---
title: "Decision Card"
slug: "decision-card"
updated: 2026-07-29T18:14:58Z
published: 2026-07-29T18:14:58Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/decision-card"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.beast-code.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Decision Card

Decision cards prompt a learner to make a decision to continue down that branching path.

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### Building the Card

**To add the card to the lesson track:**

- Left click and drag the card to the track
- OR double click the card to add automatically

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_53(1).gif)

**To begin editing:**

- Left click the card on the track and then left click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-05-18 111722.png)
- OR double left click the card on the track to open editing automatically

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_54(1).gif)

**In the editing window, you can:**

- Toggle the Objective Message on or off
- Enter the prompt for the learner’s decision
- Add text responses
  - These are the options the learner can choose from
- Set an appropriate flag for the response
- Set an appropriate condition for the response
- Set an appropriate value for a response
- Delete a text response

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_79(1).gif)

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> To learn more about flags, please see the following article:
> 
> - [Set Flag Card](/beast-core/docs/set-flag-card)

### Decision Card - Use Case

One popular use of a Decision card is to have the learner select a choice that takes them along a certain route in a course.

**Example:** Follow the steps below to allow a learner to choose what path to follow in a ‘Find a path through the ship’ example lesson.

1. Add an Information card to give the learner an idea of what they’re going to do.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 104958.png)
2. Add a decision card.
3. Set some response text and configure flags, conditions, and values.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 105545.png)
4. Underneath that, add a Chapter card.
5. Set an entry condition that matches your first decision.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 105802.png)
6. Add an Information card that gives the learner more details.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 120301.png)
7. Add another Chapter card.
8. Set an entry condition that matches your next decision.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 120819.png)
9. Add another Information card that gives the learner more details.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 130212.png)
10. Add another Chapter card.
11. Set an entry condition that matches your next decision.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 130613.png)
12. Add another Information card that gives the learner more details.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-29 130939.png)
13. Complete steps 9 & 10 for as many decisions your Decision card contains.
14. This takes a learner on the path they’ve chosen without repeating sections.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_80(1).gif)

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> To learn more about the other cards mentioned in the above use case, please see:
> 
> - [Chapter Card](/beast-core/docs/chapter-card)
> - [Information Card](/beast-core/docs/information-card)