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Wheel of Names

A spinning wheel that picks a random name or option. The handy sidekick for choosing who goes first in any other activity.

Small groupLarge groupUnder 5 minClassroomTeamPartyVirtual
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How to play

Type or paste your list of names (or options) into the wheel, give it a spin, and it randomly lands on one. It is less a game on its own and more the fair, suspenseful way to choose who goes first, who answers next, or which prompt to use.

Best for any group activity that needs a random pick — choosing volunteers, assigning teams, or selecting a question — in a classroom, meeting, or party.

Tip: save your wheel so you can reuse the same name list each session, and switch on "remove winner after spinning" when you want to work through everyone exactly once.

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