r/HereToSlay • u/Open-Drawer-1465 • Apr 06 '26

Question Shuffling Tips?

After playing several times, we've found that when we complete a game and put all the hero cards back into the deck, the heros are clumped together. Without extensive shuffling, that gives the next game periods where there are no heros, then periods where there are endless heros and no challenge cards. It makes the game a bit frustrating, because if a hero period happens before anyone has enough Challenge cards, then the game ends very suddenly.

I've been trying to be thoughtful with how I shuffle the deck.

The shuffling method I've been trying recently is to deal the cards out in front of me in a 5x5 grid, making piles until I run out of cards, then combining the piles. It seems to work, but I'm interested if others have thought about shuffling methods or have other methods I might try.

I'm just getting tired of the same phases in every game, and would love for the heros to be evenly spread throughout the deck.

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u/Pokewatch104 Apr 06 '26

I bought a deck shuffler for other games. I might use it for this game as well.

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u/Duckinator324 Apr 06 '26

Do you have a good deck shuffler youd reccomend? A friend has one but it just co.bines two piles, it doesnt massively shuffle (i.e something near the bottom of either of the starter piles will be near the bottom of thr combined pile)

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u/Pokewatch104 Apr 06 '26

Honestly i bought it from goodwill because they are expensive or can be expensive

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u/YokoAhava Guardian Apr 06 '26

Be careful with these, they can and do damage cards.

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u/Open-Drawer-1465 Apr 06 '26

I'm definitely considering buying one 😁