Snake eyes possible roll, and will often be a loser in many dice games, such as craps, the term has been employed in a more general usage as a reference to bad luck. In some board games, such as "Monopoly", house rules may decide that this roll earns the player a bonus due to it being rare and otherwise disadvantageous. The odds of rolling snake eyes on two six-sided dice are 1-in-36 (1/6 * 1/6). Snake eyes In gambling in general and the game of craps in particular, snake eyes is the outcome of rolling the dice in a game and getting
Dice "Dungeons & Dragons" (D&D) is largely credited with popularizing dice in such games. Some games use only one type, like "Exalted" which uses only ten-sided dice. Others use numerous types for different game purposes, such as D&D, which makes use of all common polyhedral dice. Dice are usually used to determine the outcome of events. Games typically determine results either as a total on one or more dice above or below a fixed number, or a certain number of rolls above a certain number on one or more dice. Due to circumstances or character skill, the initial roll may have