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Settlers Of Catan, Number TokensThe number tokens are placed on the board to determine which resources will be produced for a given number rolled by the two dice. They are placed in a fixed order (alphabetical by the small letter on each token). The probabilities that govern the rolling of two six-sided dice dictate that hexes marked with six or eight are expected to be most productive, while those marked with two or twelve are expected to be least productive. The 6 and 8 number tokens are printed in red, to highlight this expectation. Additionally, the number of dots below each number indicates how likely each number is to be rolled: how many times out of 36 rolls that number is likely to be rolled. The tokens are as follows: | order !! number !! probability | | A | 5 | •••• | | B | 2 | • | | C | 6 | ••••• | | D | 3 | •• | | E | 8 | ••••• | | F | 10 | ••• | | G | 9 | •••• | | H | 12 | • | | I | 11 | •• | | J | 4 | ••• | | K | 8 | ••••• | | L | 10 | ••• | | M | 9 | •••• | | N | 4 | ••• | | O | 5 | •••• | | P | ? | ? | | Q | 3 | •• | | R | 11 | •• | This fixed ordering has a number of interesting results. Given that there are twelve border hex tiles on the standard board, two of the 8s and a 6 will be on the outer edge. Also, the center tile will always be 11 unless it is a desert tile. That makes the center tile less desirable for resources than for geographic flexibility. There is, of course, no 7 (the most common number, occurring 6 out of 36 rolls on average), as rolling that number moves the robber.
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