Manual Card Shuffler

My brother and I have recently started going back to playing card games and board games. We both enjoy playing card games, but we both have a slight problem - neither of us can shuffle cards by hand very well. (Actually, I can't even do it at all - unsteady hands.) I decided to see if I could get a mechanical shuffler to solve this problem.I found several automatic shufflers, but a vast majority had received poor to mediocre reviews. A common complaint was the cards getting jammed and becoming damaged as a result. Then I found out about old fashioned hand crank shufflers, which were said by many people to be much more reliable than their electronic counterparts and were just as affordable. Upon learning all this, I chose this hand crank shuffler.The other people were right. This shuffler works beautifully. Because you have to crank it manually, you have much more control over how it handles the cards. It can be turned as slowly (or as quickly) as you like. If the cards should jam, all you have to do is stop turning the crank and your cards will be spared any damage. This is a big plus in my book, as the deck of cards I own is one I've had since childhood and thus has a lot of sentimental value. The manual operation also means that it doesn't need batteries, which is another big plus. This particular model also includes a spare handle in case one becomes lost or broken. Very clever.There is really only one thing that I don't like about this shuffler: The fact that it's no longer being made.Seriously, why on earth would you discontinue it? It's just as cheap as the automatics, it doesn't need batteries, and it works great! I'm not a business expert, but something just doesn't seem right about that. If there's a petition somewhere to bring these old shufflers back, somebody point me to it so I can sign.In the meantime, if you want a good, reliable card shuffler and don't mind having to do a bit of muscle work, this is the way to go. Just get it now before it's gone.

Replaced my battery model that made such a racket when shuffling. Does a good job. Don’t go nuts turning the crank, as I suspect you could break it. Not the sturdiest build but typical of all the dozens out there. Recommended.

I bought this because we play Machi Koro a lot with one of the expansions, which absurdly has slightly smaller cards than the base game. This difference in size makes shuffling effectively difficult, as my thumbs only catch the larger cards and they shuffle into chunks of larger and smaller cards. So I thought I'd try this, and it works really well. I read so many awful reviews about battery-powered shufflers causing damage to the cards, and that this one doesn't cause damage. I'm shuffling a few hundred cards with it, and there has been no damage, it actually saves the cards from the bending caused by manual shuffling. I also find it useful for much smaller decks, such as the personal decks in Paperback, which are hard to shuffle manually also. One review says to go slow to get the best traction in the shuffle, but I found that not to be the case, and that the machine favors one side if going slowly. I go pretty fast and get a near 1 to 1 shuffle from each side, but definitely start slow and work your way up on speed to get the feel for how it works for you and your cards. It does get a little jammed sometimes, but even going fast there is still no damage, just stop and adjust the cards. For a while I found it helpful to put a little pressure on the decks with my thumb on one side and my index finger on the other while cranking with my other hand, but I don't find that necessary anymore. I also did receive both cranks (the seller I bought from was Amazon itself), but I have to wonder how it is possible to break the original crank, it seems pretty sturdy. Anyway, a great machine for shuffling!

We love, love, love this card shuffler!!! I read the reviews on other brands, and many of the electric shufflers would not work on cards unless they were brand new and in perfect condition. This manual shuffler is easy to operate, and works great. We made sure to test drive it a lot before writing a review as we were skeptical because of some of the reviews we had read. This shuffler is great. We also like it as we bought it for our beach house where the salt air corrodes everything. This was perfect for this beach environment as it is all plastic, and no electric parts to corrode. It has worked flawlessly. We really needed this shuffler because I had hand surgery, and shuffling is still quite painful for my hands. Plus, everyone groans when it is their turn to shuffle. This makes shuffling easy and fun. No one complains, and it does a great job shuffling the deck thoroughly. I would highly recommend this to our friends. As a matter of fact, I'm ordering a second one today for our main home. We got really spoiled at our beach home using this shuffler. I like that it is really affordable too!

This card shuffler is decent I suppose. It's very cheap built, but I expected that. Not sure how well it'll hold up to regular use, but then there isn't really a lot of stress on the components, so provided you don't drop it or something, it should survive okay.The issue I have is that it doesn't really work for me. I'm using it for a home printed card game and the rubber wheels won't grab the cards consistently. Also, some of my cards have a very slight bow to them and I have to press down on the cards to get the wheels to grab, but if I press more than just very lightly, the whole mechanism jambs and won't turn. The cards that are bowed slightly are bridge size and they often don't feed correctly forcing me to back up the mechanism or take the cards out and start over.Overall, it'll kinda work for me, but certainly not exceptionally well. It might work well for traditional playing cards (which of course is what it's designed for), but if your working with a non-standard card type, there might be better options.