Who Goes First?

Turn order, settled

Replace the placeholders with real names and spin. Whoever comes up goes first.

For a full turn order rather than just the first player, turn on Remove the winner after each spin and keep spinning. Each name leaves the wheel as it is drawn, so you get first, second, third and fourth in order. The Results panel keeps the sequence on screen for the whole game.

That takes about fifteen seconds for a four-player game and removes every argument about who goes after whom.

What's on the Who Goes First wheel

All 4 options are on the wheel to start with. Edit, delete or add to them — the wheel redraws as you type.

• Player 1
• Player 2
• Player 3
• Player 4

Why it beats the usual methods

Rock paper scissors only handles two people and needs a tiebreak. Youngest goes first is not random, it is a rule that always favours the same person. Whoever rolls highest needs a die, and someone always claims the roll did not count.

The wheel handles any number of players, everyone can see the slices, and there is nothing to dispute — the result window shows the exact probability each player had.

For games where the first player has a real advantage, alternate: spin for game one, then rotate the order for game two. Random once, then fair by rotation, is better than random every time.