They do say if when you flip a coin, you realise that you really want one side to win, pick that choice.*
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Coin flip? Amateur. You should roll a D20 for initiative.
No, never.
Last time was when we were children.
I do. If it's heads I always tell the person to keep the coin. It's thier lucky coin. But don't put it in your pocket. It'll get mixed in with all the other coins and become just another coin.
Which it is.
I do sometimes use it to choose what to play/watch, although I use a random number generator. It's more random than a coin toss and cuts to the chase when there's more than 2 options.
Since I rarely have coins handy, I use a clock (if I don't know the current time, obviously): "If the minutes are odd, yes. Even? No." (Eg. 2:53 = yes, :54 = no).
Dice rolls. I let the number rocks decide my fate. All hail the probability cubes
Yeah, if I'm really genuinely even on a choice and none of my standard tie-breakers apply. Following through is no issue, as I am legit torn, so have no strong preference.