# Selection doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/selection-doesnt-work/39342>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 18, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/selection-doesnt-work/39342 "2025-09-18T16:59:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TheCactusMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thecactusman/32/24252_2.png) [@TheCactusMan](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheCactusMan)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/selection-doesnt-work/39342/1 "2025-09-18T16:59:04Z")

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im making a game like boomerang fu, and for some reason i can’t have both players select different characters at once. [Chaos kitchen](https://makecode.com/_0RAcRMbJPLxv)

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**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/selection-doesnt-work/39342/2 "2025-09-19T18:51:07Z")

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This probably isn’t your issue, but you can’t use OR blocks like this:

 ![Screenshot 2025-09-18 at 6.00.10 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/0/1/01655a31d89cbe12dc4e0b0951414c4ec422bc85.png)  
They need to be like `<is or who selected at a1 == 1> OR < is or who selected at a2 > OR...`  
Each one needs an equals.

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**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/selection-doesnt-work/39342/3 "2025-09-19T19:14:46Z")

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Ok I fixed your OR blocks and it works now!

> **[Chaos Kitchen](https://arcade.makecode.com/S96168-53417-64249-53586)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

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**Author:** ![Isaac12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Isaac12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Isaac12)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/selection-doesnt-work/39342/4 "2025-09-20T20:49:46Z")

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That game idea sounds awesome! The problem is probably that both players are sharing the same selection state, so only one choice sticks. Try giving each player their own variable for character selection, that usually fixes it so they can choose separately.