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Option A or Option B

A neutral two-option picker with custom labels on each face and a shareable link for group decisions.

Option AOption B
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Option A
Option B

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About this tool

About the Option A or Option B

When a choice is between "Option A" and "Option B", it is usually because someone wrote them down — two proposals, two designs, two candidates for a name. This coin keeps that neutral framing: both labels are shown on the faces, both get exactly the same odds, and nobody can claim the process favored their side.

That neutrality is the point. In meetings and group chats, a visible, shared coin flip settles deadlocks faster than another round of debate. Set the labels, share the page link so everyone is looking at the same coin, and flip once. The result is random, witnessed, and hard to argue with.

Four quick steps

How to use it

  1. Rename Option A and Option B to your actual choices.
  2. Share the link if others should see the same coin before you flip.
  3. Flip once — the label facing up wins.
  4. Agree in advance that one flip decides it, then stick to the result.

Starting options

What the two sides mean

The faces are deliberately generic, so you can drop two proposals in without either one sounding like the favourite.

Option A
Rename it to the first proposal on the table: a layout, a vendor, a candidate name. Being listed first carries no advantage here, because the odds are identical either way.
Option B
The alternative with equal support and no tiebreaker behind it. Give this face to the side that would otherwise lose on seniority or volume rather than on merit.

Useful moments

Good for

  • Break a 50/50 split between two logo drafts, slide layouts, or headlines.
  • Choose which of two equally qualified vendors gets the first call.
  • Decide which of two feature ideas ships in this sprint when priorities tie.
  • Assign who presents first when two teammates both prepared.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can the whole team watch the same flip?

Share the link and everyone sees the same labelled coin, but each browser generates its own result. For a decision that has to stick, nominate one person to flip on a shared screen or over a call, so there is a single outcome nobody can dispute.

How do we stop the result being reopened an hour later?

Say before the flip that it decides, and that the losing side gets no rematch. The coin will happily flip again, so that discipline has to come from the room. Writing the outcome into the meeting notes straight away does more than any setting can.

What if there are three or more proposals?

A coin only holds two faces, so either cut the weakest option first and flip on the finalists, or use a wheel where every proposal gets its own entry. Knockout flips work too, but the proposal that sits out the first round gets an easier path.

Is this a sensible way to settle work decisions?

Only when the options are genuinely tied and the stakes are low: a slide layout, presentation order, which of two vendors gets the first call. If one choice has better evidence behind it, or real budget and people's jobs ride on it, that needs a decision, not a toss.

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