Manual card shufflers. Any good? (2 Viewers)

[dmoney]

There are newer plastic versions.

And older (metal) versions.

Are any of them useful alternatives for a home game in the absence of a shuffletech?

 

[Ben8257]

There are newer plastic versions.
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And older (metal) versions.
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Are any of them useful alternatives for a home game in the absence of a shuffletech?

Here is a picture of our manual shuffler in action... and she is much better looking!

Sorry I had to! Lol

 

[Jonesey07]

Here is a picture of our manual shuffler in action... and she is much better looking!
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Sorry I had to! Lol

Yeah but this one talks too much!

 

[Highli99]

From my perspective it’s deck mate or hand shuffle. I don’t think any of the in-between options make sense.

 

[swana]

That metal shuffler is a beast!! Looks like a paper shredder.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Here is a picture of our manual shuffler in action... and she is much better looking!
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Sorry I had to! Lol

Woooowwww. That's something I'd say and get yelled at for....

 

[ekricket]

There are newer plastic versions.
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And older (metal) versions.
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Are any of them useful alternatives for a home game in the absence of a shuffletech?

Those things just cut the deck many times. May as well just do 6-7 cuts on the table and pick them up in random order.

 

[allforcharity]

I use a cheap 4xD-cell battery powered shuffler that can do 6 decks at a time. Only need it to reset the blackjack shoe between tournament rounds.

 

[Coyote]

From my perspective it’s deck mate or hand shuffle. I don’t think any of the in-between options make sense.

I kindly disagree.
Few people can shuffle fast and correctly.

Even a cheap chinese automatic shuffler accelerates the game (with 2 decks, of course and the host as permanent shuffler / machine operator).
Whenever the cheapo breaks down, you buy another one at 0.5% of the price of a deckmate.

And I 'd never trust a software-based randomiser like the deckmate (which knows which card is which) in a "home" (i.e. underground) game.

 

[upNdown]

And I 'd never trust a software-based randomiser like the deckmate (which knows which card is which) in a "home" (i.e. underground) game.

Yeah, you're absolutely right. I just criticized the shuffletech in another thread for being loud and slow, but I have no qualms of playing in a game that's using one, because I know it's "dumb.' I'm sure it's completely unlikely that anybody would be using a hacked deckmate at the stakes I play - they'd be losing money with every pot they stole. But still, I'd never advise anybody to play with a deckmate outside of a regulated casino. There's just a word of risk.

 

[Highli99]

I kindly disagree.
Few people can shuffle fast and correctly.

Even a cheap chinese automatic shuffler accelerates the game (with 2 decks, of course and the host as permanent shuffler / machine operator).
Whenever the cheapo breaks down, you buy another one at 0.5% of the price of a deckmate.

And I 'd never trust a software-based randomiser like the deckmate (which knows which card is which) in a "home" (i.e. underground) game.

The 2nd gen ones are highly sus. Gen 1 doesn’t have that capability as far as I know.

 

[dmoney]

I use a cheap 4xD-cell battery powered shuffler that can do 6 decks at a time. Only need it to reset the blackjack shoe between tournament rounds.

What’s “cheap”? Any photos or links?

 

[allforcharity]

What’s “cheap”? Any photos or links?

Cheap as in $15, maybe. I'm pretty sure I got it off Amazon.

 

[sheikh617]

Aside from the noise, which drowns out after a while, my shuffletech has been awesome and the players love not having to shuffle. Doesn't help them deal though (lookin at your @upNdown) . In all seriousness, if you can get a good used unit it's a bargain if you have a table with 1-2 sub par shufflers or peoples who don't follow game pace well.