Does the shuffler do six decks so you have 6 decks to play or does it shuffle them all together for a six deck game...I hope the answer is the former or I will have to send this back...How do you separate the decks Does the shuffler do six decks so you have 6 decks to play or does it shuffle them all together for a six deck game...I hope the answer is the former or I will have to send this back...How do you... » Read More Does the shuffler do six decks so you have 6 decks to play or does it shuffle them all together for a six deck game...I hope the answer is the former or I will have to send this back...How do you separate the decks « Show Less
1251265
It mixes all 6 decks. You can shuffle each individually...one at a time so they don't mix together. You can also purchase shufflers that do 1 deck.
1251266
You would have to seperate the decks by hand, and don't use shuffler any more if you want them kept seperate.
1251267
It mixes six decks. Three on each side. We used this for our "Hand and Foot" group using six decks for 4 players. Shuffler worked well for quite a while. If you want to shuffle individual decks suggest you do one deck at a time or look at a smaller shuffler.
1251268
it will hold 6 decks but but they are in one pile all mixed together. Does that help? I use it for Hand and Foot which requires 6 decks to be combined together..I hope that helps.
1251269
It shuffles them all together. So it's intended for games like Munchkins and Black Jack.
1251270
The six decks are all mixed together. I play Hand & Foot, and we use 1 deck per person playing. Usually we have 8 players, and we use 2 shufflers to mix the 8 decks.
1251271
This shuffler works but with the six decks, it takes 3-4 times of running them thru, I'm pleased with mine
1251272
The shuffler will mix all the cards together. If you put one deck in it, you will get one shuffled deck. If you put in 6 decks, it will mix all 6 decks together. If you mix all six together, you will have to hand separate them into individual decks by hand.
156509
Install the batteries (I think they were "C" batteries) Not sure because I gave the shuffler as a gift and I don't have one in front of me to look at. Then you place half the cards on the top of the shuffler, half on the left side and half on the right side of the. To shuffle the cards, press down on the lever at the bottom of the shuffler. To remove the cards, pull out on the lever. I tested the shuffler with 2 decks of cards only and it worked perfectly. I am not sure how it works with 3 or more decks of cards. Hope this helps.
1763188
Have only played with up to 4 players which is 2 decks. Just read the other 2 answers where 1 person said 2 decks and 1 person said 3 decks.
15586
Hi! It can definitely be played as a stand alone game, but it works seamlessly with all the other exansions. I think it is fun to mix them all together, it makes for larger decks and the same old cards pop up less. Have fun!
594952
No, but you can shuffle portions of the deck at a time and still get a pretty good result. It shuffles way better than the 6-deck automatic shuffler I've also used.
2048998
It does not do the "perfect shuffle" as one side always seems to be left with 2 to 4 cards to be shuffled. This is due to the location of the one side's driving gear, as it is not necessarily in sync with the other side's driving gear position. If you are looking for the "perfect shuffle", you would probably have to spend a lot more money for a shuffling card device to meet your criteria. I would still recommend this device as it suits my purpose for shuffling multiple card decks at a reasonable price. Hope this provides some insight to your question.
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It's a Three player minimum game. This is because of the three tracks of influence, which can have a very real impact on the game, and is where most of the fun comes from. If you modify the game to your own liking, and play it in a simple, "dominate the board" type of way, I can see it possible to play with only two, but a lot of the fun will be missed by doing so. There are a few you tube videos that go through gameplay, which will help you understand how the three player mode plays out.
194160
From one to six decks at a time. It also has a very innovative plastic guard to catch the shuffled cards. I use it to handle five decks at a time for a rummy game similar to Canasta.
648235
We somtimes play with 6 decks, which is over 300 cards and it does shuffle them. We play Hand and Foot and like it.
315054
I was a little annoyed that it didn't come with instructions, but it's really not that difficult. Make sure the clear plastic tray is inserted in the middle (this keeps the shuffled cards from flying out). Split the cards you want to shuffle in half and put each half in the slots on either side of the shuffler (make sure both halves are face down or face up, it doesn't matter as long as they are both facing the same way). Push down on black lever (not sure exactly what you call it, but I'll say lever) located under the slot with the clear plastic tray. Hold it until it shuffles all the cards. When finished pull out the clear plastic tray with your shuffled cards. Hope that helps.
1596485
My kids said it only works for 4 players. I believe there are more playing pieces, but only 4 can play at a time.
2059077
Yes, the shuffled can shuffle 2 decks at the same time, but, of course, the decks will be shuffled in together.
563257
We have used just the one deck with up to 7 people. I think if I was going to have any additional people in the game, two decks would be better.
1321190
I gave this to my grandchildren, so I asked them your question. Here is the answer:"It's supposed to be played with 4. There are 6 "characters", each with different "abilities", but the different combinations of 4 of the 6 change up the game." So I guess the answer is that up to 4 can play. Sorry if this doesn't work for you. They really love the game!
1756794
There is no shuffle option. It plays in the same order and starts where you left off.
2069336
I don't understand the question. The way we play, it's one by one, so if someone has a 4 draw card and plays it, the next person in line draws 4 cards. If that person or anyone else has a 4 draw card, the person plays the card (if he/she chooses to do so) when that person's turn comes up. I agree with the answer that "you simply have them. Nothing more" - turn by turn.
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We have two sets and we can't seem to play more than five cubes. If you use only four it counts two letter words and up. If you use five it counts the three letter words and up. We discovered if you have two sets they will start with the same letters so you can play against each other at the same time but still with five cubes each.