my @startingdeck = ("A H","2 H","3 H","4 H","5 H","6 H","7H","8 H", "9 H","10 H","J H","Q H","K H", "A D","2 D","3 D","4 D","5 D","6 D","7 D","8 D", "9 D","10 D","J D","Q D","K D", "A C","2 C","3 C","4 C","5 C","6 C","7 C","8 C", "9 C","10 C","J C","Q C","K C", "A S","2 S","3 S","4 S","5 S","6 S","7 S","8 S", "9 S","10 S","J S","Q S","K S"); my @cards= @startingdeck; my $x = 0; foreach(@cards){ $_ =~ s/C/Clubs/, s/S/Spades/, s/H/Hearts/, s/D/Diamonds/; } @cards = deckof(@cards); my @newcards = deckof(@cards); print "@cards[0..4], @newcards[0..4]\n"; $x++;