Custom Card Game Printing: Cost and Minimum Order

The short answer: 60 cards plus a printed box

The basis: 60 component cards a set, at our compact 50 × 90 mm preset, a printed box included, our standard laminated card stock. The common 63 × 88 mm component size is a different price: $11.82 a deck at 12 sets ($141.84), and it falls more slowly with quantity ($10.67 at 24 sets against $6.59 for the compact size).

Why a 60-card set, not the tarot ladder

Two sizes are priced here: the common card-game component size, 2.5 × 3.5 in (63 × 88 mm, entered as a custom size), and our compact preset, 1.97 × 3.54 in (50 × 90 mm). At 12 sets the compact preset is $11.77 a deck and the 63 × 88 mm size is $11.82, box included, and the gap widens with quantity ($6.59 against $10.67 at 24 sets). Standard 2.76 × 4.72 in (70 × 120 mm) prices too, and any custom size from 40 × 40 mm to 310 × 470 mm is priced the same way.

60 cards is a working core-set size for an original card game; your own game may run smaller or larger, and the order form prices whatever card count you enter, not the $11.77 figure. Your rules can go on the cards or the box. Deck prices here are cards and box, no booklet; the order form adds one if you want it.

What is included, and what is not

Included at $11.77 a deck: your artwork printed front and back on 60 component cards and a printed folding box. Not included: card-back or box layout design beyond print-ready files. The file specification is on our custom printing page.

Minimum order is 12 sets of your design, in multiples of 12 above that. Made in Ukraine; production starts only after you approve the exact artwork.

How long it takes

Printing takes 3–4 weeks after you approve the proof, then 5–9 business days in transit to the United States by UPS, insured. That is enough runway to plan a crowdfunding fulfilment date around.

Common questions

How much does custom card game printing cost?

A 60-card game deck with a printed box prints at $11.77 a deck at the compact 50 x 90 mm size from our 12-deck minimum: $141.24 in goods. Delivery for 12 decks to the US is about $40 by UPS, 5–9 business days. The common 63 x 88 mm component size is $11.82 a deck at 12 sets, $141.84 in goods.

Do you print a rules booklet?

Yes: the prices above are cards and box, no booklet; add one in the order form. Your rules can also go on the cards or the box.

What is the minimum order for a custom card game?

12 sets of your design, in multiples of 12 above that.

Can the card count be different from 60?

Yes. 60 is a working core-set example; the order form prices whatever card count your game uses, not the $11.77 figure.

How long does a custom card game print run take?

Printing takes 3 to 4 weeks after you approve the proof, then 5 to 9 business days in transit to the US by UPS, insured.

A standard 54-card deck rather than a game with its own rules is priced on custom playing cards.