Ask HN: Why do solitaire random deals never seem random

1 points by Jemm ↗ HN
On computer solitaire games, either PC, Mac or mobile, random deals seem to not be random at all.

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Without any analysis, this "seems" to be somewhat spurious.

TL;DR: Default RNGs aren't generally cryptographically random.

That said, the human mind is good at finding patterns where there aren't any, e.g., apophenia, pareidolia, etc.

I use "seem" as I have not done a thorough analysis, so yes, anecdotal.
Perhaps because the subset of all possible deals that "seem" not entirely random to human eyes is immense.