this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
35 points (100.0% liked)
boardgames
2009 readers
2 users here now
Everything boardgames
Please stick to English for posts and comments
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I usually "deal" the cards face down in 6 different piles and then stack them together again, and repeat the process two or three times
In TCG tournaments you usually do this with 5 or 7 stacks of cards to shuffle your cards.
I can't comment on TCGs outside of MtG, but this is not considered sufficient shuffling in Magic tournaments (you may pile shuffle to count the cards in your deck, but it is not enough on its own). I would be surprised to find out that it's not also considered cheating in other games as well, since it is extremely easy to manipulate the location of cards while seeming to randomize your deck using this method, if you know what you're doing.
That said, in casual board game play, I don't see the issue with doing it.
Interesting, the page you linked, does it explain anywhere what is the recommended shuffle style? It just says not to pile shuffle (only once), but maybe I missed it.
I don't think it does, as it's a site concerned with MtG tournament rules. Generally, in a magic tournament, everyone has sleeved cards, so you'll often see mash shuffling or riffle shuffling.
This, but I vary the number of piles between shuffles as well.