Evaluate dice rolling notation strings

Question

Rules

Write a function that accepts string as a parameter, returning evaluated value of expression in dice notation, including addition and multiplication.

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Answer 1

PHP, 147 symbols, no eval:

preg_match('/(\d+)?d(\d+)[\s+]?([\+\*])?[\s+]?(\d+)?/',$i,$a);$d=rand(1,$a[2])*((!$a[1])?1:$a[1]);$e['+']=$d+$a[4];$e['*']=$d*$a[4];print$e[$a[3]];

$i contains input string.

Edit: oops, forgot about prefixed operation. brb.