Roll the dice.

Simon   Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 07:30 GMT
Dice are used in the gambling game "craps" (plus others). You can weight a die so that it lands in a certain way. That is where the expression comes from, I think.
pooh   Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 11:21 GMT
To Simon
Sorry, I still have trouble differentiating between "dice" and "die". Is the latter the pulral of the former ?
Simon   Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 12:36 GMT
Dice is plural, die is singular.

However, many people in everyday speech use dice to mean both. It should usually be obvious by context what is meant.
pooh   Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 18:06 GMT
thanks for your help Simon.