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Best way to arrange 16 dice in a 4x4 cell grid
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A player is given a set of 16 random dice to place on a 4x4 cell grid.
Dice placement in certain combinations (rows or columns only) can you score points.
One Pair 1 point (e.g. 3,3)
Two Pairs 3 points (e.g. 2,2,5,5)
Triple 4 points (e.g. 4,4,4)
Straight (any order) 5 points (e.g. 1,2,3,4 or 5,3,6,4)
Quadruple 8 points 1,1,1,1
The player gets a random dice at each turn, so it should be impossible to get all dice of the same (to make 8 quads). So, what is the next (best) arrangement that can score maximum points with a set of random dice?
The playing grid is here:
http://rubysoft.com.my/pirates_playground.php
Dice placement in certain combinations (rows or columns only) can you score points.
One Pair 1 point (e.g. 3,3)
Two Pairs 3 points (e.g. 2,2,5,5)
Triple 4 points (e.g. 4,4,4)
Straight (any order) 5 points (e.g. 1,2,3,4 or 5,3,6,4)
Quadruple 8 points 1,1,1,1
The player gets a random dice at each turn, so it should be impossible to get all dice of the same (to make 8 quads). So, what is the next (best) arrangement that can score maximum points with a set of random dice?
The playing grid is here:
http://rubysoft.com.my/pirates_playground.php
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.8 quads is NOT impossible (unless the program is designed to reject such combinations). The chance of getting 16 dice coming up with the same number is 1 in 6^15 (i in 470 184 984 576).
Obviously the next best would be 15 showing the same number and the 16th one different scoring 6 quads and 2 triples = 56 points
Obviously the next best would be 15 showing the same number and the 16th one different scoring 6 quads and 2 triples = 56 points
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