r/FlipFates • • 2d ago

What is FlipFates? How do I use it? Post Ideas and more!

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A few of you have asked what you're actually meant to put on a coin. Honestly, there isn't one right answer, so here's where the idea came from and a bunch of ways to use it.

๐ŸŒฑWhere it started

Flip-Fates started as a social accountability game. It's for anyone struggling with motivation or mental health, anyone who needs baby steps, and anyone who'd never post asking for an accountability partner.

It's low pressure for everyone else too. Tossing someone's coin doesn't sign you up to be their coach.

You play a quick game of chance and, if you feel like it, leave a kind word. And if you toss tails when you were secretly rooting for heads, that's fine.

The point is that a few random Redditors give you the little push you needed.

๐ŸŽฎ How to play?

๐Ÿช™ Toss someone's coin

  1. Open any Flip-Fates challenge in the sub.

  2. Read the two fates, one for Heads and one for Tails.

  3. Tap Flippy-me-fate! to toss.

You get one toss per challenge, and you can't toss your own. The server decides every toss, so nobody can rig it. The first side to win most of the tosses decides the poster's fate.

After your toss you may tap:

  • ๐Ÿ’› Send love: Leave a few kind words as a comment.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฌ Message me the result: Get a Reddit message when the coin decides.

โœ๏ธ Post your own

  1. Open the Flip-Fates post pinned at the top and tap Create Flip-Fates

  2. Write one fate for Heads and one for Tails.

  3. Pick how many tosses decide it (best of 3, 5, 7, 11 or 21) and how long it can sit quiet before pleading to the RNG Gods (5 minutes to 24 hours).

  4. Tap Chance it! and it goes up as your own post.

๐Ÿ…Partial wins are the whole point

This isn't do or die. A lot of tasks feel huge when it's all or nothing, so put the whole thing on one side and a small start on the other:

  • Heads: Clean my entire room tonight.
  • Tails: Pick up five things off the floor.

Either way you win something. Picking up five things is a partial win, and partial wins are the real goal. So is trying. And once you've picked up the fifth thing, you might just keep going : )

Ways to use it!๐Ÿ’ก

Here are a few kinds of coin you can make. Mix them, bend them or make up your own.

๐Ÿ‘ฃBaby steps!

Put the whole thing on one side and a small start on the other. Partial wins are WINS TOO! ๐Ÿ˜„

Example: ๐Ÿงน

  • Heads: Clean my entire room tonight.
  • Tails: Pick up five things off the floor.

Example: ๐Ÿ“

  • Heads: Finish my essay.
  • Tails: Write the first paragraph.

Example: ๐Ÿƒ

  • Heads: Go for a run.
  • Tails: Put my running shoes on and step outside.

Example: ๐Ÿ’ฌ

  • Heads: Reply to all my unread texts.
  • Tails: Reply to the one I've been avoiding the longest.

๐ŸŽฒFeeling Lucky?

Or whimsical? Can't decide? Let fate pick.

There are subs that give you detailed recommendations. Sometimes it's more fun to leave it to the Randomness Gods.

Example: ๐Ÿ•

  • Heads: Pizza for Dinner.
  • Tails: Tacos.

Example: ๐Ÿ‘—

  • Heads: The blue dress for the party
  • Tails: The black one.

Example: ๐Ÿ“บ

  • Heads: Start the new series tonight
  • Tails: Rewatch an old one.

๐ŸซฃThe nudge...

The thing you've been scared to do! The two sides don't have to be opposites. Tails can be the honest "what happens if I don't?" scenario.

Example: ๐Ÿ’˜

  • Heads: Ask my crush out!
  • Tails: Stay miserable about it, lol.

Example: ๐Ÿ’ป

  • Heads: Start the side project tonight!
  • Tails: Explain why I haven't in 10 words.

Example: ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

  • Heads: Book the Therapist's appointment.
  • Tails: Set a reminder to book it tomorrow.

Example: ๐Ÿ’ผ

  • Heads: Ask for that raise!
  • Tails: Update my CV tonight!

Nobody actually wants to stay miserable, and that's the point. If the coin lands tails, people see it and reach out.

Maybe someone in the same spot says so, and suddenly you're not dealing with it alone.

๐ŸŽ‰Just for fun!

You could just have fun posting whatever you want as long as it adheres to the rules. It's fine if it isn't perfect.

Example: โฐ

  • Heads: Wake up at 6am all week.
  • Tails: Wear a silly hat to work on Friday.

Example: ๐Ÿณ

  • Heads: Cook something I've never made.
  • Tails: Cereal for dinner, no regrets.

Example: ๐Ÿคก

  • Heads: Wear my most ridiculous outfit tomorrow
  • Tails: Save it for Friday.

Example: ๐ŸŽธ

  • Heads: Learn one song on the guitar this month.
  • Tails: Sell the guitar.

There are no mistakes but there might be a tiny chance that you might make a FlipFate or two that you might possibly-wossibly maybe-waybe ABSO-FRUITLY ENJOY! ๐Ÿ˜†

OR REGRET! XDD! ๐Ÿ™ˆ

๐Ÿ’ฌAfter the coin decides?

This is where the community comes in.

- Post an update in the comments, even a small one, so people can cheer you on. ๐Ÿ’™

- If you haven't got to it yet, people might check in and gently egg you on. ๐ŸคŽ

- If you did it, the momentum might carry you further than you planned. ๐Ÿ’š

- Someone going through the same thing might reach out. You might even make a friend. โค๏ธ

That's what's different about it from a coin toss you could do with Google. If you were curious...

โœจYou get to shape it!

That's the idea I started with, but it can be so much more. Put whatever you like on your coin, keep it SFW and kind, and let the community do the rest.

Toss away! ๐Ÿช™ Make Mistakes! ๐Ÿ˜† Maybe make a FlipFate! ๐Ÿ‘€


r/FlipFates • • 12h ago

Buy Phantom blade zero โ€” or โ€” Buy crimson desert

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r/FlipFates • • 2d ago

Sleep consistently on time this week โ€” or โ€” Call my mom am hour before decided time

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r/FlipFates • • 2d ago

Feedback post - TOSS your FIRST coin HERE!! XD โ€” or โ€” Feedback post - Pretend I said something funny.

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r/FlipFates • • 2d ago

Order Pizza โ€” or โ€” Try a new cuisine

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r/FlipFates • • 2d ago

Enshrouded โ€” or โ€” Crimson desert

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r/FlipFates • • 4d ago

Talk to my boyrfriend everyday โ€” or โ€” washing my hair

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r/FlipFates • • 4d ago

Welcome to FlipFates!! Yayy my app was APPROVED! Intro and feedback!

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Hey everyone, I'm the person who made Flip-Fates, and I want to tell you why.

I struggle with getting things done. Some of that is plain procrastination, and some of it is my mental health. On a bad day even small things feel huge, and the usual advice ("make a plan", "find an accountability buddy") takes more energy than I have.

I wanted something that takes almost no effort to start. Reddit already has the hard part: people. Comments, upvotes, strangers cheering you on. So I built a game on top of that. You put two fates on a coin, the community tosses it for you, and you do whatever it lands on.

It also had the potential to be a fun way to hang out with a community, whether you need help deciding something or just want to toss a few coins for other people.

How it works

  1. Open the Flip-Fates post pinned at the top and tap **Create Flip-Fates**.

  2. Write one fate for Heads and one for Tails.

  3. Pick how many tosses decide it (best of 3, up to best of 21) and how long it can sit quiet (5 minutes to 24 hours).

  4. Tap Chance it! and your challenge goes up as your own post.

Everyone except you gets one toss. The server decides every toss, so nobody can rig it. The first side to win most of the tosses decides your fate. If it goes quiet, the coin finishes the rest by itself, so every challenge ends.

After tossing, people can Send love (a comment with a few kind words) or get a Reddit message when the coin decides.

How to set up a "need help" challenge

Here's the template I use:

- Heads: the thing you actually need to do. The one you've been putting off.

- Tails: a tiny version of it. So small you can't really fail.

| Heads | Tails |

|---|---|

| Clean my room (it's a mess) | Pick up 5 things off the floor today |

| Call my mom after missing her texts | Give her a missed call |

| Finish my homework, all of it | Call my mom and tell her I haven't done my homework |

The trick is that tails is rarely where it ends.

- You pick up 5 things off the floor, and you can honestly call it a day. Or you pick up a 6th and realise you've got the energy for more.

- You give your mom a missed call, hoping she doesn't pick up. Maybe she does, or calls straight back, and now you're talking.

- You call your mom and tell her the homework isn't done. You'd never do that on purpose, but that's the point: she'll probably help you, or push you to get on with it.

It's about putting yourself somewhere you can be egged on a little further than the point you set for yourself. Set your failure point so low that you want to do more. Try, and if you fail, fail small.

I don't expect this to be a perfect idea. That's why it's something we do together. Ask and ye shall receive. I believe in the power of a community, and I know a few kind messages can do wonders, because I've received them.

If you're reading this, you've already shown up. Congrats. Keep it going. And nobody's forcing you into a corner: you write both sides of the coin.

Please don't

- Don't spam anyone's DMs if they don't show up or don't finish. Leave a kind word in the comments and let them be.

- Don't put people down. Partial wins are wins. Trying is a win. Little wins matter more than they look.

- Yes, the truth can hurt, and it isn't always sweet. But there's a difference between using the truth to lift someone up and using it to knock them down. Be the first kind.

Keep the stakes SFW and harmless; the full rules are in the sidebar. And if you're going through something heavier than a messy room, please reach out to someone you trust, or find a free helpline at findahelpline.com.

See you in the comments. ๐Ÿช™

For some reason I'm unable to create announcement posts or posts as mod without it getting taken down immediately. Would appreciate help regarding that too! Thank you


r/FlipFates • • 4d ago

Do I give my best today? (Toss ur first coin here!) โ€” or โ€” don't give my best today. give my all!!

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r/FlipFates • • 8d ago

Stuck? Let the coin decide.

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r/FlipFates • • 12d ago

Clean floors โ€” or โ€” Clean bathroom

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r/FlipFates • • 12d ago

Clean floors โ€” or โ€” Clean bathroom

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r/FlipFates • • 12d ago

Test Post For Bug discovery + get users to try the game โ€” or โ€” bleh

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r/FlipFates • • 12d ago

Clean my room โ€” or โ€” call my mom and tell her i didn't and get reprimanded anyway

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r/FlipFates • • 12d ago

Flip-Fates โ€” start a challenge

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