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Originally posted by Steve Carlton
My grandfather used to make a living in the 20's hustling pool and craps. He said he used to rattle the dice in his hand with certain facets touching each other, then roll them on the table on four of the six sides.
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Only with dice that are out of true. There are dice in museaums and collections going back to Roman times that were cut to favour certain numbers. Casino dice are "true" and cost more to purchase for that reason.
I used to play backgammon fairly seriously and I used to have fun beating friends using loaded dice sometimes. It is surprisingly easy to palm and change dice to the set you want. My objective was not to win with subtlety but to see how long I could drag it out without the other player catching on. The funniest was when my opponent understood I was doing something but did not understand how I was changing the dice, when he confiscated my dice he was left gobsmacked as I continued throwing the numbers I wanted using another set of my dice
