Emily Parker

Learning how to sleeve a game with several different card sizes in one box saves you from the headache of mismatched protection. I spent three weekends testing sleeves across four games with mixed card sizes, and what I found changed how I approach board game protection entirely. If you’ve opened a new board game and … Read more

Standard American (poker) board game cards measure 63 x 88mm (2.5 x 3.5 inches), while European size cards measure 59 x 92mm (2.3 x 3.6 inches). The European cards are taller and narrower than their American counterparts. If you’ve ever stared at a row of card sleeves wondering which ones fit your board game, you’re … Read more

You sleeve your cards to protect them. Then you go to put them back in the box and they will not fit. If this has happened to you, you are far from alone. This is one of the most common frustrations shared across board game and trading card communities, and it happens for reasons that … Read more

If you have ever tried to protect your board game cards with sleeves and then realized the box will not close, you are not alone. Learning how to sleeve cards for a game that stores components under the board is a puzzle that trips up even experienced gamers. The under-board storage area eats into your … Read more

That heart-stopping moment when you try to pull a card out of a tight sleeve and the plastic starts to stretch feels awful. I have torn a few Dragon Shield sleeves in my day, and once almost ripped a corner off a vintage holo while trying to undouble-sleeve it. If you have ever grimaced at … Read more

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve pulled out my favorite deck only to find a fuzzy cat hair stuck to the top of every sleeve. If you’re wondering how to keep matte sleeves from picking up dust and pet hair, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common frustrations for trading card … Read more

Sleeving a game on a tight budget comes down to three things: choosing sleeves around 60 to 90 microns thick, buying in the 100-pack size that fits your card dimensions, and sticking with trusted budget brands like Sleeve Kings, Mayday, or Ultra PRO. You do not need premium Dragon Shields to protect your cards from … Read more

Buying card sleeves for a board game should be simple, but most people get the count wrong. They end up with a half-finished stack of bare cards and a useless pile of empty packs. The fix is one formula, plus a small buffer for mistakes and expansions. In this guide, I will walk you through … Read more

If you’ve sunk 60+ hours into a cooperative campaign game, you already know the cards take a beating. The player deck gets shuffled every single turn. The encounter deck gets shuffled almost as often. By session ten, edges start to soften. By session twenty, you can identify cards from across the table just by the … Read more

I remember the day I opened my closet door and a copy of Gloomhaven tumbled onto my foot. That was the moment I knew my board game collection had officially outgrown its shelves. I had somewhere around 180 games piled into a single Kallax unit, with overflow stacked in random corners, under the couch, and … Read more