The classic ghost leg (Amidakuji) game, minus the scribbling. Enter the outcomes, draw one ball each, and the result is instant and fair.
Known as Amidakuji in Japan, ghost leg in China, and sadaritagi in Korea, the ladder game matches each person to a hidden outcome: who wins the prize, who buys coffee, who does the dishes. The paper version has problems — someone has to draw it, lines get added suspiciously at the last second, and tracing the paths takes forever with a big group. This version keeps the suspense and drops the hassle.
1. Put the outcomes into the machine — one per player (e.g., 1 "Winner" and 5 "Pass", or a penalty like "Coffee run") 2. Each player takes a turn drawing one ball 3. Drawn balls are excluded automatically, so every outcome is assigned exactly once — just like a real ladder The one-ball-per-person draw gives you the exact same one-to-one matching a ladder produces.
Here's a fun fact: a hand-drawn ladder isn't truly random — outcomes tend to land close to where each player started, and adding more rungs only partly fixes it. A random draw has no such bias. Every player has an exactly equal chance at every outcome, every time.
Six outcomes are loaded — one Winner, one Coffee run. Take turns drawing!
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