Tärnig

Tärnig is a Swedish term that broadly refers to the act of rolling dice. This can encompass various activities, from casual board games to more formal gambling contexts. The fundamental aspect of tärning involves the use of dice, typically polyhedral objects marked with numbers or symbols, whose outcome is determined by chance.

The most common dice used in tärning are six-sided dice, often denoted as d6. However, games and other applications can involve dice with a different number of sides, such as four-sided (d4), eight-sided (d8), ten-sided (d10), twelve-sided (d12), and twenty-sided (d20) dice. The specific type of die used often depends on the rules of the game or the desired probability distribution of outcomes.

In Sweden, tärning is a popular element in a wide array of games. This includes traditional board games, modern strategy games, and role-playing games where dice rolls are used to determine the success or failure of actions, the amount of damage inflicted, or the outcome of random events. The term can also be applied to simple games of chance played with just a few dice. While often associated with leisure, the principles of tärning are also fundamental to understanding probability and statistics.