How to play

Every game at your table.

Rules, scoring, and how Lotus shuffles each pack, from a 24-card euchre deck to a five-deck Hand and Foot game.

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Guides by game.

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Hand and Foot

Five decks, 270 cards, and a score keeper.
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Canasta

The classic rules, 108 cards, and a score keeper.
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UNO

Lotus handles the UNO deck.
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Poker

The math behind a fair deal.
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Card games and how Lotus shuffles them
GamePlayersCardsLotus
Hand and Foot 4 in two partnerships, 2 to 6 can play 270: five decks with jokers Three loadsAbout 90 cards a load.
Canasta 4 in two partnerships, 2 to 6 can play 108: two decks and four jokers One loadThe whole pack in a single pass.
Samba 4 in two partnerships, 2 to 6 can play 162: three decks and six jokers Two loads
Pinochle 4 in two partnerships 48: a doubled 24-card pack One load
Euchre 4 in two partnerships 24, some tables use 28 or 32 One load
UNO 2 to 10 112 One loadUNO stock is slightly narrower and feeds reliably.
Phase 10 2 to 6 108 One load
Skip-Bo 2 to 6 162 Two loads
Poker, home game 2 to 10 52 One load
Spades 4 in two partnerships 52 One load
Gin Rummy 2 52 One load
Cribbage 2, also 3 or 4 52 One load
Bridge 4 in two partnerships 52, bridge-size cards Depends on the deckBicycle bridge cards feed well. Glossy decks can slip.
Magic and sleeved games 2 Sleeved decks Not a fitSleeves push the deck outside the feed channel.
A person at a wooden table tapping the Lotus card shuffler during a game
Lotus

Two decks, one touch.

Load one deck or two, jokers included, and Lotus runs a true riffle pass. Three passes for a home game, seven for near-random.

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