Re: [FT] SMLs, Type 3 & Tactics

Stephen wrote:
>>Dead Meat vs the 6 thrust equivalent with 4000 or so Type 1s. But
>>rolling 4000 dice would be tedious at best :)
>use Qbasic:
>randomize timer
>for a= 1 to 4000
> b=int(rnd*6)+1
> if b=4 or b=5 then c=c+1
> if b=6 then c=c+2
>next a
>print c
>
>use that program, all 4k dice are rolled.

    You forgot the rerolls if "6" is rolled on the dice!
In Java/JavaScript pseudocode:

int iDie = 0;
int iDamage = 0;
int iD6 = 0;
int iDice = 4000;
while (iDie < iDice) {
    iD6 = Math.floor (Math.random () * 6) + 1;
    switch (iD6) {
	4,5:
	    iDamage +=1;
	    break;
	6:
	    iDamage += 2;
	    iDice++;	// Allow for reroll.
	    break;
	}
    iDie++;    // Next dice.
    }

Alternatively, you can just assume that 2,000 rolls have no effect,
1,333.3
rolls give a damage value of 1,333.3, and that 666.6 rolls give a damage
value of 1,333.3. That gives a total damage of 2,666.6 before rerolls.
If
the target survives!!, there's the 666.6 rerolls, giving an extra 444
damage
and 111 rerolls. That should be enough damage! :-)

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