Random pairs, in one tap

Making random pairs

Choose 2 players per team. With an odd number of names, one pair becomes a group of three, so nobody is left out. Shuffle again for a fresh set of partners, and use Keep apart to stop the same two people pairing every time.

Questions

How does the balanced team generator work?

Give people a rating after a comma, like Sam, 7. Huddle deals the strongest players first to whichever team is weakest so far, then tries swapping pairs between teams and keeps any swap that brings the team averages closer. It repeats that from 160 random starts and keeps the fairest split, so pressing Shuffle again still gives you different teams that are just as even.

What happens to people without a rating?

They count as the group average, so you can rate only the players you know.

Can I keep two people on different teams?

Yes. Open Keep apart, tap one name and then another. Huddle will not put them together. If the rules are impossible with the number of teams you chose, it tells you how many it had to break.

Is the draw really random?

Yes. It uses your browser's cryptographic random numbers, the same kind used for passwords. Every person has the same chance of landing on any team, and team sizes never differ by more than one.

Are the names sent anywhere?

No. The names stay in your browser and are saved there for next time. They only leave your device if you press Share link, and then they travel inside the link itself, not to our server.

Can I show the teams on a projector?

Press Big screen. The teams fill the screen in their colours, big enough to read from the back of a hall.

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