What is the Best Way to Shuffle?

[Ka$h Money]

What is the big deal with shuffling? Don't you just get a random hand?

 

[dmaster]

Not if you just ordered it for a deck check^. Lol.

Besides. You have to shuffle. It's in the rules. It's not like an optional thing.

dmaster out.

 

[StealthAngel667]

When I judged Nationals, I've been told that certain ways of pile shuffling (especially 6 and 8 piles) are used to create patterned hands, meaning that no matter where your opponent cuts, you'll have the same (good) start. This is of course forbidden.
Now I never had this problem. So I'm not sure about it.
Anyway, what I do is 7 or 9 piles, then pressing every pile against another to create a big stack, then shuffle some more like this with the whole deck in hand.

 

[TrainerXIII]

I cut it into 3-5 piles. I then take the piles and drop a couple cards in this pile, then the other, etc. It works for me. Just be sure to not do it like this woman:

NO! BAD WAY TO SHOW PEOPLE!

 

[Fax]

When I judged Nationals, I've been told that certain ways of pile shuffling (especially 6 and 8 piles) are used to create patterned hands, meaning that no matter where your opponent cuts, you'll have the same (good) start. This is of course forbidden.
Now I never had this problem. So I'm not sure about it.
Anyway, what I do is 7 or 9 piles, then pressing every pile against another to create a big stack, then shuffle some more like this with the whole deck in hand.

That is interesting. I didn't know about that. So would it be safer to have a 7 pile shuffle over a 6 pile shuffle at Tourneys or am I okay with two 6 pile shuffles?

 

[kevkev77777]

The Satan(666)Shuffle:Originally posted by GHJamesGh

Sort each of your cards by trainers, energy, and pokemon. Then do some 6 piles for each of them. Then shuffle the two smallest piles together and do some 6 piles with them. Then 6 pile the bigest stack. Then shuffle both piles together and do some 6 piles.

That's what most people at my league does and does it work cause I might try it out.

 

[minipika12]

Firstly, you shouldn't pile shuffle with a number you can devide 60 with (e.g. 2; 3; 5; 6; etc) because they will give a bad shuffle.

And this is supported by what information?

Most other games the standard is an odd number, this offers for more "random" results. You'll shuffle will be skewed, and so the piles will not be in as close to the same order. It allows for more random, and less stacked results.

Hm, that makes sense. So that means that placing them in piles of 59 will produce the most random result!

Arceus, I love logic. XD

I love your sense of humour. XD