"This is interesting, but this is a bit more hackish than simply re-rolling the dice. Most people would just reroll."
It's the point...
It's the point...
2. He could've used the time he spent writing that article to release a free dice rolling iPhone app that implements his special Settlers roll. It could even keep track of when to stop rerolling sevens. There are several similar apps already in the store. It would be trivial to write one that auto-rerolled sevens. This is something that might actually be of use to people, though, then again, maybe not.
To me it looks like the author wasted his time.
Ah, but it's not guaranteed to terminate.
However, a short time before that, a meteor comes in through your window and knocks you unconscious... and oh yeah, the sun explodes. Damn the laws of probability!