Automatic Card Shuffler, Battery Operated - 2 Deck

Removes the one job at the table that nobody has ever volunteered for.

Every regular card table has a designated shuffler, and it is almost never the person who is good at it. Hands get tired, decks get stiff, and somewhere around the fourth round of canasta the riffle turns into a sort of apologetic smear. This is a small battery-powered box that takes the job off you entirely: drop the cards in either side, press the button, and they come out the middle in an order nobody can be blamed for. It lives in the games cupboard and comes out whenever the evening is going to run long.

It takes up to two standard decks, which covers canasta, rummy, 500 and most of the things that need more than fifty-two cards to work. Being honest about it, this is a household shuffler and not a casino machine. Cards straight out of the cellophane are stiff enough to jam it, and very soft old ones can slip, so it is at its best with a deck that has been played a few times and has not yet been through a grandchild. Used within that range it is quietly excellent, and it settles the recurring argument about whether the last shuffle was good enough.

Perfect for: Anyone who has watched a relative shuffle for ninety seconds, drop two cards face-up, and concluded that saying something would cost more than it would save. Also genuinely useful if gripping a full deck is uncomfortable.

Card game accessory | Shuffles up to 2 decks | Battery operated