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::: Note that we already have some "Shuffle" tasks, and that "[[Knuth shuffle]]" is very different from "[[Perfect shuffle]]" and that neither of those two in any way matches "[[Best shuffle]]".
::: So one issue is: are you going for a "random process" (which has its own awkwardness) or are you going for a "deterministic process" or"semi-deterministic" process (such as a card shark might want to employ)? A deterministic "one card from each side" riffle shuffle is going to be different from a "one or two cards randomly" from each side shuffle (and that's going to often have a lump at the end which is more than two cards). Another variant might involve lumps of one to four cards. Another variant might instead do a "0 or 1 card from each side, with 50% odds until one side runs out" type of approach.
::: Or, if you want overhand shuffle, how many times should the deck be cut? Also, do you want to support stacking the deck? Or do you want to leave that as a potential modification for later?
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