Random Decision Maker
Add the options that are genuinely acceptable, then let a fair random draw break the tie.
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Free to use. No account required. Your entries stay in this browser.
How to use the Random Decision Maker
A random decision maker is useful only after judgment has produced a safe shortlist. It gives every listed option an equal chance and records no meaning beyond that draw.
Build an acceptable shortlist
Remove any option that violates a budget, boundary, safety need or prior commitment. Randomness cannot repair a bad list.
Check each option once
Write options at the same level of detail and remove duplicates. Two labels for the same outcome would give it extra weight.
Commit to the stated rule
Draw once and accept the result unless new information makes it unworkable. Repeated draws turn a fair process into preference hunting.
Best used for
Low-stakes ties where the remaining outcomes are genuinely interchangeable.
Choose another method when
Medical, legal, financial, safety, consent or relationship decisions with unequal consequences.
Worked example: Choosing ordinary travel
Train, drive and stay overnight are all workable after checking cost, timing and safety. The decision maker can break that remaining tie. If one option becomes unsafe or misses the deadline, remove it before drawing again.
Random Decision Maker questions and answers
Short answers about how this tool works and when to choose a different method.
Does every option have an equal chance?
With duplicate removal enabled, every distinct nonempty option has an equal chance. If duplicate removal is turned off, repeated lines receive extra entries, so check the list before drawing.
When should I use a random decision maker?
Use it for a low-stakes tie after you have removed every unacceptable option. Use a comparison method when outcomes have different costs, risks or effects on other people.
What if I dislike the random result?
That reaction may reveal a preference. Pause and name what the result exposed instead of repeatedly drawing until a preferred answer appears.
For privacy, fairness and high-stakes limits that apply across the site, read the would.you questions and answers. You can also clean and draw from a longer list or compare unequal consequences.