8d6 = 29
Rolling 8 dice, 133288 of the 1,679,616 outcomes add up to 29 — a 7.94% chance.
Probability
7.94%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 133,288 / 1,679,616
- Probability
- 7.94%
- One roll in
- 12.6
- This or higher
- 45.95%
- This or lower
- 61.98%
- Average sum
- 28
Nearby sums
Rolls with similar odds
A different number of dice can land on much the same chance.
How to read this
- Two dice do not land evenly. There are six ways to make 7 and only one way to make 2.
- The more dice, the tighter the middle. With six dice almost everything lands near 21, while 6 or 36 turns up about once in 47,000 rolls.
- The average sum is 3.5 per die, because one die averages 3.5.
- Rare is not never — but nor is it due. Roll two dice thirty-six times and there is still roughly a 36% chance you never see a 2.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What are the odds of rolling 29 on 8 dice?
7.94% — 133288 of 1,679,616 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 12.6.
Q. How often do I roll 29 or more?
45.95% of the time. Rolling 29 or less happens 61.98% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
Something near the average of 28. 1 sums come up more often than 29.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 12.6 is a long-run average, not a schedule.