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Print custom game cards with unique artwork on every card. Custom sizes, cardstocks, finishes, boxes, rulebooks, assembly, and worldwide delivery, for production runs from 200 to hundreds of thousands of decks.












In addition to the common formats above, we support custom card dimensions, special shapes, custom corner radii, and project-specific dielines.





Do you need a customized template? Our design team can create corresponding card templates based on your specific requirements for your use.
Choose from hundreds of cardstock and specialty paper options to achieve the right feel, stiffness, and opacity for your deck.
Black Core Cardstock Video
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Black core cardstock provides high opacity, consistent thickness, and reliable handling during repeated use. Available with a smooth or linen surface, it is commonly selected for playing cards, tarot cards, game cards, magic decks, and other projects where light blocking and card feel matter.
Blue Core Cardstock Video
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Blue core cardstock offers a practical balance of opacity, flexibility, print quality, and production cost. It blocks more light than white core while remaining suitable for a wide range of commercial card projects, including game cards, tarot and oracle decks, promotional cards, and standard retail products.
White Core Cardstock Video
▶White core cardstock is an economical and versatile material with good color reproduction and a broad range of available weights. It is less opaque than blue or black core cardstock, making it better suited to flash cards, learning cards, inserts, promotional decks, and projects where maximum light blocking is not required.
PVC Cards Video
▶PVC cards are a waterproof, tear-resistant alternative to paper cardstock. They withstand frequent handling, moisture, and cleaning, but feel and shuffle differently from paper cards. Available colors, transparency, printing methods, and surface effects depend on the selected PVC specification.



Recycled cardstock contains recycled paper fibers and has a natural appearance that may vary slightly between production batches. It provides a more sustainable option for custom cards while supporting standard printing and selected finishing processes. Printed samples are recommended when exact color reproduction is important.




Gold/silver foil-laminated cardstock combines a paper cardstock base with a reflective gold, silver, or colored metallic foil. The metallic surface remains visible through printed areas unless white ink or another blocking layer is used, allowing the material to become part of the artwork.
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Holographic film-laminated cardstock combines a paper cardstock base with a rainbow or patterned holographic film. The effect changes with light and viewing angle and can remain visible across the full card or be controlled with white ink and printed artwork layers. It is commonly used for anti-counterfeiting and decorative purposes.




Textured specialty paper has a visible and tactile surface formed during paper production. Unlike standard linen playing-card stock, these papers may feature felt, laid, woven, fiber, or other decorative textures. Fine artwork and small text should be tested because heavier textures can affect print detail.
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Diffractive film-laminated cardstock uses a micro-structured optical film to produce directional light movement, depth, and angle-dependent patterns. It creates a stronger and more controlled visual effect than standard rainbow holographic film and is mainly used for premium or limited-edition card projects.

600+ edge foil colors and patterns available, including holographic, gold, silver, and custom effects.

Lamination options include holographic lamination and other finishes for different visual, tactile, and protective effects.

Special effects inks available, including fluorescent, pearlescent, thermochromic, optically variable, and phosphorescent inks.

600+ cold foil colors and patterns available, including metallic, gradient, textured, and custom effects.

Supports flat foil stamping and embossed foil stamping with 600+ foil colors and custom effects.

Supports spot UV, reverse UV, overall UV, and textured UV effects.

Custom raised and recessed textures available with different patterns and depth levels.

Varnish options include cardistry varnish, matte varnish, and gloss varnish for different surface effects and visual results.

Precision die-cutting for custom card shapes, puzzle pieces, windows, inserts, and specialty packaging.

Integrate NFC, magnets, metal elements, and other components into interactive cards and premium packaging.

Soft, velvet-like flocking creates a distinctive tactile surface for premium cards, packaging, and collector editions.
Folding cartons, rigid boxes, drawer boxes, and specialty structures.















Printed instructions, tarot interpretations, game rules, and inserts.
Send us your card size, quantity, cardstock, finishing, and packaging requirements, along with any reference files.
Our printing team reviews feasibility, confirms the final specifications, and provides a direct quotation.
We produce a physical pre-production sample on the actual cardstock and finishing line. Mass production begins only after your approval.
Offset printing, finishing, and cutting are carried out with quality inspection at each stage of production.
Finished decks are assembled, shrink wrapped, and carton-packed to your requirements before shipment.












Get campaign samples, production planning, stretch-goal finishing options, bulk manufacturing support, and up to 6% project pricing support.
The cost depends on the card size, number of cards per deck, cardstock, finishes, rulebook, packaging, order quantity, and assembly requirements.
To order custom game cards, please send us your specifications and we will provide a direct quotation.
The minimum order quantity for game cards is 200 decks. We support production runs from 200 decks to hundreds of thousands of decks.
Certain materials or packaging structures may require a higher minimum order quantity.
Yes. Every card can have a different front design, and you can also use one shared back design or multiple card backs.
We can produce different card groups, reference cards, expansion cards, and other card types within the same project.
Common game card sizes include:
Custom sizes, oversized cards, square cards, mini cards, and custom die-cut shapes are also available. Card sizes and dielines can be found on our template download page.
We offer smooth and linen-finished black-core, blue-core, and white cardstock, as well as PVC plastic, recycled paper, textured paper, holographic paper, metallic paper, and other specialty materials.
Card thickness, stiffness, opacity, surface texture, and finish can be selected according to the game’s requirements.
Available packaging options include tuck boxes, rigid boxes, magnetic boxes, drawer boxes, foil booster packs, shrink-wrapped decks, paper inserts, plastic trays, rulebooks, instruction booklets, and retail display boxes. See our custom card boxes for more structures.
Packaging dimensions can be designed around the card count, deck thickness, and included components.
We support foil stamping, spot UV, embossing, debossing, holographic effects, metallic inks, linen embossing, gilded edges, custom die-cutting, and many other decorative processes.
More than 100 finishing options are available for different visual effects, rarity levels, and product positioning.
PDF is the preferred file format. Artwork should be prepared in CMYK at 300 DPI, with approximately 3 mm of bleed beyond the trim line. Keep important text, logos, and graphics inside the safe area. Please refer to our card design guidelines and download the card templates before starting artwork.
Dielines and special finishing layers, such as foil or spot UV, should be supplied separately and clearly named. Cards should be arranged in the correct production order.
Yes. You can request a free sample pack and pay only the shipping cost.
For bulk projects, we also produce a physical pre-production sample on the actual cardstock and finishing line to confirm the final materials, colors, finishes, box structure, and assembly before mass production begins.
Production time depends on the order quantity, materials, finishes, packaging, and approval process.
Orders generally take around 20–45 days after the artwork, specifications, and samples are approved. Shipping time is not included.
Yes. A single game can include different card groups, sizes, backs, materials, or functions, such as character cards, action cards, reference cards, resource cards, and expansion decks.
Our production team can also manage card sorting, sequencing, and collation requirements.
Yes. We provide card sorting and collation, rulebook insertion, box assembly, shrink wrapping, retail packing, master-carton packing, warehousing, and order fulfillment.
The available services and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the project quantity, destination, and distribution requirements.


