Cards
Playing cards are very often parts of game boards (and of course the one element of a card game). Cards can be used in many different ways, e.g. as an action element, as a marker, as money or goods, as overview cards etc.
Production here requires modern special machines of high quality. In order to protect their surface, the cards receive a special finish: A special and eco-friendly varnish protects the colour from abrasion, boosts the brilliance, improves the sliding of the cards and is dirt and water-repellent.
Contents
Basics
Sizes: Cards could be produces in any size, however, the following sizes have proved successful:
- Skat: 59x92mm
- Poker: 63x88mm
- Bridge: 58x88mm
- cars small: 46x66mm
- Square: 60x60 mm / 70x70mm
Structure: We differentiate between Simple cardboard und playing card cardboard. Cards made from playing card cardboard have a high quality sandwich construction of two layers of paper joined with a lightproof tack coat and graphite core so that no one can see through them. Ideal for professional card players. Cards made from simple cardboard do not have this graphic core.
Grammage: There are different weights and gauges of playing cards. The unit is in g/qm. Typical values are:
Simple cardboard("junior")
- 250 g/qm
- 300 g/qm
- 350 g/qm
Playing card cardboard
- 305 g/qm
- 320 g/qm
- 350 g/qm
- 390 g/qm
Print: Monochromatic or polychromatic (4- colours) printing is possible, one-sided or two-sided, leading to the following options
- 4/4 - two-sided coloured printing
- 4/1 - one side 4-coloured, one side 1-coloured
- 4/0 - one side 4-coloured, one side blank
- 1/1 - two-sided 1-coloured
- 1/0 - one side 1-coloured, one side blank
- non-bleeded design (with coloured rim); graphics here must have a 3 mm rim.
- bleeded design (without rim); cards production here is more expensive, due to a special machine setting. A standard card game (33 cards) increases in price by approx 0,15 EUR / deck.
non-bleeded
bleeded
Blank material
For small editions and prototypes an economic production often is impossible. Most expensive here are the preproduction costs (set-up and changeover costs for machines).
In our Shop you will find blank cards in different sizes and colours, that can be used for those purposes. The cards are produced professionally and are writable with special overhead markes and printable with special printers (e.g. Canon MX Serie, photo-printer).
In addition to that, we offer blank cards sticked to a DIN-A4 paper - A in both standard card sizes. Cards here are pre-cut and can be printed in PC-printers, 2-sided white, 200 gr/m².
Another sort of blank cards sticked to a DIN-A4 paper - B in both standard card sizes. The front sinde can be printed by every PC-printer, the back side is laminated and can only be printed by a laser printer. No one can see through the cards.
A third type of cards is on a DIN-A4 sheet and has a micro-perforation. The cards can be printed in all PC printers. After printing, cards can be pressed out and then have a slightly visible "nose" along the edges (from the micro-perforation).
Intersections to full-size print as well as templates for "Word" are available.
Printed cards
Printed cards
In our Shop you will find printed cards for various purpuses, such as:
Customized Production
We will support you with your customized production of playing cards according to your specifications. There are two possibilities: a) professional production (>500 card games) and hand-crafted production for smaller editions.
Use of standards / hand-crafted production, small editions
With regard to the high costs of a professional production, we have defined standards, with which we could produce smaller quantities for you in an economically acceptable way. Prices can be found in our Shop.
Eine solche Produktion von individuellen Spielkarten ist möglich ab einer Auflage von 18 Spiele mit mind. 10 Spielkarten. Im Standardbereich produzieren wir Spielkarten auf einem Karton mit 246/qm (Leinenstrukturpapier), 4/4-farbig, mit abgerundeten Ecken. Folgende Formate sind verfügbar:
- 59 x 91 mm (Skat)
- 46 x 66 mm (Siedler)
- 60 x 60 mm (Memo)
Achtung: Bitte einen Anschnitt von jeweils 2 mm beachten, d.h. die notwendige Größe für das Format 59 x 92 ist 63 x 96 mm. Empfohlen wird, wichtige Elemente oder Texte mit Mindestabstand von 5 mm vom Kartenrand, also 7 mm vom Dateirand, anzulegen. Einen Rahmen sollten Sie eher vermeiden.
Freie Produktion
Eine komplett freie, professionelle Produktion ist möglich ab einer Stückzahl von 500 Spielen. Auch hier gilt, dass die Stückkosten mit steigendem Volumen deutlich absinken, kleine Auflagen also recht teuer sind.
Beispiele:
- Spielkarten 59x91mm 33 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, nicht angeschnitten ~ 2,60 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 500 Sets
- Spielkarten 59x91mm 33 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, nicht angeschnitten ~ 1,70 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 1.000 Sets
- Spielkarten 59x91mm 33 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, nicht angeschnitten ~ 1,10 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 2.000 Sets
- Spielkarten 44x68mm 55 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, nicht angeschnitten ~ 2,50 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 500 Sets
- Spielkarten 44x68mm 55 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, nicht angeschnitten ~ 1,60 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 1.000 Sets
- Spielkarten 44x68mm 55 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, nicht angeschnitten ~ 1,10 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 2.000 Sets
- Spielkarten 58x88mm 66 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, angeschnitten ~ 3,70 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 500 Sets
- Spielkarten 58x88mm 66 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, angeschnitten ~ 2,50 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 1.000 Sets
- Spielkarten 59x92mm 144 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, angeschnitten mit Faltschachtel bedruckt 152x107x28 mm 4/0-farbig ~ 7,80 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 1.000 Sets
- Spielkarten 59x92mm 144 Karten, 4/4-farbig, 300 gr Quartettkarton, angeschnitten mit Faltschachtel bedruckt 152x107x28 mm 4/0-farbig ~ 5,80 EUR / Stück (netto) bei 2.000 Sets
Verpackungsoptionen
Für die Standardkartenformate bieten wir in unserem Shop verschiedene Aufbewahrungsmöglichkeiten an:
- Die Metall-Box ist 11 x 7,5 x 3 cm gross und fasst ca. 100 Standard-Spielkarten oder ca. 180 Karten im kleinen Format. Daneben ist noch Platz für ein bisschen Spielmaterial.
- Die Faltschachtel ist blanko und individualisierbar mit dem entsprechenden Aufkleber, auch hier ist zusätzlich Platz für ein wenig Spielmaterial.
Bei professioneller Produktion können Sie für Ihr Kartenspiel auch eine bedruckte Faltschachtel ordern:
Faltschachtel bedruckt
Faltschachtel bedruckt
Hilfsmaterialien rund um Spielekarten
- Eckenschneider - Damit kriegen Sie einheitlich runde Ecken in Ihre selbstgebastelten Spielkarten, Radius 2,5cm. Schneidet Papier, Pappe und laminiertes Papier!
- Kartenhalter - Damit schaffen Sie Ordnung in der Kartenverwaltung
Customized production services
You could develop your customized card game in cooperation with our illustrators and graphic designers. Just send a short scetch and description of your idea.
Quick-Check for your request
We would be happy to submit an individual offer for your project. Please note the above mentioned specifications and minimum order volumes!
Please submit your request to: info@spielmaterial.de
Please indicate the following information in your request to help us with the compilation of your customized offer:
- quantities
- sizes (length, width, depth/thickness)
- material
- colour(s)
- (optional) imprint (monochromatic, polychromatic)
- examples/pictures/photos
- delivery time/deadlines (when do you need the goods?)
- contact data and delivery address
Please note:
- Over-/Underdelivery: 10 % Over-/Underdelivery possible due to production process.
- Deposit: www.spielmaterial.de will define a deposit according to the degree of customization.
- Right of withdrawl: customized products are not subject to the right of withdrawl. The client renounces at his right of withdrawl when submitting the order for customized production.
- Data: Graphic data must be supplied as PDF or in formats of current graphic programms such as "Corel Draw", "Photoshop" or "Illustrator". The client will receive a PDF-proof for approval.
- Delivery: cards from professional production are deliverd in cellophane, hand-crafted cards (small editions) are deliverd without cellophane wrapping.
