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reroll

reroll

5.8
An extra chance to roll dice to try for a better result
  • noun
  • /ˈriˌroʊl/
  • Jargon
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  • The rules state that each player receives a reroll after their first attempt.

Examples

  • On my third or fourth 'reroll'

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  • Others yet give you various abilities that you can use during combat or even rerolls you can make during a game session.

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  • While it may mean that if there are 50 people in a room, one of them is super rich, it doesn't mean that the other 49 just need a reroll.

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  • In the game, players are allowed one reroll to improve their chances of winning.

  • Sometimes, you can request a reroll if your initial dice result is unsatisfactory.

Synonyms

mulligan
vsreroll
  • UK
8 7.9

An extra try you get after a bad attempt, often in games like golf

is limited to getting another random roll to try to improve a result

Antonyms

1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

How Modified

reroll
  • Jargon
5.8
to reforge
  • Jargon
1 7.7
to modify
268 3.2
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

reroll singular
rerolls plural

Morphology

reroll = reroll (transparent) = re + roll

The noun is a straightforward zero-derived use of the verb 'reroll' meaning an act or opportunity to reroll.

Etymology

Reroll comes from the simple parts re- meaning 'again' and roll meaning 'to throw' or 'to turn', so as a noun a reroll is an 'extra chance' to roll again in a game.