You and your friend are playing a dice game where you win a point if you roll a number that is divisible by 3, and you lose a point if the number is not divisible by 3. What is your expected number of points in this game if you are rolling a fair 6-sided die, and is the game fair or unfair in this case?

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You and your friend are playing a dice game where you win a point if you roll a number that is divisible by 3, and you lose a point if the number is not divisible by 3. What is your expected number of points in this game if you are rolling a fair 6-sided die, and is the game fair or unfair in this case?

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