private static bool IsFairRoll(byte roll, byte numSides)
{
// There are MaxValue / numSides full sets of numbers that can come up
// in a single byte. For instance, if we have a 6 sided die, there are
// 42 full sets of 1-6 that come up. The 43rd set is incomplete.
int fullSetsOfValues = Byte.MaxValue / numSides;
// If the roll is within this range of fair values, then we let it continue.
// In the 6 sided die case, a roll between 0 and 251 is allowed. (We use
// < rather than <= since the = portion allows through an extra 0 value).
// 252 through 255 would provide an extra 0, 1, 2, 3 so they are not fair
// to use.
return roll < numSides * fullSetsOfValues;
}