Farkle Puns

Argument just came up during a Christmas game of the dice rolling classic Farkle. It's the final round, and my sister must reset so she can roll all six dice again to have enough points to win. On her previous roll she had the choice to either roll two dice or one die to reset. We can't agree on which option gives her the better probability to keep rolling. Crash course in the rules. A one or a five will let her keep rolling. If both dice on the first roll are a one or five she automatically gets to reset and roll all six again. If only one of the two is a one or five, she has to roll the last die and get a one or five again to reset and keep rolling. Hopefully I've made the problem clear enough, but I can always clarify if needed.

So with the less-than-ideal weather, I've taken to installing a few "farkles" on my bike (a fellow riding coworker introduced me to the term) -

https://preview.redd.it/s77kzqb1vjb81.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f4ff232114813c6f216ce1ec3df0d3b4de8ba19

• EvoTech Tail Tidy
• Rizoma Action Turn Signals (Rear)
• TST Industries BL6 with DRL (Front)
• Front end spacer removal
• Passenger foot peg delete

Never thought I'd be rooting so hard for another man to

BUST

I just had a bust on my first throw twice in a row. Then my opponent got 2500 in a single turn to win it lol.

Funny title, but really that's what it feels like putting this ad together.

Asking price: $6500 Located in Astoria, Queens

2011 BMW R1200GS for sale in NYC

Vin #: WB1046000BZX51926

Mileage: 78,000 (will get exact number soon)

Has ABS, ESA suspension, and factory heated grips

The bad:

Salvage mark on the NJ title. I’ve been riding this since 2019, and the previous owner bought the bike at auction in Michigan, got a clear/rebuilt title then. If you are buying in NY State, be aware that it does need to go through an inspection, which the DMV told me is basically about identifying stolen parts. The process will take about 30 days from beginning to end.

Repaired damage on the engine block - Per the previous owner: “the engine guard bolt caused a small crack/oil leak in the case. I sanded down the fins in a 2" x 2" area and put JB Weld on it”. In my time riding and owning the bike, it has never been an issue.

Reason for selling: I’ve been a daily commuter in NYC for almost 9 years, but the pandemic has changed things. I work from home 100% of the time, and we’ve now got two young dogs at home, as well as several other projects. Even if I didn’t have any obstacles with this particular bike, I basically don’t have any time for riding right now.

The good stuff:

Recent maintenance:

Brand new clutch and full system bleed

New front right side caliper (cross threaded bleeder)

New brake pads on all calipers, system reverse bled

Farkles & Upgrades:

2 channel onboard DVR system, activates and loop records when the bike is turned on

Givi Air flow double windscreen

Winglets on the fairings

Gecko LED headlight replacement

Lexan headlight protector

LED turn signals

2x 4000w LED floodlights on a dimmer system attached to the high beam

Rox risers

Stebel horn, installed with the canister separated, and on a relay

Front Fender extender

Grip puppies foam covers

Doubletake Mirrors

SSR fuel cap

Altrider engine guards

Altrider skid plate

Givi tankbag ring

Innovv Powerhub fuse box

Kruz Locker throttle lock cruise control

Russell Daylong saddle

Rick Meyer Driver and passenger seats

Stock seats

Rear mudguard

Touratech pannier racks

Tusk Large Panniers with LED Brake and turn signal Whelen TIR-3 lights

GSA rear luggage rack with custom plate, and custom topcase

Pillion mounting plate luggage rack

Pivot Pegs

Exhaust flapper removed

Charcoal canister removed

Sidekicker adjustable kickstand

Aftermarket TPMS with rechargeable display

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Do we have some mathematicians here, who could calculate the odds of throwing six ones in KC:D Farkle, when you have 2 Lucky Playing Dice, 2 Heavenly Kingdom Dice, 1 Shrinking Die and 1 Odd Die?

I'm interested because I got my first (and probably only) last night.

Did clip it if anyone is interested. https://clips.twitch.tv/FurrySuspiciousMuleKappaRoss-wIRLaGoIVB_0P5Oq

Hey Guys, so, one thing I didn't understand is Farkle's cultural history. Why was he so upset over it, and why didn't he want to share?

Anybody got an idea when they’re going to NOT be sold out?

Say I have 6 dice. If I roll all 6 dice what is the probability I get exactly 3 ones (exactly 3 aces).

Here's a table for the correlations between how many of a certain die you are using, and the average resulting scores, as well as your chances of not farkling with 6 dice:

Notes:

• The number of dice available is without DLC, without looting the Riddler, and ignoring any number above 6.
• You can potentially get extra Misfortune dice, Henry's Beta dice, and Shrinking dice, from the Riddler.
• With DLC you can get 6 Heavenly total and 6 Lucky total.
• Unsurprisingly, Even has the highest chance of farkling, due to minimizing your chances of getting ones and fives, and Odd has the second highest chance of scoring.
• Before getting this I had to get the average scores for every possible combination of the available dice types (21697 total).
• I did not use a simulation: I wrote a program to go through every possible roll of dice (46656 total), and get a weighted average. It took 27 minutes to run total.

 

Here are the averages for using 6 Lucky Playing dice, based on how many of them you are currently rolling:

You could use this to get a rough idea of whether to pass or keep rolling, but a disclaimer: these average scores don't take future rolls into account.