Dear
Mark,
What is the "allowable" size difference
in a set of five dice on a
craps table? The reason I ask is, I got some game-used
ones from a
casino I frequent. They are numbered 1230 and 1232,
which I figured to
be part of a five number set. We got bored at work
and measured them on
our Coordinate Measuring Machine. We found a .0007
variation from all
sides of the pair. David S.
Games
management is the second line of defense when a new
deck (set) of dice is introduced on a crap game. Prior
to their baptism, a pit boss will inspect the dice
with a micrometer to make sure they were produced
to a tolerance level of .0005 of an inch.
The
first line of defense is the dice maker. That
manufacturer deals in
tolerances of .0002, with imperfections discarded,
making the random
nature of a dice throw a certainty.
The
most unlikely scenario is that dice 1230 and 1232
were from
different decks. They could be from a slightly
larger than normal set
of dies allowing more tolerance, or they were
lackadaisically inspected
upstairs and somehow slipped through.
Either
way, I doubt that the extra .0002" deficiency
from one die to
another would affect the outcome of the rolls.
Next time you happen to
run into a couple ten-thousandths of an inch,
just ask 'em.
Good
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