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carnitine | 2 years ago

Dice is plural, and common games have you roll two dice at a time. So you’re looking for a pair of pairs.

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dml2135|2 years ago

Uh, no, when you describe a pair you use the plural. “Pair of pants”, “pair of earrings”, “pair of socks” — these phrases do not refer to four of something.

mannykannot|2 years ago

You are right, though "pair of pants" is somewhat problematical as an example of this!

pc86|2 years ago

Dice is plural. Die is the singular.

ecshafer|2 years ago

I play board games and rpgs, so I spend a lot of time with dice and reading about dice. I don’t think I have ever heard a dice pair to reference multiple pairs of dice. My mind was looking for some weird die with a top higher than 6 since you need a pair that adds up to 14. Dice is plural but pair implies 2.

They should have said just the group of dice whose top sides sum to 14.

WarOnPrivacy|2 years ago

> Dice is plural

It's also a descriptive label we use when discussing numbered cubes. In the captcha's context, that's the meaning I've fixed in place - while I parse the rest of the text.

I'm seeing hints that the captcha also comes with a short time clock along with the usual locked-account punishment for failure-to-solve. Fast assumptions seem appropriate.

skywhopper|2 years ago

Oof, I’ve never heard anyone say “dice pair” to mean four dice.

hyperbovine|2 years ago

Well, clearly you aren’t human then. Next!

DemocracyFTW2|2 years ago

Your way of counting things will ensure you cannot solve this captcha I'm afraid.