Shady Sands Shuffle

The Shady Sands Shuffle is a stealthy combat maneuver that consists of stealthily gaining entry to a target's pockets or other form of inventory-carrying and instead of stealing anything, placing an explosive device inside, usually a Frag Grenade though other types of Grenades work. Live Frag Mine, Dynamite or Plastic Explosives are also appropriate.

This move was a favorite of the martial artist ghoul adventurer Argyle, who greatly enjoyed it. In the radio show on Galaxy News Radio, "The Adventures Of Herbert 'Daring' Dashwood," Argyle uses this on a Super Mutant. He then says "The old Shady Sands Shuffle; it sure brings me back".

While only given a name in Fallout 3, this maneuver has been capable of being done by players in all main-story Fallout games to date since Fallout 1.

It is unknown why it is named after Shady Sands, one of the first cities visited in Fallout. It's most likely named so it can maintain a catchy alliteration.

Possible references
The term Shady Sands Shuffle is most likely a reference to the Kansas City Shuffle.

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