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Amidakuji Animation: Show the Path to Build Excitement

11/03/2026 · Amida-san

The fun of an amidakuji, also called a ghost leg lottery, is watching the path get closer to the result. Showing an animation that traces each line gets the room more excited than showing a list of results, and people accept the result more easily. This article compares ways to show an amidakuji as an animation and explains how to present it at events.

A ball partway down an amidakuji board, with the path it took left behind in yarn. The person on the left raises both hands, and the person on the right watches with hands together

Ways to Show It as an Animation

Method	Effort	Who knows the result in advance	Best for
Trace paper or a whiteboard by hand	Low	Nobody	Small groups in one room
Make it in PowerPoint or video	High	The person who made it	Announcing a result already decided
Use an amidakuji tool	Low	Nobody (depends on the tool)	Showing the draw itself

Making It in PowerPoint or Video

PowerPoint motion path animations or video editing software let you create any tracing motion you like. However, you have to decide the result before you can animate it. Since the creator knows the result, this cannot be used as a draw. It works for presenting a result that has already been decided.

Using an Amidakuji Tool

Most online amidakuji tools automatically animate the path when showing the result. The draw and the animation happen at once, so there is nothing to make.

When choosing a tool, check who draws the horizontal lines. If the organizer builds it alone on one device and shares the screen, participants cannot tell if the organizer redid it until they got a result they liked. With a tool where each participant draws lines from their own device, nobody can decide the result in advance (Ghost Leg vs Random Number Generator).

Amida-san's Animation

Amida-san is an online amidakuji where participants build the lottery by drawing their own lines from their phones. The result animation is free.

Start by long-pressing the play button. A gauge fills while you press, so you can count down together
The lines everyone drew come together to form the amidakuji
Everyone's ball follows the lines at the same time and lands on an allocation
Select one person to replay only their ball. Useful for showing a winner's path again

Six people join "Team split", and every ball follows the lines until they are split into a red team and a blue team of three each

Participants can also play the result on their own phones. Anyone can replay it later at the URL, so people who were not there can see how it was decided.

How to Present It at Events

At a venue, connect the organizer's computer to a projector or large screen so everyone watches the same screen
In online meetings, share the organizer's screen in Zoom or Teams. Participants can also play it on their phones at the same time
Before the long press, check that everyone has joined and drawn their lines
For a prize draw, show everyone's result first, then select the winner and replay their path

For running a draw at a venue, see Company Party Prize Drawing. For online meetings, see Free Random Draw Tools for Zoom Meetings.

For a Bigger Show: Amida3D

For parties, weddings, and other events shown on a big screen, you can also use Amida3D, a 3D presentation. Each participant's ball rolls down a 3D course, so nobody knows where it will land until the end. It costs $3.99 per event and is unlimited on the Pro plan. Only the presentation changes; the draw works the same as the regular animation. See Amida3D: How to Use It and Pricing for details.

FAQ

Can I watch the animation on my phone?

Yes, in your phone's browser. No app install is needed.

Can I save the animation as a video?

There is no video export. To save it, use your phone's or computer's screen recording.

Does it work with many participants?

Up to 299 people can join one event, and you can watch everyone's ball follow the lines.

Summary

Showing an amidakuji as an animation lets everyone enjoy the time before the result and makes the result easier to accept. Use PowerPoint or video animations to present a result that is already decided. To show the draw itself, use a tool where participants draw their own lines. With Amida-san, the animation is free.

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