I play card games and board games very frequently with friends and family. In the past, I have used those cheap manual or battery-powered shufflers that are super loud, often jam, don't shuffle the cards properly, etc. They suck, and they are almost not worth using. So, when I was researching this product, I was skeptical of how well it would work. I was also nervous because some reviews of these shufflers say that they can be hard to use, or have poor instructions.However, after using this machine for a little bit, I am super impressed! Not only does it shuffle the cards perfectly every time, but it also is super quiet and fast! And the dealing function is so handy, you can set the machine up to deal in so many different ways, for nearly every possible scenario!You get a set of instructions in the box that are mostly fairly understandable and do a decent job of explaining the various settings and functions. They also included a QR code to a TikTok video that explains how to use the machine in a 60-second video. I found that video slightly more useful than the paper instructions in the box. Very basically, the 3 numbers on the screen are, from left to right, 1) how many players you want to deal cards to, 2) how many cards each player gets, and 3) how many cards you want to deal to a "discard" pile (instead of leaving them in the machine). Honestly, I just leave the third number on 0 and it deals exactly how I expect it to.So, if you often play card games or board games that involve frequent shuffling and dealing, consider purchasing one of these! You truly won't understand how great it is until you have it or see it being used. It just saves so much time and hassle!