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eliakith
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Explosions! Who doesn't love them? But wait- what's more awesome then explosions? Chain explosions! You know, the ones that create 1-4 more in their wake, which then each create 1-4 more? That's what the game is about! I want to see what we can do in 30 posts, with 1 4-sided die that expands into 4-sided dice for each number rolled! Wait... That's confusing. How 'bout and example?

P1: (rolls D4... 3)
P2: (rolls 3D4... 9)
P3: (rolls 9D4... 22)

And etcetera. But, to keep it from getting stale, we'll add something else to the mix: reasons for said explosions. Example time!

P1: A genereric red barrel explodes. (3)
P2: That barrel was next to three others, which also exploded! (9)
P3: Those three barrels were next to nine gasoline tanks, which exploded in a glorious heat! (22)

And etcetera (again). I believe I've stated the rules clearly, so let's go!

A lone Oil = 1 barrel explodes for no apparent reason.

DICE RESULTS
1 = Oil
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GhostOfNinja
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Rather anticlimactic. The lone barrel really was alone. Let's start that over, shall we? Oil2 = 2

Also...there must be a cap to how many dice you can roll. And with this kind of exponential growth, we'll hit that cap pretty quickly.

DICE RESULTS
2 = Oil2
eliakith
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The oil barrel had two small gasoline containers next to it.

That's part of the experiment, if there is a cap.

Two 1 gallon Gasoline = 5 containers explode.

DICE RESULTS
5 = Gasoline
Patrick2011
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That's part of the experiment, if there is a cap.

The cap is 20.

Those explosions set off 5 Oil = 15 barrels.

DICE RESULTS
15 = Oil
Gogotank
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Those 15 oil barrels were next to 15d4=39 Cars!

DICE RESULTS
39 = 15d4
eliakith
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Those 39 cars blew up and were next to 20d4=58 + 19d4=41 gas stations! (How does that work O.o)

DICE RESULTS
58 = 20d4
41 = 19d4
Gogotank
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(These numbers are getting high!) The gas stations were next to 20d4=54 + 20d4=49 + 20d4=46 + 20d4=57 + 19d4=42 oil drills!

DICE RESULTS
54 = 20d4
49 = 20d4
46 = 20d4
57 = 20d4
42 = 19d4
eliakith
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The 248 oil drills had 20d4=53 20d4=43 20d4=45 20d4=52 20d4=54 20d4=54 20d4=46 20d4=53 20d4=47 20d4=49 20d4=54 20d4=56 8d4=22 claymores on them!

DICE RESULTS
53 = 20d4
43 = 20d4
45 = 20d4
52 = 20d4
54 = 20d4
54 = 20d4
46 = 20d4
53 = 20d4
47 = 20d4
49 = 20d4
54 = 20d4
56 = 20d4
22 = 8d4
GhostOfNinja
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The 628 claymores had 20d4=57 20d4=51 20d4=49 20d4=45 20d4=52 20d4=51 20d4=56 20d4=50 20d4=44 20d4=47 20d4=54 20d4=44 20d4=46 20d4=55 20d4=49 20d4=52 20d4=45 20d4=51 20d4=41 20d4=55 [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 20d4] [roll 8d4] bottles of nitroglycerin atop them!

DICE RESULTS
57 = 20d4
51 = 20d4
49 = 20d4
45 = 20d4
52 = 20d4
51 = 20d4
56 = 20d4
50 = 20d4
44 = 20d4
47 = 20d4
54 = 20d4
44 = 20d4
46 = 20d4
55 = 20d4
49 = 20d4
52 = 20d4
45 = 20d4
51 = 20d4
41 = 20d4
55 = 20d4
GhostOfNinja
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Oh we hit the cap. You can only roll 20 sets of 20 dice, so 400 dice in one post. I suppose I could roll the rest in a new post, but I feel like this game will only be tedious at that point.

jcwgames
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That escalated quickly.

eliakith
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Agreed. Experiment over. Conclusion: physics are awesome.

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