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I just stumbled on this thread. If the cards are not sleeved, it's highly likely that the villain/henchman will end up near the top of the stack due to the difference in sizes of the cards. It's only a mm or two, but that's enough to skew the shuffles quite a bit, particularly for a riffle or overhand shuffle. Holding the cards by the sides instead of the ends is a little better.

On a side note, I was confused about the distinction being made between returned to the box and banished, but finally realized it's important when we get to the point of retiring cards as the game progresses.

Joe,
You only add cards for the set you're running (and previous sets in the same series, but presumably you would already have run them and therefore included them. So if you're running Skinshaw Murders you would also include Burnt Offerings (and have played it). If the characters haven't been through Burnt Offerings they probably aren't going to be strong enough to do Skinshaw.

Jerry