Tiebreaker coin flip for groups and votes
Break a tie with a fair coin flip — group votes split evenly, board-game scoring tied, or any binary deadlock where neither side can be argued out of their position. Type the two outcomes as labels (e.g. "Option A" / "Option B" or actual proposal names) and tap Flip. Free fair coin flip for casual decisions — no gambling, no signup. "Tiebreaker coin flip" / "break a tie" / "voting tiebreaker" all land here. Eight people on a project team voted 4-4 on which of two design directions to pursue. Re-voting will produce the same split since nobody has changed their mind. Type the two design names as labels, agree to abide by the flip before tapping, hit Flip. The result names one. The team commits to that direction and moves on. Total elapsed time: under thirty seconds. Pre-committing to the random outcome before the flip is the entire point — once everyone agreed to the process, the verdict is procedurally legitimate even if individuals didn't get their preferred answer. Casual social and small-group use only; political votes and binding legal arbitration need actual processes, not a coin. The labels and flip result live in the URL after a tap, so the tiebreaker is auditable.
Frequently asked questions
Why use a coin flip instead of voting again?
Once a group is split evenly, a re-vote often produces the same split — most people don't change their minds under social pressure. A pre-agreed coin flip resolves cleanly without forcing anyone to switch positions, and the procedural legitimacy of "we agreed to abide by this" prevents litigating the result afterward.
Should the group agree to the flip outcome before flipping or after?
Before. The entire point is pre-commitment — everyone signs up to the random process before the flip happens. Agreeing afterward defeats the procedural legitimacy: "we will abide unless we don't like the result" reduces to no resolution at all. Tap once everyone has explicitly committed; the flip then closes the discussion.
Can I use this for political votes or binding workplace decisions?
No. This is for casual social and small-group use — friend groups, project teams, family decisions where the stakes are low. Political votes have ballot procedures; binding legal arbitration has formal processes. A random verdict is appropriate when the cost of either outcome is low and procedural fairness is the goal, not when actual evidence or law applies.
Is the flip itself recorded as proof of the procedure?
The labels and result are encoded in the URL after a tap, so a copy-paste of the URL produces a shareable link to that specific flip outcome. The page itself doesn't store flip history server-side — there's no Plinkr account, no audit log. The URL is the record. Send the link to the group as the procedural artifact.
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