Shuffling the Tiles

Before every game, a player shuffles the tiles face down on a flat playing surface, thoroughly mixing them by moving them with his hands. The players hands may not stay on the same tiles while shuffling, and the player who does the shuffling should be the last to draw his hand for the game. Players may choose to take turns shuffling before each game or the same player may shuffle the dominoes before each game. Here are two of several options 1 The player to the right of the player making the first play does the shuffling for a game; or, 2 The winner of the previous game shuffles for the next game.