I find that laminated cardstock works the best for homemade card they are very durable and look high quality. This is also good for making durable deck boxes. laminated letter size shipping labels are good for all kind of things from custom dice to custom box wraps. you can mount card stock to card board and laminate it to make boards or heavy chits or tiles if the board is to big for standard laminating pockets you can tear them in half and iron them on the overlap is barely visible. you say but I don't have a laminator you should definitely get one they are realatively inexpensive and easy to use and definetly worth the investment if you are going to be makeing your own game components. By the way if you need dice I would recommend the dollar tree they sell them 10 for a dollar in different colors and if you need to customize them you can using the method I outlined above.
I recently used a variation of method 2. I printed my designs on some pre-cut business card template sheets, so I could just push out the cards and round the corners. Business cards are a bit smaller than standard playing cards, but still perfectly playable and look very cute. Using pre-cut business card sheets avoids the trouble of perfectly sizing the cuts. Also, you can get those with already rounded corners and a generous margin for borderless printing.
Great tips! I've been a big fan of the first sleeving method over my attempts to print my own on cardstock like method #2 (my now-retired laser printer haaated printing on cardstock and the toner never bound properly), but the print&stick labels will be a nice upgrade for both my regular games as well as my custom MtG sets for drafting with friends!
I literally searched for a RUclips video of James Ernest making cards yesterday, presuming this already existed. I would rant at you to stop reading my thoughts, but it's just so convenient!
I know this video isn't the newest but I was looking for easy ways to make item cards for dnd and I will absolutely be using that first method ❤ thank you!
Ahh... so many memories of hours and hours spent at Kinkos printing and cutting cardstock prototypes... And mine usually had backs, because I'm extra-crazy!
This is so helpful thank you! I literally never comment on videos but I'm making a board game for my senior project and it's due in like two weeks and I have so much shit to print. Great tips!
Thank you. My suggestion in order to get a perfect deck cut; is to ask on your local offset printer to cut them all with its hydraulic pressure guillotine, they normally make it for free. 1:02 face deserves a cap, sunglasses and big joint :)
4:18 it's not a linen finish it's just air cushion. They don't make linen finish anymore because it's too time consuming it's just that air cushion happens to have the linen finishes grid-like pattern
I really needed this kind of video. I'm prepping for a tabletop rpg session and I needed this for the items and the tile cards for maps. Thank you very much and please do more!
Excellent video, thanks! I've used methods two and three but recently acquired some card sleeves to try method one. Last year I found the BEST corner rounder on Amazon. I loved it so much I gave one to my mom who does a ton of scrapbooking. It's so much easier to use than those small thumb pressing corner rounders. It's the Sun-Star Kadomaru Pro Corner Cutter and has three-sizes of corner cuts: Small, Medium, Large.
I love your games! I still have some of the original black and white ones from my game subscriptions! Just played one (the pipe game) last night at my board game meetup!
Maybe I missed it, but if one is doing method one and using a poker-sized middle waste card for stiffening, is there a best brand/model sleeve for this approach?
I suggest for beta testing the first method works best. Because if a card is too op or you need to change you can easily print out a new card and put it Into the sleeve. Or even put new versions of the same card over the old one.
I used to do the first method. But the shape was all wrong all the time. Where can I find the proper program or guides for making the right size of cards?
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For the method 2 can be printing them with colors and cover the up with transparent sticky vinyle so i can cut them afterward? Would they be protected?
Does anyone know how to do the first step? Whenever I print out my cards on paper, they're always way too big or way too small? Is there an official site for card printing or is there something about format that am missing?
I just posted a long video with a short answer to this, but really there are much better sources for this info. ruclips.net/video/iU2kTarLVV8/видео.html
Please, iam looking for the exactly name of the paper used to make dueling cards. What the papers names please so i can buy it and print my own card. Thank u.
I doubt you still reply to these comments but do you use colored cardstock to make it harder to see through? I'm using 90lb white cardstock and you can see right through it.
Sure, 90lb cardstock is pretty transparent. Here are some options. 1: Colored cardstock might help a little, as you suggest. 2: 110-lb index (the weight recommended in the video) is slightly thicker, and might help. 3: Design a card back that works like a security envelope: just some noise that makes the cards harder to read. I've done this for a few playtest games when it really mattered. 4: Try using opaque-backed card sleeves instead. The security you require differs depending on the game and the implementation. If it's a home playtest, I just beg my testers not to cheat. But when the identity of a specific card might be critical, that might be hard to enforce. If it's going into more general use, I think (3) is the most likely solution. Even mass-produced playing cards use some kind of noisy back to help prevent the cards from being transparent. (Good card paper also has an opacity layer, but that's way more than you need for playtest cards.) Thanks for the question and yeah, I still reply to comments when I think I can be useful. :)
This just popped up on my RUclips home page, which is very handy because I'm going to need to prototype a card game soon. :) Do you have a card-layout program or template or method you can recommend? Thanks!
Great video! Personally, I'm a big fan of using an Xacto to cut cards, but for anyone who is just getting into game prototyping I think your methods are probably easier -- and maybe safer. (Seen too many newbies slice off parts of their fingers with Xactos!)
I have been trying to find a similar corner rounder locally, but have failed. Which brand/model is the one in you video? The ones I have found either cut too much or are awkward to use.
Hey, trying to find the paper to print on in germany. the closes i got was 200g paper but it was just plain white. Do you know by any chance where i can get paper like that? I was also wondering where i could get a paper cutter like that
James this is great...What do I need to actually make my cards to print? I have been looking for a template so I can make the cards but I haven't seen any.
Thinking of making some cards out of old train tickets, they're roughly playing card size and easy to shuffle, my only concern is they might be a bit flimsy, but I think they'll look cool when they're done xD
how can i stop the murder attempt by using shamrocks ? i mean if the murderer has 4 points ,, so i need four shamrocks to stop him / her ,, how could i use it if we are two players ? should i drop four shamrocks at the same time ?
00:22 - Method 1, Card Sleeves
01:56 - Method 2, Plain Cardstock
04:12 - Method 3, Full Sheet Labels
You missed something...
No they didnt
You should make a video on how to properly make the templates and actual card designs on the computer. What program do you use?
If you find a good template, Please tell me about it.
If you do i will sub
@@abearmagan6008 yeah really - I was like "why is there not a downloadable template in the description?"
You can't make a template without knowing what information you'll put on these cards. It has to be custom.
You can find templates on "the game crafter" website
Inkscape works quite well
This video was a big help with my school project. Making a greek mythology board game for a classics class. Thanks so much.
how'd it go?
I find that laminated cardstock works the best for homemade card they are very durable and look high quality. This is also good for making durable deck boxes. laminated letter size shipping labels are good for all kind of things from custom dice to custom box wraps. you can mount card stock to card board and laminate it to make boards or heavy chits or tiles if the board is to big for standard laminating pockets you can tear them in half and iron them on the overlap is barely visible. you say but I don't have a laminator you should definitely get one they are realatively inexpensive and easy to use and definetly worth the investment if you are going to be makeing your own game components. By the way if you need dice I would recommend the dollar tree they sell them 10 for a dollar in different colors and if you need to customize them you can using the method I outlined above.
Dude
Thanks for the INCREDIBLY helpful info
Heres a sub
I recently used a variation of method 2. I printed my designs on some pre-cut business card template sheets, so I could just push out the cards and round the corners. Business cards are a bit smaller than standard playing cards, but still perfectly playable and look very cute. Using pre-cut business card sheets avoids the trouble of perfectly sizing the cuts. Also, you can get those with already rounded corners and a generous margin for borderless printing.
What a well produced, informative video. Great stuff!
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Indeed, he should make a video on how to make videos!
Great tips! I've been a big fan of the first sleeving method over my attempts to print my own on cardstock like method #2 (my now-retired laser printer haaated printing on cardstock and the toner never bound properly), but the print&stick labels will be a nice upgrade for both my regular games as well as my custom MtG sets for drafting with friends!
I literally searched for a RUclips video of James Ernest making cards yesterday, presuming this already existed. I would rant at you to stop reading my thoughts, but it's just so convenient!
Are you designing a new game Bob??
Not right now...this is to playtest Tuscany, an expansion to Viticulture. But maybe I'll use these how-tos on my own design someday...
I know this video isn't the newest but I was looking for easy ways to make item cards for dnd and I will absolutely be using that first method ❤ thank you!
Ahh... so many memories of hours and hours spent at Kinkos printing and cutting cardstock prototypes... And mine usually had backs, because I'm extra-crazy!
I am definitely doing the second option, thank you so so much for this amazing tutorial video it helped me a lot
This is so helpful thank you! I literally never comment on videos but I'm making a board game for my senior project and it's due in like two weeks and I have so much shit to print. Great tips!
Thank you. My suggestion in order to get a perfect deck cut; is to ask on your local offset printer to cut them all with its hydraulic pressure guillotine, they normally make it for free. 1:02 face deserves a cap, sunglasses and big joint :)
Great video. Well edited, good quality and content.
Thank you, I make hundreds of pictures a week and this is exactly what I was looking for!
I used your 3rd technique, and made a Deck of Many Things for our Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Thank you so much!
You can purchase blank playing cards front and back! You can even order custom playing card backs!
“Put in your trash card”
*Puts in a Magic the Gathering card*
Every magic the gathering booster have some trash cards like tokens or something
so i wasn't the only one who cringed at that? lol
4:18 it's not a linen finish it's just air cushion. They don't make linen finish anymore because it's too time consuming it's just that air cushion happens to have the linen finishes grid-like pattern
I really needed this kind of video. I'm prepping for a tabletop rpg session and I needed this for the items and the tile cards for maps. Thank you very much and please do more!
+Vladimir Delta yeah, I agree!!
7 years ago and still useful, thank you for this!
Excellent video, thanks! I've used methods two and three but recently acquired some card sleeves to try method one. Last year I found the BEST corner rounder on Amazon. I loved it so much I gave one to my mom who does a ton of scrapbooking. It's so much easier to use than those small thumb pressing corner rounders. It's the Sun-Star Kadomaru Pro Corner Cutter and has three-sizes of corner cuts: Small, Medium, Large.
any software that can be used to design the cards that you would suggest?
I was looking for easy solutions to reprinting an out of print game. this is it. thank you!
Absolutely beautiful and concise video! Loved it! I needed to learn and you taught well!
What template do you use to print the cards on cardstock?
GW are saying all their necromunda cards are going out stock.........this video is excellent!!!
Yeah, but how do I make printed cards? Which program are you using to create the layout and so on
Quick, simple, informative. Great video!
clicked off of google to come to youtube and leave a like and comment because this video was just that helpful.
Im so excited to make my “dungeoneer” game!
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I tend to go with half size (2.5 by 3 inch) index cards; Oxford puts 200 in a pack and you get forty in five different colors. Thanks for the video.
do you have a certain template you used to make the playing cards?
I love your games! I still have some of the original black and white ones from my game subscriptions! Just played one (the pipe game) last night at my board game meetup!
Nice pointers. I print my cards on card stock...usually through Staples.
Maybe I missed it, but if one is doing method one and using a poker-sized middle waste card for stiffening, is there a best brand/model sleeve for this approach?
I suggest for beta testing the first method works best. Because if a card is too op or you need to change you can easily print out a new card and put it Into the sleeve. Or even put new versions of the same card over the old one.
Wow...very informative!
This has given me some ideas for my M:tG fan set/cube.
I think I'll do some test runs......
Also, yes. Pay $0.00 USD for your project card stock, unless you are using Method #2.
Thanks for making the video. I haven't tried is the label approach. I'll try that one the next time I am prototyping.
Very professional video and a good use of b-roll.
I used to do the first method. But the shape was all wrong all the time. Where can I find the proper program or guides for making the right size of cards?
Regular trading card size is 2.5 in by 3.5 in
I suggest you get a regular card. Place the zoom size of the word to 100% and now you get the exact size.
Just overlap your card to the word on 100% to resize it and fit
Very informative, thanks for making this video. It helped a lot.
Great video! What type of glue did you use on method #3?
No glue. The label sheets I'm using are self-adhesive.
Very Informative and tight video. Absolutely recommend if you wish to learn the basics of making your own cards
Super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
You have made my life! Thank you so much! For my budget I will be looking into card sleeves and old cards. 😁
How do you get the design you want because they look very detailed and I want to know how to get them
So for the 3rd method, you just put the paper on the card? No glue or anything to stick it on the card?
RUclips Recommendations
2014: ...
2019: HEY THERE!
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The only game of yours I've played yet is Kill Doctor Lucky. I've seen Brawl and Tak on shelves, though.
Its 2020
Ghoster_ 07 Ikr how is he in school
@@PancakeGoose lol
For the method 2 can be printing them with colors and cover the up with transparent sticky vinyle so i can cut them afterward? Would they be protected?
Does anyone know how to do the first step? Whenever I print out my cards on paper, they're always way too big or way too small? Is there an official site for card printing or is there something about format that am missing?
There are probably tutorials on RUclips for whatever graphics software you are using.
what type of paper that he use at 1:05
Thanks for this. How do you stop the ink from smudging?
ektopia Allow it to dry for a little while after printing.
What type of material is used for the actual "plastic cards". Would it be possible to print those with a home printer? Or only UV printers?
For the second method (with cardstock) I can't seem to cut them right, they always end up off and not the same
For the first way, this would only work for standard sized cards?
How can I print game cards? I mean what software can I use to prepare a sheet of paper full of cards?
I just posted a long video with a short answer to this, but really there are much better sources for this info. ruclips.net/video/iU2kTarLVV8/видео.html
Best tutorial so far. Thanks!
Or use a Print on Demand service. Great quality and cheap.
Thanks for the tip!
I use the playing cards in sleeves with the paper
Uhmm can I ask? About the 1st method what's the size of each card in Microsoft words?
At 2:52, what exactly is a bust cut?
only 800 likes? This video deserves way more. :D
Please, iam looking for the exactly name of the paper used to make dueling cards. What the papers names please so i can buy it and print my own card. Thank u.
What software should I use to design the cards?
awesome man, I was making a deck for my boardgame and the first method is impacable! thx for vid
Thank you for the video I can play with my friends and family we have so much fun
I doubt you still reply to these comments but do you use colored cardstock to make it harder to see through? I'm using 90lb white cardstock and you can see right through it.
Sure, 90lb cardstock is pretty transparent. Here are some options.
1: Colored cardstock might help a little, as you suggest.
2: 110-lb index (the weight recommended in the video) is slightly thicker, and might help.
3: Design a card back that works like a security envelope: just some noise that makes the cards harder to read. I've done this for a few playtest games when it really mattered.
4: Try using opaque-backed card sleeves instead.
The security you require differs depending on the game and the implementation. If it's a home playtest, I just beg my testers not to cheat. But when the identity of a specific card might be critical, that might be hard to enforce. If it's going into more general use, I think (3) is the most likely solution. Even mass-produced playing cards use some kind of noisy back to help prevent the cards from being transparent. (Good card paper also has an opacity layer, but that's way more than you need for playtest cards.)
Thanks for the question and yeah, I still reply to comments when I think I can be useful. :)
@@CheapassJames Thank you for the advice, i didn't want to put too much effort into the play test cards
Great tips, thanks for sharing.
can i use card stock in ink and wrap it in that clear strong film paper? with photo shop
Does the second methode last for a long time or no?
Beautiful cards , cheers😊🎉❤
What if you don't have a printer??
Hi, what is the papel for the method 3?,in spanish please and what is the program to make the cards,
This is great, thank you good sir.
Thanks a lot 🥹 I wanted to make a custom cards for a father's day and now I can❤
Can you do color print on method 2 ?
Which cards stock is the best for magic the gathering?
This just popped up on my RUclips home page, which is very handy because I'm going to need to prototype a card game soon. :) Do you have a card-layout program or template or method you can recommend? Thanks!
I have a cardgame template
Very complete and useful, i love your work congratulations. Friendly from Belgium ^^
Great video! Thank you so much!
Great video! Personally, I'm a big fan of using an Xacto to cut cards, but for anyone who is just getting into game prototyping I think your methods are probably easier -- and maybe safer. (Seen too many newbies slice off parts of their fingers with Xactos!)
Very cool video, thanks a lot!
I have been trying to find a similar corner rounder locally, but have failed. Which brand/model is the one in you video? The ones I have found either cut too much or are awkward to use.
Hey, trying to find the paper to print on in germany. the closes i got was 200g paper but it was just plain white. Do you know by any chance where i can get paper like that?
I was also wondering where i could get a paper cutter like that
Thanks for the great video. Where did you get the corner rounder for the cards? I've been having trouble finding one at the size.
James this is great...What do I need to actually make my cards to print? I have been looking for a template so I can make the cards but I haven't seen any.
Presentation was well done!
I want to do this for HEX cards any tips?
wow the simplest and easiest is putting printed paper into card sleeves, thank you man
Thinking of making some cards out of old train tickets, they're roughly playing card size and easy to shuffle, my only concern is they might be a bit flimsy, but I think they'll look cool when they're done xD
how do you find your cards copy print for the 2 method
where did you get the cards from? I'm looking for a fast paced, dungeon crawl, kinda like munchkin, but more strategy based.
whats the machine name in 3:55
"Corner-rounding tool" is what he said. if you go to a crafts store, they'll know what you mean.
How do you size your images correct to fit the sleeves
Which paper cutter did you use?
how can i stop the murder attempt by using shamrocks ?
i mean if the murderer has 4 points ,, so i need four shamrocks to stop him / her ,, how could i use it if we are two players ?
should i drop four shamrocks at the same time ?
Know of a good format to use for magic size cards?
Super helpful! Thank you!
When is the bean games with 3 rules and 1000 ways to win coming out? I remember the promo poster for it years ago.