Agree that stuffing yourself just so you can "get your money's worth" only ends up in most people feeling miserable after. For me, getting my money's worth is the ability to try different types of foods sort of like a sampling menu that some restaurants offer. Fill up by trying small samples of a variety of foods.
My ex used to work at an AYCE seafood restaurant in MD. Basically, you order the most expensive thing you want to eat, then re-order that item or anything less than that price. Steamed Alaskan King Crab Legs were the most expensive, so ordering that bought you the entire menu. Food was brought to the table, so no buffet line. There was one person she told me about they called "Anna," short for anorexia even though she was bulimic. She'd eat a bunch, go to the restroom and then keep eating. Sometimes she was there for hours. The manager started having employees follow her to the restroom and discovered she was "purging" what she'd just eaten to make room for more. After they witnessed this enough, the manager told her not to come back. It's not "All you can throw up!!"
I wish some buffets would offer some cuisine from India. I never tried Indian food but would like to try it. If I try a sample and don't like it at least I didn't waste food.
I tried bubble craps before but it was sorta meh. But I think I'd like to give it another try. There are some interesting strategies on Yoo Boob that would piss off the dealers and players at a regular craps table but would be perfectly fine with bubble craps.
An interesting thing about bubble craps is the dice have "monopoly" type shapes. Their edges are rounded out, not like the sharp edges of regular craps dice. I often wondered why this is so and the paranoid conspiracy theorist in me suspects the AI of the machine can sense what the dice will land on as the pad vibrates. While the sharp edges of regular casino dice guarantees a random roll, maybe the rounded edges of the bubble craps dice make the outcome more predictable.
Of course that's just my opinion. Many times after I hit a big win I seven out immediately after. 
The standard for dice in most games is to have rounded edges. They are more comfortable to handle and for most have a more pleasing appearance.
The purpose of the squared edges is so they can control the quality of each die. Sharp edge dice provide more precise, unbiased rolls. They wear down slower and can be more easily measured to ensure randomness.
I think the reason they use rounded edges in Bubble Craps is to avoid "leaners." A sharp point at the right angle can cause a die to lean against the wall, but a rounded edge is more likely to slide off the wall as long as the degree of curvature on the corner is sufficient.
As long as the face of each die is the same size, a rounded die should be just as random as a squared edged one. However, some dice may have larger faces for higher numbers and smaller faces for lower numbers which can cause the larger numbers to face downward more often due to the face being slightly heavier.
One assumes the randomness has been tested by the gaming commission. Either way, I'm sure someone has already bought and tested these machines to see if there's an advantage from betting on the numbers opposite the higher 4, 5 & 6 faces.(i.e. 1, 2 & 3). I'd think the casino would be upset if fewer numbers 4-6 appear since that's going to limit the times a 7 can be rolled. Die faces are usually made with opposing faces having 1 & 6, 2 & 5, and 3 & 4. if the higher number faces weigh more, then you'd expect to see more 1, 2 and 3 rolled as the 4, 5, and 6 are heavier and would tend to land with those numbers facing down.
i can't imagine the casinos letting a biased set of dice favor the players. in craps, once a point is established, the odds favor the house (assuming you are betting "with" the dice) as the number 7 has the highest odds of rolling. Dice being biaed to roll less than a 4 would favor the player.
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