Dice living, also known as diceliving, dicing, or die-ing is a way of life made popular by George Cockcroft's novel "The Dice Man", first published in 1971. The book documents the life of Luke, a man who throws dice to make decisions pertaining to his life - including his thoughts, actions, and even emotions. Luke does this in order to attempt the destruction of the personality, become the "random man", and hence appease many of his repressed inner desires and emotions.
In order to make choices using a die, the idea is to decide on six possible options, whether they be ways to spend the day; emotions to feel; or ways to act, and number them from one to six. The outcome of the single roll of a die will then decide which of these options is pursued. Options can be weighted, by assigning the same choice to multiple numbers or by using multiple dice. The most important rule is that the dice must always be obeyed, no matter what their decision.
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