Methods for controlling movement of a dice

A method for controlling movement of at least one dice, the method comprising:

• receiving data from an input device indicative of a height a user would like the at least one dice to move upward;
• randomly determining a time at which the at least one dice will move upward;
• based on the random determination and not the received data, causing a platform holding the at least one dice to move upward with a first force;
• after causing the platform to move upward with the first force, causing the platform to move downward either a first distance or over a first period of time;
• and
• after causing the platform to move downward either the first distance or over the first period of time, causing the platform to move upward with a second force, wherein the height that the dice moves upward is controlled by selecting at least one of the first force, the first distance, the first period of time, or the second force.