Online 8 Ball — Ask a Yes or No Question

The fortune-telling 8 ball is a toy from around 1950, sold as the Magic 8 Ball®: ask a yes-or-no question, shake it, and a die floating inside shows one of twenty answers. This independent online version keeps the same twenty-answer mix — ten positive, five non-committal and five negative — and picks one with a fair random draw. Use it for a laugh, a party game or to break a tie when you honestly do not mind either way.

How to use this tool

1. Type a question that can be answered yes or no.
2. Optionally tick “same question, same answer” so the ball is consistent.
3. Press the button to shake the ball and read its reply.

Formula

P(positive) = 10/20 = 50%, P(non-committal) = 5/20 = 25%, P(negative) = 5/20 = 25%

Each of the 20 answers has probability 1/20 = 5%. The draw uses an unbiased secure random integer from 0 to 19; with “same question, same answer” the question text seeds the repeatable sfc32 generator instead.

Example

Asking “Will it be sunny for the picnic?” three times might give “Outlook good.”, “Ask again later.” and “Most likely.” — two positive replies and one non-committal, close to the 50/25/25 mix you expect over many shakes.