Sometimes you just roll the dice and you let it go.

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Suppose you have a roll of the dice that will get you a hundred-dollar bill if you land a seven and nothing otherwise.

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Yes, there are abilities, and moves, and you can move your little guy around, but at the end of the day you go up to an enemy, roll the dice, and see whether you win or lose.

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Because you are not betting everything on one roll of the dice, you have more money to experiment and that means your chances for success increase.

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