Pairing Draw
Pairing Draw
About Pairing Draw
Two decks or one deck
Use two decks when you have people on one side and targets on the other, such as givers and receivers or people and tasks. Use one deck when everyone should be paired into twos; an odd deck keeps one rest card instead of silently dropping someone.
Play it on the table
Reveal mode shuffles the decks first and then flips pairs one by one, so the result works for a group watching the same screen. Zoom keeps only the table in the page, and fullscreen uses the same table through the browser Fullscreen API.
Fair, local, and replayable
Pairing uses the same CSPRNG verification contract as the other Lots tools. Names stay in your browser for this round only, and the result card is for presentation rather than seed details.
FAQ
Common questions and answers about this topic.
When should I use two decks?
Use two decks when the left and right sides mean different things, such as givers and receivers, people and tasks, or players and opponents. The counts must match so every left card receives one right card.
What happens with one deck and an odd number of people?
One card becomes a rest card. The tool does not hide or drop anyone, so the group can decide whether that person waits, joins the next round, or gets a special role.
Can it avoid matching someone with themselves?
In two-deck mode, if the same label appears on both sides, the tool tries to avoid matching that label with itself. If the counts make that impossible, it stops and tells you instead of producing a suspicious result.
What is the difference between zoom and fullscreen?
Zoom hides the controls and keeps only the table in the page. Fullscreen asks the browser to make that table fullscreen where supported; if it fails, the tool falls back to zoom.
Are the names uploaded?
No. The lists are processed in your browser for the current round. There is no account, room, or server-side list storage.