# How to shuffle the review queue?

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-shuffle-the-review-queue/14614>\
**Category:** Scheduling\
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-shuffle-the-review-queue/14614 "2021-11-02T23:10:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darkstalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Darkstalker](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Darkstalker)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-shuffle-the-review-queue/14614/1 "2021-11-02T23:10:17Z")

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Is there a way to shuffle the review queue every time I go back to the main screen?

The order in which I’m seeing cards would suggest that the data structure being used is actually a stack (Last in, First out), and old cards are getting buried very deep in the stack and I’m never seeing them (as I almost never finish all the reviews I have for the day, nonetheless I continue to learn new cards).

So is there a way to randomize the order of the cards so this won’t continue to happen?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![cqg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cqg](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cqg)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-shuffle-the-review-queue/14614/2 "2021-11-03T03:07:44Z")

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Have you tried the different options you have in deck options\>display order\>review order?

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**Author:** ![Darkstalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Darkstalker](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Darkstalker)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-shuffle-the-review-queue/14614/3 "2021-11-03T10:17:09Z")

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I am going to try some different options.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-shuffle-the-review-queue/14614/4 "2023-05-01T05:55:13Z")

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