Munchkin Made Easy

CLINE_28 · 02-14-2013, 11:39 PM

I am new to the world of Munchkin and I am completely hooked. I just bought some Mayday standard US card sleeves (56mm x 87mm). I have also been thinking about buying a six deck card shuffler and a couple eight deck card shoes.

Can anyone tell me their thoughts on the card shuffler and/or the card shoes?
Also does anyone know how well they work with card sleeves?

emillang1000 · 02-14-2013, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CLINE_28

I am new to the world of Munchkin and I am completely hooked. I just bought some Mayday standard US card sleeves (56mm x 87mm). I have also been thinking about buying a six deck card shuffler and a couple eight deck card shoes.

Can anyone tell me their thoughts on the card shuffler and/or the card shoes?
Also does anyone know how well they work with card sleeves?

I wouldn't expect them to... in fact I'd imagine the results may be painful.

Card sleeves are usually very easy to mash-shuffle together, and the cards are left pretty well untouched. Also, the sheer size of Munchkin decks kinda makes the card shuffler a little impractical.

Enzzo · 02-15-2013, 02:36 PM

I use a card shuffler without sleeves, and it works pretty well; although I have heard horror stories of cards getting ripped by shufflers. I definitely would not put sleeved cards in a shuffler.

Gray Detrick · 02-16-2013, 04:58 PM

I bought an inexpensive 4-deck card shuffler from Amazon a while back, and it does fairly well on my sleeveless cards. I have all the regular Munchkin stuff except CWBH and it can handle all the Treasures at once, but the Doors have to be shuffled in two batches.

If your cards are super new they might not shuffle as well, but after a few games some of the new gets worn off and the shuffler shuffles them easier.

Occasionally a card or two gets flipped around (so a deck face-down has a face-up card or two in it). I don't worry about them - my rule is if a face-up card comes to the top it's immediately moved to the top of the discards. If a player wanted it they can play a card that lets them go through the discards. The exception is if drawing multiple cards (like epic Door-kicking or multiple Treasure from kills) they can still take it as long as it wasn't the top card.

02-14-2013, 11:39 PM	#1
CLINE_28 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Peoria, Illinois	Munchkin Made Easy I am new to the world of Munchkin and I am completely hooked. I just bought some Mayday standard US card sleeves (56mm x 87mm). I have also been thinking about buying a six deck card shuffler and a couple eight deck card shoes. Can anyone tell me their thoughts on the card shuffler and/or the card shoes? Also does anyone know how well they work with card sleeves?

02-15-2013, 02:36 PM	#3
Enzzo Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	Re: Munchkin Made Easy I use a card shuffler without sleeves, and it works pretty well; although I have heard horror stories of cards getting ripped by shufflers. I definitely would not put sleeved cards in a shuffler.

02-16-2013, 04:58 PM	#4
Gray Detrick Join Date: Jan 2013	Re: Munchkin Made Easy I bought an inexpensive 4-deck card shuffler from Amazon a while back, and it does fairly well on my sleeveless cards. I have all the regular Munchkin stuff except CWBH and it can handle all the Treasures at once, but the Doors have to be shuffled in two batches. If your cards are super new they might not shuffle as well, but after a few games some of the new gets worn off and the shuffler shuffles them easier. Occasionally a card or two gets flipped around (so a deck face-down has a face-up card or two in it). I don't worry about them - my rule is if a face-up card comes to the top it's immediately moved to the top of the discards. If a player wanted it they can play a card that lets them go through the discards. The exception is if drawing multiple cards (like epic Door-kicking or multiple Treasure from kills) they can still take it as long as it wasn't the top card.