diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 7ae55cd..c4070e5 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -505,6 +505,81 @@ local function inventory_to_cardtable(list,pos,sender,which)
    return false
 end
 
+-- return true if pos is deal position
+local function is_deal_position(pos)
+   local around={
+      {x=pos.x-1, y=pos.y, z=pos.z-1},{x=pos.x,y=pos.y,z=pos.z-1},{x=pos.x+1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z-1},
+      {x=pos.x-1, y=pos.y, z=pos.z},                              {x=pos.x+1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z},
+      {x=pos.x-1, y=pos.y, z=pos.z+1},{x=pos.x,y=pos.y,z=pos.z+1},{x=pos.x+1,y=pos.y,z=pos.z+1}
+   }
+   local tablenodes=0
+   for key,p in ipairs(around) do
+      local n=minetest.get_node(p)
+      if n.name == "deck:cardtable" then
+	 tablenodes=tablenodes+1
+      end
+   end
+   return tablenodes==1
+end
+
+-- return list of positions where cards should be dealt
+local function cardtable_get_deal_positions(pos)
+   local positions=cardtable_get_positions(pos)
+   local dealpositions={}
+   for i,p in ipairs(positions) do
+      if is_deal_position(p) then
+	 table.insert(dealpositions,p)
+      else
+	 minetest.log(minetest.pos_to_string(p).." is not deal position")
+      end
+   end
+   return dealpositions
+end
+
+-- Deal cards from pile to some other piles on a table
+local function deal_cards(pos,formname,fields,sender)
+   minetest.log("deal cards at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
+   local below={x=pos.x,y=pos.y-1,z=pos.z}
+   local belownode=minetest.get_node(below)
+   local dp
+   if belownode.name == "deck:cardtable" then
+      minetest.log("below is cardtable")
+      dp=cardtable_get_deal_positions(below)
+   else
+      minetest.log("below is not cardtable -> not implemented")
+      dp=cardtable_get_deal_positions(pos)
+   end
+   for i,p in ipairs(dp) do
+      minetest.log("deal to "..minetest.pos_to_string(p))
+      local from_pile_meta=minetest.get_meta(pos)
+      local from_pile_inv=from_pile_meta:get_inventory()
+      if from_pile_inv == nil then minetest.log("pile inv=nil") return false end
+      local stack=pile_pop(from_pile_inv)
+      if stack == nil then
+	 minetest.log("out of cards")
+	 return false
+      end
+      local target_pos={x=p.x,y=p.y+1,z=p.z}
+      local target_node=minetest.get_node(target_pos)
+      if target_node.name == "air" then
+	 minetest.place_node(target_pos,{name="deck:chestpile"})
+	 target_node=minetest.get_node(target_pos)
+      end
+      if target_node.name == "deck:chestpile" or target_node.name == "deck:stockpile" then
+	 local target_pile_meta=minetest.get_meta(target_pos)
+	 local target_pile_inv=target_pile_meta:get_inventory()
+	 if pile_peek_first(target_pile_inv) == nil then
+	    lighten_pile(target_pos)
+	    target_pile_meta=minetest.get_meta(target_pos)
+	    target_pile_inv=target_pile_meta:get_inventory()
+	 end
+	 pile_add_card(target_pile_inv,stack:get_name())
+      else
+	 minetest.log("not pile or air but "..target_node.name.." at "..minetest.pos_to_string(target_pos))
+      end
+   end
+end
+
 -- Process form button presses of cardtable
 local function fields_cardtable(pos,formname,fields,sender)
    if fields.cardtabletomain then
@@ -541,6 +616,8 @@ local function draw_card(pos,formname,fields,sender)
       convert_pile(pos,"deck:stockpile")
    elseif fields.alltopile then
       put_all_to_pile(pos,formname,fields,sender)
+   elseif fields.deal then
+      deal_cards(pos,formname,fields,sender)
    end
 end
 
@@ -736,6 +813,7 @@ minetest.register_node("deck:stockpile", {
 			      "button[2,0;2,1;drawall;Draw all]"..
 			      "button[4,0;2,1;alltopile;Add all to pile]"..
 			      "button[6,0;2,1;shuffle;Shuffle cards]"..
+			      "button[8,0;2,1;deal;Deal cards]"..
 			      "list[current_player;main;0,1;13,5;]"
 	   )
 	end,