#! perl -slw use strict; sub by8 { map{ [ @_[ $_*8 .. ( $_ +1 ) *8 - 1 ] ] } shuffle( 0 .. 7 ); } sub shuffle { for ( 0 .. $#_ ) { $a = $_ + rand( @_ )-$_ ; @_[ $_, $a ] = @_[ $a, $_ ] ; } return @_; } sub LRShuffle { map{ shuffle @$_; } by8 @_; } my @list = 0 .. 63; print 'Shuffled Once'; print @$_ for by8 LRShuffle @list; my @times10 = @list; @times10 = LRShuffle @times10 for 1 .. 10; print "\nShuffled 10 times"; print @$_ for by8 @times10; __END__ P:\test>498952 Shuffled Once 50 48 53 51 49 52 55 54 20 23 18 17 22 16 19 21 59 58 56 63 57 62 61 60 25 29 27 31 28 24 26 30 41 45 46 43 47 44 40 42 13 11 9 10 8 15 12 14 38 37 33 35 36 34 32 39 2 4 7 0 5 1 6 3 Shuffled 10 times 14 12 13 11 8 15 10 9 16 21 23 17 22 20 18 19 44 45 40 41 42 47 43 46 6 7 0 5 3 4 2 1 32 38 39 34 36 35 37 33 55 48 53 50 52 49 54 51 59 57 56 58 62 61 63 60 30 25 26 28 24 27 31 29