Quick intercept clarification

alternat · Post by **alternat** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:25 am

PubBowler wrote:
ianwilliams wrote: Although I agree that is the official rule - I think it is a bit daft
I'd go with unrealistic.

Works fine with static models but not moving, jostling players.

it's as unrealistic as going to jail when rolling doubles.

Jural · Post by **Jural** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:06 am

In Monopoly, you go to jail when you are randomly caught- it's assumed you are already doing illegal things

Also, you need to roll three doubles in a row, which the odds are 1/343 against.

1/343 is roughly the correct odds of going to jail for doing something wrong when you are a rich American mogul dealing in real estate and the stock market. If the current news is any indication, it might be too likely!

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sumbloke · Post by **sumbloke** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:45 am

Not sure about your math... I count the odds of getting three doubles in a row as 215:1 against. (ie 1/216)

Jural · Post by **Jural** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:02 am

sumbloke wrote:Not sure about your math... I count the odds of getting three doubles in a row as 215:1 against. (ie 1/216)

Oh, do you use 6 sided dice in Monopoly in your country?

We use 7 siders here in Nowhereland. How embarassing

Yes, 1/216 it is, of course.