my ipad staring at a CC move with worrying intensity, and her almost certainly gazing at me with something approaching wonderment.

The move is started.

"Wish me luck.." I say..
"Ok...good luck my strong, handsome intellectual superior!" She replies with great accuracy.

TWO DOWN

(glares at girlfriend accusingly)

TWO DOWN

(fury at both CC, girlfriend and life)

"I believe a kiss of good luck is required sweetie"
"Good luck my man of steel, my hulking slab of perfection..(followed by a long, lingering kiss).

TWO UP!

"I think we need to up the ante my darling..(unbuckles belt)"
"Oh! Being with you is like waking up every day on the moon..."

TWO UP!
TWO UP!!
TWO UP!!!

Now I believe, quite seriously, that the positive energy (one of love, huge passion and no little worship) that I receive from my girlfriend at such moments without question improves my dice..and why wouldn't it? I mean there she is watching her hero destroy the 'little people on the internet' with a caressing finger and an enlarged trouser area. How couldn't this, at that moment, cause my dice to sing?

Of course I accept that at such times I am greedily feeding on my well of fortune and that later, hopefully much later, I will be met with with some major travesty. But for a key game I will use any and every weapon at my disposal and if that includes my girlfriend then so be it.

I suggest testing this on one of your loved ones. Ask for a kiss of good luck (where really depends on the status of the loved one...but generally I would suggest the trouser area) and see if you roll up or down. Up, then we can safely say he or she is a keeper, but down, well throw the bastard out of the nearest window.

What happens when your mind awakens from this fantasy and you find a "mess" all over your Ipad?

[BigBallinStalin]

That's probably the 'bad luck' element shooting out.

[rhp 1]

A typical scene for me is sitting next to the girlfriend on the couch, me with my ipad staring at a CC move with worrying intensity, and her almost certainly gazing at me with something approaching wonderment.

The move is started.

"Wish me luck.." I say..
"Ok...good luck my strong, handsome intellectual superior!" She replies with great accuracy.

TWO DOWN

(glares at girlfriend accusingly)

TWO DOWN

(fury at both CC, girlfriend and life)

"I believe a kiss of good luck is required sweetie"
"Good luck my man of steel, my hulking slab of perfection..(followed by a long, lingering kiss).

TWO UP!

"I think we need to up the ante my darling..(unbuckles belt)"
"Oh! Being with you is like waking up every day on the moon..."

TWO UP!
TWO UP!!
TWO UP!!!

Now I believe, quite seriously, that the positive energy (one of love, huge passion and no little worship) that I receive from my girlfriend at such moments without question improves my dice..and why wouldn't it? I mean there she is watching her hero destroy the 'little people on the internet' with a caressing finger and an enlarged trouser area. How couldn't this, at that moment, cause my dice to sing?

Of course I accept that at such times I am greedily feeding on my well of fortune and that later, hopefully much later, I will be met with with some major travesty. But for a key game I will use any and every weapon at my disposal and if that includes my girlfriend then so be it.

I suggest testing this on one of your loved ones. Ask for a kiss of good luck (where really depends on the status of the loved one...but generally I would suggest the trouser area) and see if you roll up or down. Up, then we can safely say he or she is a keeper, but down, well throw the bastard out of the nearest window.

The only thing this post does is force me to question the intellect of ur significant other... I'm not sure if I feel bad for her, or bad for you... while it may be nice to find a chick that's down with you playing CC? I'm not sure that's the kinda chick I'd go after... this is the only "gaming" thing I do, and I tell NO ONE.... the hood I grew up in? I'd have been shot if people found out ab this...

[rhp 1]

But. An amusing post nonetheless

[Mr Changsha]

A typical scene for me is sitting next to the girlfriend on the couch, me with my ipad staring at a CC move with worrying intensity, and her almost certainly gazing at me with something approaching wonderment.

The move is started.

"Wish me luck.." I say..
"Ok...good luck my strong, handsome intellectual superior!" She replies with great accuracy.

TWO DOWN

(glares at girlfriend accusingly)

TWO DOWN

(fury at both CC, girlfriend and life)

"I believe a kiss of good luck is required sweetie"
"Good luck my man of steel, my hulking slab of perfection..(followed by a long, lingering kiss).

TWO UP!

"I think we need to up the ante my darling..(unbuckles belt)"
"Oh! Being with you is like waking up every day on the moon..."

TWO UP!
TWO UP!!
TWO UP!!!

Now I believe, quite seriously, that the positive energy (one of love, huge passion and no little worship) that I receive from my girlfriend at such moments without question improves my dice..and why wouldn't it? I mean there she is watching her hero destroy the 'little people on the internet' with a caressing finger and an enlarged trouser area. How couldn't this, at that moment, cause my dice to sing?

Of course I accept that at such times I am greedily feeding on my well of fortune and that later, hopefully much later, I will be met with with some major travesty. But for a key game I will use any and every weapon at my disposal and if that includes my girlfriend then so be it.

I suggest testing this on one of your loved ones. Ask for a kiss of good luck (where really depends on the status of the loved one...but generally I would suggest the trouser area) and see if you roll up or down. Up, then we can safely say he or she is a keeper, but down, well throw the bastard out of the nearest window.

The only thing this post does is force me to question the intellect of ur significant other... I'm not sure if I feel bad for her, or bad for you... while it may be nice to find a chick that's down with you playing CC? I'm not sure that's the kinda chick I'd go after... this is the only "gaming" thing I do, and I tell NO ONE.... the hood I grew up in? I'd have been shot if people found out ab this...

Well, a lot of that was rather imaginary..pretty much anything beyond me saying "Wish me luck!" and her (often with no little exasperation) responding positively was a lie. Though if she doesn't give it her best effort, I will demand more passion. I wouldn't suggest this kind of behaviour to anyone not a true 'pro wit ta ladyz'.

I have a further example of the phenomena in question:

Today I woke up to find that spazzy had absolutely blitzed the tie-breaker against IA, which was absolutely superb. However, when I went to the kitchen to make my morning coffee I couldn't help but notice that my cat had shatted himself, it had dried into his fur (the cat is long-haired persian), and I had to spend the next 30 mins with my cat in a frankly pornographic position while I wiped his arse.

[rhp 1]

A typical scene for me is sitting next to the girlfriend on the couch, me with my ipad staring at a CC move with worrying intensity, and her almost certainly gazing at me with something approaching wonderment.

The move is started.

"Wish me luck.." I say..
"Ok...good luck my strong, handsome intellectual superior!" She replies with great accuracy.

TWO DOWN

(glares at girlfriend accusingly)

TWO DOWN

(fury at both CC, girlfriend and life)

"I believe a kiss of good luck is required sweetie"
"Good luck my man of steel, my hulking slab of perfection..(followed by a long, lingering kiss).

TWO UP!

"I think we need to up the ante my darling..(unbuckles belt)"
"Oh! Being with you is like waking up every day on the moon..."

TWO UP!
TWO UP!!
TWO UP!!!

Now I believe, quite seriously, that the positive energy (one of love, huge passion and no little worship) that I receive from my girlfriend at such moments without question improves my dice..and why wouldn't it? I mean there she is watching her hero destroy the 'little people on the internet' with a caressing finger and an enlarged trouser area. How couldn't this, at that moment, cause my dice to sing?

Of course I accept that at such times I am greedily feeding on my well of fortune and that later, hopefully much later, I will be met with with some major travesty. But for a key game I will use any and every weapon at my disposal and if that includes my girlfriend then so be it.

I suggest testing this on one of your loved ones. Ask for a kiss of good luck (where really depends on the status of the loved one...but generally I would suggest the trouser area) and see if you roll up or down. Up, then we can safely say he or she is a keeper, but down, well throw the bastard out of the nearest window.

The only thing this post does is force me to question the intellect of ur significant other... I'm not sure if I feel bad for her, or bad for you... while it may be nice to find a chick that's down with you playing CC? I'm not sure that's the kinda chick I'd go after... this is the only "gaming" thing I do, and I tell NO ONE.... the hood I grew up in? I'd have been shot if people found out ab this...

Well, a lot of that was rather imaginary..pretty much anything beyond me saying "Wish me luck!" and her (often with no little exasperation) responding positively was a lie. Though if she doesn't give it her best effort, I will demand more passion. I wouldn't suggest this kind of behaviour to anyone not a true 'pro wit ta ladyz'.

I have a further example of the phenomena in question:

Today I woke up to find that spazzy had absolutely blitzed the tie-breaker against IA, which was absolutely superb. However, when I went to the kitchen to make my morning coffee I couldn't help but notice that my cat had shatted himself, it had dried into his fur (the cat is long-haired persian), and I had to spend the next 30 mins with my cat in a frankly pornographic position while I wiped his arse.

I got nothin

[loutil]

A typical scene for me is sitting next to the girlfriend on the couch, me with my ipad staring at a CC move with worrying intensity, and her almost certainly gazing at me with something approaching wonderment.

The move is started.

"Wish me luck.." I say..
"Ok...good luck my strong, handsome intellectual superior!" She replies with great accuracy.

TWO DOWN

(glares at girlfriend accusingly)

TWO DOWN

(fury at both CC, girlfriend and life)

"I believe a kiss of good luck is required sweetie"
"Good luck my man of steel, my hulking slab of perfection..(followed by a long, lingering kiss).

TWO UP!

"I think we need to up the ante my darling..(unbuckles belt)"
"Oh! Being with you is like waking up every day on the moon..."

TWO UP!
TWO UP!!
TWO UP!!!

Now I believe, quite seriously, that the positive energy (one of love, huge passion and no little worship) that I receive from my girlfriend at such moments without question improves my dice..and why wouldn't it? I mean there she is watching her hero destroy the 'little people on the internet' with a caressing finger and an enlarged trouser area. How couldn't this, at that moment, cause my dice to sing?

Of course I accept that at such times I am greedily feeding on my well of fortune and that later, hopefully much later, I will be met with with some major travesty. But for a key game I will use any and every weapon at my disposal and if that includes my girlfriend then so be it.

I suggest testing this on one of your loved ones. Ask for a kiss of good luck (where really depends on the status of the loved one...but generally I would suggest the trouser area) and see if you roll up or down. Up, then we can safely say he or she is a keeper, but down, well throw the bastard out of the nearest window.

The only thing this post does is force me to question the intellect of ur significant other... I'm not sure if I feel bad for her, or bad for you... while it may be nice to find a chick that's down with you playing CC? I'm not sure that's the kinda chick I'd go after... this is the only "gaming" thing I do, and I tell NO ONE.... the hood I grew up in? I'd have been shot if people found out ab this...

Well, a lot of that was rather imaginary..pretty much anything beyond me saying "Wish me luck!" and her (often with no little exasperation) responding positively was a lie. Though if she doesn't give it her best effort, I will demand more passion. I wouldn't suggest this kind of behaviour to anyone not a true 'pro wit ta ladyz'.

I have a further example of the phenomena in question:

Today I woke up to find that spazzy had absolutely blitzed the tie-breaker against IA, which was absolutely superb. However, when I went to the kitchen to make my morning coffee I couldn't help but notice that my cat had shatted himself, it had dried into his fur (the cat is long-haired persian), and I had to spend the next 30 mins with my cat in a frankly pornographic position while I wiped his arse.

I got nothin

I have a horrible vision stuck in my head....

[BoganGod]

I just can't get the image of you combing shit out of your hairy pussy out of my brain. Curse you

Have you paused to consider that maybe your excrement treatment was a good thing, a lucky break in fact. Could the universe be trying to steer you towards a career directing german arthouse cinema.