Swipe (dice game)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/swipe-dice-game

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who invented Swipe (dice game)?2000
2. What is the game type?Deductive dice game with elements of probabilistic reasoning
3. What is the inventor?Robert A. Bjork, experimental psychologist
4. What is the Swipe dice game?Swipe is a dice game where you guess the hidden numbers by looking at the visible dice. You use math to figure out what the missing dice must add up to.
5. How do you play Swipe?Roll six dice, keep some visible and hide the rest. Add the visible ones, then think about what the hidden dice could be to reach the total you need.

Probabilistic Reasoning: The process of making judgments about the likelihood of events occurring.
Deductive Reasoning: A logical process where a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.
Working Memory: The system responsible for temporarily storing and manipulating information for complex tasks.
Bayesian Inference: A statistical method that updates the probability for a hypothesis as more evidence or information becomes available.