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FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "12-D Chess" published January 15, 2023 - Transcript: Roger Fox: Ha! Gotcha! Andy Fox: I wouldn't move there if I were you. Roger Fox: Maybe you just can't see what I'm doing! Maybe I'm playing 12-dimensional chess! Maybe my moves have a genius that your brain can't even comprehend! Andy Fox: Checkmate! Roger Fox: In the 12th dimension, I would've won!

12-D Chess

January 15, 2023

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Wizarding" published November 27, 2022 - Transcript: Jason Fox: You are in a large circular room with a radius of (roll roll) 24 feet. Calculate its circumference! Marcus Jones: 48π. Jason Fox: The ceiling is (roll roll) 51 feet high. Calculate the volume of the room in cubic meters! Marcus Jones: Lessee... 831.8π? Jason Fox: Suddenly, a balrog appears! Jason Fox: Calculate the odds of surviving! Marcus Jones: How the heck do I do that??? Jason Fox: Hey, you're the one who wanted to play as a math wizard. Marcus Jones: I ask the balrog if he needs help with his homework...

Wizarding

November 27, 2022

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Dangerous Game" published September 18, 2022 - Transcript: Roger Fox: Chess? Andy Fox: No thanks. Roger Fox: Aw, c'mon... Andy Fox: Sorry. I've had a long day. Roger Fox: I'll let you go first... Andy Fox: I said no! Roger Fox: Pleeeeeeese? Andy Fox: Roger, how can I make this any more clear? I DON'T WANT TO PLAY CHESS! Roger Fox: Fine. Backgammon? Andy Fox: Kids, do me a favor and cover your ears...

Dangerous Game

September 18, 2022

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Caution Is Warranted" published June 6, 2021 - Paige Fox: What are you doing? Jason Fox: Uploading videos from the D&D campaign I just finished hosting. Paige Fox: "The party debates entering Jason's dungeons (Part 1)." Paige Fox: "The party debates entering Jason's dungeon (Part 2)." "The party debates entering Jason's dungeon (Part 3)." "(Part 4)" ... "(Part 5)" ... "(Part 6)" ... Jason Fox: My friends are very cautious players. Paige Fox: And each video is two hours long?!? Jason Fox: The last video is only 15 seconds. Jason Fox: "The party enters Jason's dungeon and dies." Jason Fox: Obviously they weren't cautious ENOUGH.

Caution Is Warranted

June 6, 2021

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Questioned To Death" published April 8, 2018 - Jason says: As you enter the chamber, you come face-to-face with a 50' tall Balrog wielding a 10; flaming sword! Marcus says: Yikes! My archer readies his bow! How far away is the Balrog? Jason says: 30 feet. Marcus says: Is the floor level? Jason says: Yeah. Marcus says: Are we below ground? What's the barometric pressure? Do the flames from the Balrog create an sort of updraft? What's the humidity? Does the air feel damp or dry? Any particulate matter? Dust? Mold? Pollen? What's the acceleration due to gravity on this world? 9.8 m/s²? What about the coriolis forces? I assume this planet rotates. Jason says: ...And the Balrog dies of old age. Marcus says: Woohoo! Any good loot?

Questioned to Death

April 8, 2018

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Details, Details" published February 19, 2017 - Jason says: As you enter the dungeon, you see an orc centurian, napping at his post. Marcus says: My dwarf warrior attacks! Jason says: But not before the balrog hiding behind the door attacks you! Bwahaha! He slashes your dwarf with his sword, causing (roll, roll) five points of damage! Marcus says: Where does he slash him? On his back? Jason says: Probably. Marcus says: How deep is the cut? Would you see bones? Did he hit an artery? Would blood be spraying out? Jason says: Dude, it's only five hit points. Marcus says: Ok, ok, how's this look? Jason says: You know, there's such a thing as putting too much detail into your miniatures. Marcus says: Is it my dwarf's turn to attack? Let me give him scared-yet-angry eyebrows...

Details, Details

February 19, 2017

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