Cards & Decks
Cards are the workhorses of most tabletop games, and a deck is just a face-down pile you draw from. This guide covers everything you do with them at the table.
Drawing a Card
Double-click a deck to draw, the top card flips face-up next to the deck, ready to grab. To pull cards straight into your private hand instead, press a number key: 1 through 9 draws that many at once. You can also right-click the deck and choose Draw Card or Draw to Hand.
Tip
Right-click a deck for the same actions as menu items, including Draw to Hand (one card), handy on touchscreens where number keys aren't available.
Flipping & Shuffling
- Flip the deck with
F. This turns the whole pile over so you draw from the other end. A flipped deck shows a "(Flipped)" label so everyone knows. - Shuffle with
R(the randomize key, the same one that rolls dice). The draw order is randomized. If you'd like a confirmation prompt first (so you never shuffle by accident), turn on Confirm Before Shuffle in Player Options.
Building a Deck
You rarely have to build a deck by hand. Drop one card onto another and they automatically combine into a face-down deck. Keep dropping cards on the pile to grow it. To pull a deck apart, draw cards off the top or drag the top card away.
Important
Cards only combine when they share the same mask (rectangle, hex, circle, and so on). A standard rectangular card won't merge into a hex-shaped deck.
Dealing to Players
To set up a hand for everyone at once, right-click a deck and choose Deal. Enter how many cards each player should get, optionally tick Flip Face Up, choose which players are in, and confirm. Every selected player instantly finds their cards in their private hand.
Note
For a custom card back, or per-card faces saved permanently, build the deck as a project component. See Component Types and the Component Wizard.
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