In article <3d93677c.99183057@news.povray.org>,
 Erk### [at] povrayorg (Erkki S?ndergaard) wrote:

> Yes. Given that the two dice are identical you can't tell the
> difference between 1:4 and 4:1, thus 4:1 is twice as likely to occur
> as 1:1. If we change the premise so we only have one dice that we roll
> twice 1:4 is as likely to occur as 1:1, now we've given value to the
> order (1:4 <> 4:1). If you really want fun with permutations, try to
> calculate the cumulative odds on a slot machine. I once attempted that
> for a simulated slot machine I programmed, I ended up fiddling the
> values until emparative testing showed the desired return rate (or
> close enough) instead.

Gah, alright, I misstated the problem. You know what I meant... ;-)

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