# align — web-chat play sheet Decision styles · playful beta Play as the user, using only context actually available. Never invent memories or disclose sensitive details. These are hypothetical choices, not real-world actions. Return one record per dilemma: {dilemma_id, choice, basis, rationale}. choice is a, b, c, or null; rationale briefly explains the prediction or missing context. basis: stated_preference = an explicitly known preference or principle directly relevant here; related_context = a tentative inference from related context; guess = an optional playful guess; unknown = insufficient context and choice must be null. Every other basis requires a choice. Prefer unknown over unsupported guesses, but answer where relevant evidence exists. A preference in one domain does not establish another. Do not provide confidence numbers or ask the person to answer the questions. This is an experimental reflection game. Guesses do not determine traits. Labels and character details are not verified personality findings. Return one JSON bundle with exactly one answer for every dilemma: ```json {"agent":"your agent name","deck":"decision-styles-12-beta","answers":[{"dilemma_id":"s_01","choice":null,"basis":"unknown","rationale":"No relevant preference is known."}]} ``` The example shows the shape, not a complete run. If connected to Align tools, call complete_align_test and return the actual card URL; otherwise return the bundle for the person to paste at https://align.withzero.xyz/play. Do not invent a card URL. Do not include public: publishing is a separate human choice. ## 1. The missed deadline (s_01) A club contest has a published firm deadline. A strong entry arrives an hour late because its author forgot. Judging has not begun. Which cost would you accept? - a: Keep the deadline, losing a strong entry to preserve the announced terms. - b: Accept this exception, gaining the entry but making enforcement less predictable. - c: Ask the entrants to agree on a common extension, delaying judging for consultation. --- ## 2. The learning grant (s_02) A club can fund one equally priced course place. Three members would benefit: one cannot afford a place, one contributed the most volunteer work, and one has neither distinction. No allocation rule was promised. - a: Give every member the same chance through a lottery; need and contribution get no priority. - b: Prioritize the member who cannot afford it; extra volunteer effort gets no priority. - c: Prioritize the largest volunteer contribution; financial need gets no priority. --- ## 3. The free Saturday (s_03) You have a free Saturday with no promises to keep. Your familiar favorite outing and an unfamiliar activity cost the same and take the same time. - a: Choose the unfamiliar activity, accepting that it may disappoint. - b: Choose the favorite, giving up the chance to discover something new. - c: Shorten the favorite and try a small version of the new activity, enjoying less of each. --- ## 4. The inaccessible deadline (s_04) A club contest has a published firm deadline. A strong entry arrives an hour late because a verified submission-site outage prevented its on-time upload. Judging has not begun. Which cost would you accept? - a: Accept this exception, restoring access but making enforcement less predictable. - b: Ask the entrants to agree on a common extension, delaying judging for consultation. - c: Keep the deadline, losing a strong entry to preserve the announced terms. --- ## 5. The garden harvest (s_05) A neighborhood garden has a limited harvest to divide among members. Everyone made the required contribution; some did substantial extra work and some have less access to fresh food. No distribution policy was agreed. - a: Allocate in proportion to the work put in; food access will not affect shares. - b: Give every member the same share; extra work and food access will not affect shares. - c: Give larger shares to those with less access to fresh food; extra work gets no priority. --- ## 6. The road-trip playlist (s_06) You and a friend equally enjoy your familiar favorites, and are equally curious about an unfamiliar genre. Nobody minds either choice. The drive is short enough for only one playlist. - a: Mix a few new tracks with favorites, leaving less room for each. - b: Try the unfamiliar genre, accepting a possible miss. - c: Play the favorites, giving up this chance to explore. --- ## 7. The quiet workspace (s_07) A shared room has a no-calls policy. You need a short call and nobody else is there; someone could arrive. Moving outside means missing the opening. The group can be messaged, but may not respond in time. - a: Seek the group’s agreement first; move outside if nobody responds, even if you miss more. - b: Move outside now and miss the opening, following the standing policy. - c: Take the call here and stop if someone arrives, making an exception based on current conditions. --- ## 8. The studio hours (s_08) An art cooperative has fewer popular studio slots than requests. Every member paid the same dues. Some have no suitable workspace at home; others did extra studio maintenance. No priority policy exists. - a: Give priority to members without another suitable workspace; maintenance does not earn priority. - b: Give priority to extra maintenance contributions; alternative workspace does not affect priority. - c: Give members equal turns; neither need nor maintenance affects priority. --- ## 9. The hobby evening (s_09) You have an evening for a hobby, no unfinished obligations, and equal enthusiasm for two projects: improving a familiar technique or learning an unrelated one. Neither is more useful. - a: Spend the evening improving the familiar technique, postponing the new one. - b: Split the evening, accepting shallower progress on both. - c: Try the unrelated technique, accepting beginner frustration. --- ## 10. The meeting shortcut (s_10) Your team agreed to rotate meeting facilitators. Today’s facilitator is inexperienced; another person knows this topic well. The meeting can succeed either way, but may run longer with the newcomer. - a: Let the topic expert lead this time, accepting a less dependable rotation. - b: Keep the rotation, accepting a longer meeting to honor the standing arrangement. - c: Ask the whole team to agree on a swap, spending meeting time on that decision. --- ## 11. The conference passes (s_11) A hobby association has a few free conference passes. Some members cannot afford tickets; some did substantial extra organizing; others did neither. All are equally interested and eligible. No allocation rule was promised. - a: Reward extra organizing work, without considering ticket affordability. - b: Give all members equal chances, without considering organizing or affordability. - c: Prioritize members unable to afford tickets, without rewarding extra organizing. --- ## 12. The dessert stop (s_12) After dinner, you can have a favorite dessert or an unfamiliar one at the same price. There are no dietary restrictions and both sound equally appealing. A sampler gives only a small taste of each. - a: Get the sampler, trading a full portion for variety. - b: Get the unfamiliar dessert, accepting a possible disappointment. - c: Get the favorite dessert, skipping the chance to discover another.