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On 19/09/2023 10:10, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> Once the set spots got figured
> five dice got used for letters add the total and subtract 4 for the
> particular letter.

Which actually isn't random. It's a bell curve peaking probably between 
J and M. Think, if you throw 2 dice, there are 36 possible combinations. 
Only one of them generates 2, only one generates 12, but 6 combinations 
can generate 7.

Cheers,
Wol