diff --git a/src/playercards/PlayerCardSpawner.ttslua b/src/playercards/PlayerCardSpawner.ttslua
index 816e871e..5877206e 100644
--- a/src/playercards/PlayerCardSpawner.ttslua
+++ b/src/playercards/PlayerCardSpawner.ttslua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Spawner.spawnCards = function(cardList, pos, rot, sort, callback)
   -- Spawn each of the three types individually.  Each Y position shift accounts for the thickness
   -- of the spawned deck
   local position = { x = pos.x, y = pos.y, z = pos.z }
-  Spawner.spawn(investigatorCards, position, { rot.x, rot.y - 90, rot.z}, callback)
+  Spawner.spawn(investigatorCards, position, { rot.x, rot.y - 90, rot.z }, callback, true)
 
   position.y = position.y + (#investigatorCards + #standardCards) * 0.07
   Spawner.spawn(standardCards, position, rot, callback)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ end
 -- @param pos Position table where the cards should be spawned (global)
 -- @param rot Rotation table for the orientation of the spawned cards (global)
 -- @param callback Function, callback to be called after the card/deck spawns.
-Spawner.spawn = function(cardList, pos, rot, callback)
+Spawner.spawn = function(cardList, pos, rot, callback, sidewaysDeck)
   if (#cardList == 0) then
     return
   end
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ Spawner.spawn = function(cardList, pos, rot, callback)
     scaleY = 1,
     scaleZ = cardList[1].data.Transform.scaleZ,
   }
+  -- set the alt view angle for sideway decks
+  if sidewaysDeck then
+    deck.AltLookAngle = { x = 0, y = 180, z = 90 }
+  end
   for _, spawnCard in ipairs(cardList) do
     Spawner.addCardToDeck(deck, spawnCard.data)
   end