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What would happen if the two dice landed stacked in craps. Would it be a valid roll? If so, how would the dealers reveal the number that was rolled on the lower die?

same with the answer portion.

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I have never heard of left-handed dice. Do you have anything to support their existence?

There was a thread here last spring that discussed the configuration of dice. There I commented that all of the dice I am familiar with are what I would consider left handed, meaning that if you look at the 1-2-3 point or the 4-5-6 point those numbers are arranged counter-clockwise.

Several of the posts in that thread comment on web sites that have illustrations of dice that are not proper. One that I still can find shows an ad with a die that has the 2 face adjacent to the 5 face. There are also comments about a "bizarre" illustration on the "dice specifications" page at Midwest Game Supply Company. The illustration I found there today looks OK.

However, I did notice some security options that Midwest Game Supply Company offers, including a "reverse 2-3" configuration. (Someone had posted here -- somewhere -- that this was an indication of loaded dice, but apparently that is not so.) Of the two dice shown below, the one on the right is the standard configuration, with the pips of the 2 and 3 "touching" close to the 6, while the die on the left has them touching near the 1. Both dice are in the counter-clockwise "left-handed" configuration I am familiar with, but I am not aware of ever having seen a die like the one on the left.



This may or may not have any affect on your stacked-dice answer.

Thanks Doc.

I was about to link to (sigh) a Wikipedia page to support my post.

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On second thought, a quick search of some gaming supply comany websites, including one for Midwest Game Supply, produced nothing but left-handed dice.

I.E. I'm now on a mission to find RIGHT handed casino quality dice!