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	Pig (dice) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pig is a simple folk jeopardy dice game first described in print by John Scarne in 1945 (Scarne, John.
		Pig is commonly used by mathematics teachers to teach probability concepts.
		Pig often serves as a simple, fun example for teaching probability concepts from the middle school level upwards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pig_(dice) (909 words)

	Talk:Pig (dice) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pig is a simple dice game often taught to, and played by, children.
		I'm not going to get into an edit war over this, but it hardly seems important to note that the South American dice game "pig" sgouldn't be confused with a card game developed in Minnesota last year.
		Actually, checking again, the Brazilian game of Ambition is slightly different from Pig, but operates upon the same principle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Pig_(dice) (272 words)

	Monsanto files patent for new invention: the pig \| Greenpeace International
		The Earth is flat, pigs were invented by Monsanto, and genetically modified organisms are safe.
		This refers to pigs in which a certain gene sequence related to faster growth is detected.
		This means the pigs, their offspring, and the use of the genetic information for breeding will be entirely owned by Monsanto, Inc. and any replication or infringement of their patent by man or beast will mean royalties or jail for the offending swine.
	www.greenpeace.org /international/news/monsanto-pig-patent-111 (1252 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		PIG [source: Skip Frey, "How to Win at Dice Games"] "Pig" is an amusing game of chance and strategy suitable for a family or social gathering.
		Thus a throw of two 5's, which ordinarily would be 10, turns into a score of 20; a throw of two 3's, which ordinarily would count 6, turns into a score of 12.
		Editor's note: This game is sometimes played with special dice that have a skull instead of an ace, known as DEATH DICE.
	members.aol.com /dicetalk/rules/pig.txt (442 words)

	"Pig (Pig-out)" Analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If at any point in a player's turn, one of the dice shows a "1", the entire temporary score is lost, and the dice are passed to the next player.
		The game rules are identical for this version of pig except the player loses his temporary turn score when one of the dice shows a "6", and loses his entire score when double "6's" (box cars) are rolled.
		If we apply this principle to "Pig" the discrete moves of chess are replaced by the optimal strategies that would have to be computed for each of the possible "luck" combinations of the dice rolls (and their associated probabilities).
	www.johncollins.org /JG/Pig.html (1631 words)

	Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange: PIG/HOG (all, Mathematics
		PIG is an addition game, played between two or more students (but they CAN play alone!).
		They continue to roll and add the pips (they are the only ones who can give me the total of the pips but anyone in the class can help me add on to their total) on the dice to their score.
		The rules are the same except that you multiply the numbers on the dice and add it to your score.
	www.teachers.net /lessons/posts/25.html (530 words)

	FontFace.com - Pass the Pigs
		The object of this game is to be the first player who rolls a total of 100 points or the player with the most points if no one has reached 100 points by the end of the game.
		The pigs land a certain way giving you a score for that roll.
		If you roll a "Pig Out" your turn is over and you lose all your points for that turn.
	www.fontface.com /games/pigs (534 words)

	CPS 6 : Spring 1999 : Lab 2
		The first parameter is the number we are looking for on the dice and the second parameter is the number of times over which to average.
		The game is called Pig, because the player can roll as many times as she wants in one turn but, if she gets greedy she could lose everything.
		So to make your dice player a winner, choose a strategy that rolls a variable number of times depending on the number of points gained in the game and in the round.
	www.cs.duke.edu /courses/cps006/spring99/lab/lab2 (1298 words)

	CompSci 6 : Summer 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A popular dice game is Pig, whose object is to be the first player to score 100 points by rolling two dice and adding their sum to your score.
		The game is called Pig, because the player can roll as many times as she wants in one turn but, if she gets greedy, she could lose everything because there are risks as well as rewards with each roll of the dice.
		You are to write a program that simulates the game of Pig as well as keeping track of the average number of rounds your strategy takes to win the game.
	www.cs.duke.edu /courses/summer03/cps006/classwork/pig.html (546 words)

	LCR, Pass the Pigs, and other Dice Games
		Pass the Pigs is Hasbro's version of the original "Pigmania", or Pig Mania, with a few of the funnier elements (Makin' Bacon for example) removed so no one would be offended.
		You have 10 dice to roll and 10 different specific phases to complete before moving to the next round.
		This fast-paced imaginative game is an interactive dice game of strategy and defense that pits players against each other in an attempt to win with the highest score.
	www.bgamers.com /dicegame.htm (1337 words)

	Alphabet Pig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The game of Pig is an excellent little game based on balancing risk against scoring using 3 dice.
		Three dice are thrown and are totalled to give a score UNLESS one or more of the dice show a "1" (="Pig").
		If one "pig" appears the turn ends and the other 2 dice do not contribute to the score.
	www.sholing.force9.co.uk /alphapig.htm (344 words)

	Greedy Pig
		Greedy Pig is a one player game in which the objective is to accumulate as many points as possible without going bust.
		If the roll does not include a two on either die, the players score is increased by the sum faces showing on the two dice.
		Roll1 and roll2 for example are the first turn, etc. The "score" column shows the resulting score after the first two rolls (four dice) and the "score3" column shows the result after three turns.
	www.pballew.net /greedpig.html (822 words)

	Ivars Peterson's MathTrek - Playing Pig, Optimally (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The simple dice game known as Pig is surprisingly complex when you're trying to find an optimal strategy for playing it.
		Neller and Gettysburg colleague Clifton G.M. Presser describe the results of their analysis of Pig in a recent issue of the UMAP Journal and on a Web page at http://cs.gettysburg.edu/projects/pig/index.html.
		Pig has many variants, including versions that require two dice, somewhat different rules, or more than two players.
	www.maa.org /mathland/mathtrek_05_31_04.html (823 words)

	Game Rules for Pig-Out 1
		If a 6 is rolled on one or both dice, you pigged-out (lost all the spots you earned on that turn).
		You can roll the dice as many times as you want during one turn, as long as you don't pig-out.
		You pig-out when you roll the dice and get a 6 on one or both dice.
	www.sasked.gov.sk.ca /docs/rubrics/math/g5prpigrules.html (416 words)

	Java Forums - pig game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		it is: after the second player rolls dice, i want to first player roll again, then second and then so on...i couldnt find how i will do it.
		One level is "do you want to keep throwing dice" and the other level is "do you want to take a turn again after player 2 is finished".
		One thing you could do is express this in code, which would probably mean having another while loop surrounding the one you already have plus the part that expresses player 2's activity.
	forum.java.sun.com /thread.jspa?forumID=31&threadID=437756 (546 words)

	Task 2: The Game of Pig
		Thus, before each roll, she must decide whether to (a) add her currently-accumulated subtotal to her permanent total and pass the turn to the other player; or (b) continue rolling, risking an unlucky 1.
		This means that the minimax-optimal value function can be formulated as the unique solution to a system of generalized Bellman equations [Littman and Szepesvári1996] similar to Equation 4.
		The Pig results are charted in Table 1 and graphed in Figure 9.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /~jab/pubs/propo/node34.html (439 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Specific rules for Pig: Each player has a die (or dice) and the players take their turns concurrently.
		A turn consists of rolling a die (or dice) until either: (1) You roll a skunk, thus getting zero points for the turn, or (2) you voluntarily decide to end the turn, thus collecting the points from that turn.
		Playing Pig in the classroom: A score sheet is helpful in allowing the students keep track of their points.
	www.humboldt.edu /~mar13/Handouts.dir/pig.doc (1271 words)

	Pig Dice Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Specially marked dice, called death dice, are available for this game.
		They are marked in the same way as standard dice except that the 1 spot is replaced with a skull.
		Each player in turn throws the die and continues to throw the die until either a 1 is thrown or they decide to stop.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /dice-play/Games/Pig.htm (244 words)

	Pig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On a turn, a player may roll the dice as many times as he or she wants, mentally keeping a running total of the sums that come up.
		But, if a 1 comes up on one of the dice, before the player decides to stop rolling, the player scores 0 for that round and it's the next player's turn.
		If a 1 comes up on both dice, not only does the turn end, but the player's entire total returns to 0.
	homepage.mac.com /pamsoroosh/iblog/math/C1352236368/E1012323162 (134 words)

	ESP Gifts: PASS THE PIGS® Reg. $10.95 / SALE $8.95
		Players attempt to rack up points by rolling the pig dice, but if they're not careful they might "Pig Out" and lose all their points.
		Contains: 2 pig dice, score pad, scoring guide, 2 pencils, and plastic carrying case.
		One pig lands jowl to the ground supported by an ear and a front trotter.
	www.espgiftsonline.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ESP&Product_Code=WM1046 (381 words)

	Winning Moves Games: Pass The Pigs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Players attempt to rack up points by rolling the pig dice-but if they're not careful they might 'Pig Out' and lose all their points.
		This popular dice game is perfect for light competition and social interaction make this a perfect game for as few as two or as many as twelve players.
		When you pass the Pig, you are accepting the points you have scored thus far, and you simply hand the pigs to the next player to roll.
	www.winning-moves.com /products/pigs.htm (708 words)

	Probability
		When it is your turn, roll the dice as many thymes as you like, keeping a running total of what you roll.
		If a 1 comes up on one of the dice, your turn ends, and you score zero for that turn.
		If both dice show 1s, your turn end and your total score so far goes to zero.
	www.ri.net /schools/South_Kingstown/PD/Classrooms/Hayward/probability.html (245 words)

	Leonard's Bits of Stuff Homepage - Piggy Six Dice Game
		His score is the sum of both dice, and he can either stop after rolling them once, or he can keep rolling and add the rolls together.
		However, if on any roll one of the dice shows a six, his turn ends immediately and he gets zero for that turn.
		The sets of dice will "follow" each other around the group and no one should wait too long for their next turn.
	www.geocities.com /quetl/pigsix.htm (714 words)

	CS 112 Program 1
		In the game of Pig, a player rolls the dice repeatedly until she rolls at least one 1 or voluntarily gives up the dice.
		Each time she rolls the dice the total on the faces of the dice is added to her score, except when she rolls a 1.
		The computer follows the same rules, except that it turns over the dice as soon as its score for the current turn is at least 20.
	www.cs.usfca.edu /peter/cs112/progs/prog1.html (992 words)

	Forfeit Games - Dice and dominoes for CP
		To raise the stakes use poker dice, scoring 9 upwards or a set of double nine dominoes.
		The first player rolls the dice and accumulates score unless he throws a one.
		The player who first puts his last counter in the pot is the winner and he gives each other player a number of swats equal to the number of counters now in the pot.
	www.milism.net /forfeitgames.htm (1004 words)

	pig dice game
		Dice games are great because they don't require a lot of space and they don't have a lot of rules.
		Play: Points are accumulated according to the roll of dice, if a pig is rolled, you subtract points and lose your turn and the dice are passed to next player.
		The player who is in last place at games end, is a pig.
	www.seefred.com /cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=pigdice.htm (322 words)

	I_HATE_LIFE
		Pig 1: No lar, the mahjong dice are sacred dice lar, who touch wo..
		MUST be your husband's friend lar...lost the tiles also lost the dice lar.
		Never let it be said that this pig family is not inovative.
	i_hate_life.blogspot.com (1634 words)

	BHS Assignment 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Following the person-player, the computer should roll the pair of dice and accumulate points.
		Therefore, on each roll, the player must decide to either roll again (be a pig) and risk loosing points, or relinquish control of the dice, possibly allowing the other player to win.
		Implement the computer player such that it always relinquishes the dice after accumulating 20 points or more in any given round.
	www.sbuniv.edu /~tdeclue/BHS/Assignments/Assign3.html (518 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		/******************** * Pig.java * * P4: Pig and Dice * * Programmer: Nick Vallidis * * Date: June 5, 2000 * * Description: This class contains the main method for the Pig and Dice assignment.
		They get to * choose wheter to go on or not and acquire more points * * Input: whether the user wants to roll again, whether the user wants to play again * * Output: the number of sums of 4 rolled in 1000 rolls.
		The value of the dice rolled * in the pig game, and the cumulative sum of the dice in one turn of the game.
	www.cs.unc.edu /~vallidis/comp14/assign/Pig.java (238 words)

	Pass the Pigs Game - AreYouGame.com
		Toss two pig "dice" and see how they land-- it determines how many points you get.
		For example, if both pigs land on their feet you score a Double Trotter for a whopping 20 points.
		But whatever you do don't "pig out" on Pass The Pigs, leave a few for all of the others that have used their little "snouters" to find this game too.
	www.areyougame.com /Interact/Pass_the_Pigs__iWM1046.html (1047 words)

	Lonely pig
		Later on we explore certain situations such as rolling dice, using spinners, choosing cards to determine precise values of probability.
		Give each pair one pig card to add to their set.
		In this activity the children roll a dice to feed fish to our three cats.
	www.nzmaths.co.nz /Statistics/Probability/LonelyPig.htm (1074 words)

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