Dice Game - The Essential Guide to HTML5 - page 23

Figure 2-3. An 8 means a follow-up throw with a players point of 8 carried over.
Let's assume that the player eventually throws an 8 again, as indicated in Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4. Its another throw of 8, the point value, so the player wins.
As the previous sequence shows, the only thing that counts is the sum of the values on the faces of the
dice. The point value was set with two 4s, but the game was won with a 2 and a 6.
The rules indicate that a game will not always take the same number of throws of the dice. The player can
win or lose on the first throw, or there may be any number of follow-up throws. It is the game builder's job is
to build a game that works—and working means following the rules, even if that means play goes on and
on. My students sometimes act as if their games only work if they win. In a correct implementation of the
game, players will win and lose.