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Ladder Game Online - No Drawing Required

The classic ghost leg (Amidakuji) game, minus the scribbling. Enter the outcomes, draw one ball each, and the result is instant and fair.

What Is the Ladder Game?

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.

How to Play Here

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.

Actually Fairer Than a Real Ladder

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.

Try a Quick Round

Six outcomes are loaded — one Winner, one Coffee run. Take turns drawing!

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this the same as a ladder game?

A ladder game maps each player to exactly one outcome. Drawing balls with "exclude drawn" on does the same thing: each turn removes the drawn outcome, so every player ends up matched to one unique result.

Can I use it for penalties or who-pays games?

That's what it's best at. Add one "pays the bill" ball among blanks, or mix several penalties — dishes, coffee run, first presentation slot — and let everyone draw.

What if we have more players than outcomes?

Add more entries until they match the number of players — duplicates like "Pass" are fine. You can also flip it around: put the players' names in and draw who gets each role.

Is it really random?

Yes — draws use cryptographically secure randomness, which is actually more uniform than a hand-drawn ladder, where results are biased toward each player's starting position.

Set Up Your Own Ladder Draw

Enter your players or penalties and start drawing in seconds.

Create my ladder draw

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