Skyroll

One random point in the night sky per day, and the naked-eye star nearest to it. Lonely stars come up often; stars in crowds are rare.

What is Skyroll?

Skyroll picks one random point in the night sky a day and finds the nearest of the 1,631 brightest stars, magnitude 5 or brighter. A star alone in empty sky comes up often; one in a crowd is rare. It's pure luck with no reroll, and rare stars, constellations and moments earn badges worth EP.

Skyroll is one of 13 daily luck games on ohmyrng. Everyone gets Hexdle, Georoll, Wikidle and Giftroll every day, and each player's dice deal three more from the rest: on a day yours deal Skyroll, it's yours to roll.

The rarest stars

All 203 Skyroll badges and their odds

Questions

How does Skyroll pick a star?

The server picks a point evenly over the whole sky, as right ascension and declination, with a secure random number generator, then takes the nearest star of magnitude 5 or brighter from the HYG catalogue. A star's chance is the share of sky closer to it than to any other. You get one roll per UTC day, and nothing you do can steer it.

Can I roll again?

No. One roll a day, and fresh dice at 00:00 UTC: Skyroll comes back on a day they deal it.

Do I need an account?

No, anyone can roll. An account keeps your badges and streak, and puts you on the boards.

Is it the star above me?

Not where you stand: the point is a spot on the map of the sky, the same wherever you roll. Only the Sun, the Moon and the planets move with the time of your roll, and a few badges ask where they were.