Odds of rolling 6 on 2d6
Chance per roll
13.89%
5 of the 36 ways 2 6-sided dice land add up to 6 — about one roll in 7.2. Among the 11 totals 2d6 can make, that is the 2nd likeliest of 11 — tied with 1 other, since the distribution is symmetric.
Every total 2d6 can roll, with 6 picked out. The peak is 7 at 16.67%.
Exactly 6, or past it?
Plenty of games ask you to beat a number rather than hit it, and the two are not close.
| Exactly 6 | 13.89% |
| 6 or more | 72.22% |
| 6 or less | 41.67% |
The 5 ways to make it
Every one of them, which is the whole proof of the figure above — count the rows, divide by 36.
Other rolls worth knowing
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