my %array_of_lists = ('0' => [@list3], '1' => [@list4], '2' => [@list899]); #my @array_of_lists = (@list3, @list4, @list899); ##Set my hand my $my_pocket = 'AcAd'; my ($key, $t); for $key ( 0 .. scalar(keys %array_of_lists)) { #The loop will iterate through each element (hand of current handlist) of the current row and remove any #hand that contains the cards assigned randomly above. for $t ( 0 .. scalar @{$array_of_lists{$key}} ) { #If the first card of the random hand above equal the first card in the element I am currently on, then remove the element from this handlist by #splicing it out. Or if the first card of the random hand above equal the second card of the element (hand) I am currently splice it out. if (substr($my_pocket, 0, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{$key}[$t], 0, 2)) { $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}}, $t, 1); } elsif (substr($my_pocket, 0, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{$key}[$t], 2, 2)) { $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}}, $t, 1); } elsif (substr($my_pocket, 2, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{$key}[$t], 0, 2)) { $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}}, $t, 1); } elsif (substr($my_pocket, 2, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{$key}[$t], 2, 2)) { $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}}, $t, 1); } } }