For all you gambling-addicts, you might be surprised to learn that there is a way to simulate crap dice on an LED matrix, here’s a cool DIY project for that.
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Fact: I am a new D&D player.
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Problem: Having to roll many kinds of dice, which get lost and end up it other player’s hands.
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Solution: Build an n-sided dice.
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Method: Take two 5×7 led displays, connect them to an ATmega168, toss in a Freescale’s 3-axis MMA7260QT accelerometer and program some code.
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWZV98KE_Ec

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