Three ways to settle the first move
List the players or teams one per line, choose rock paper scissors, a coin toss or a dice roll, and the page plays that method out until a single name is left. Rock, paper, scissors pairs players off each round, with a bye when the head count is odd, while the coin and the dice have everyone throw at once. Each round records what everyone threw and who went through, so you see the process rather than only a verdict. Fill in the previous starter and the whole method is replayed, up to 200 times, so the same name does not start twice in a row.
Assumptions and what is not covered
The three hands, the two faces of a coin and the six faces of a die are each assumed equally likely, and the rounds independent. Human habits or psychology in throwing a hand are not modelled. Odd or even guessing games, ladder draws and splitting everyone into teams are not covered. No published statistics were found on which hand real players favour, so the page never suggests that one hand is better. The browser Math.random function is not a cryptographically secure random source, so do not use it for decisions that carry legal weight or money. Up to 50 players are handled. Written as of October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Rock, paper, scissors pairs players off each round and only the winner of each pair goes through, with a bye when the head count is odd. The coin sends through whoever got heads and the dice whoever rolled the highest, and a round where everyone matches is marked as a tie and replayed.
Type that name into the previous starter box and the page runs the method again, up to 200 times, until somebody else comes up. If it still has not changed after 200 tries, it says so in the result and shows what came up.
The browser Math.random function is not a cryptographically secure random source. Keep it for games with friends and family rather than decisions that carry legal weight or money.