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.
I literally searched for a UA-cam 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!
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!
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!
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 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!
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 :)
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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!
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.
This just popped up on my UA-cam 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!
Nifty video, thanks! I was most struck that you apparently have a nicer paper cutter than I. Mine has no guard stop (and in hindsight, it's such an obvious speed improvement), and the backstop isn't quite at 90 degrees from the blade. I've been meaning to buy a new one, but I can't find reviews I trust. You clearly have a lot of experience with paper cutters (or at least one), do you have recommendations for brands or specific cutters?
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!)
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
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?
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
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.
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?
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?
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.
Thanks for this video! I recently got into Zombicide and am loving it, but I'm not a fan of the micro-cards they chose to use, so I'm going to reprint them and some custom items as average sized gaming cards. I'll probably use the first method, as I have hundreds of extra sleeves lying around, as well as hundreds more of junk lands I'll never use from MTG.
Thanks for the videos. I wanna get a playable version of Trogdor while I wait for the real deal. (Also BIG THANKS for helping the Bros. Chaps bring the game from concept to reality in the first place!)
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
I just keep watching this video over and over again I can't stop HELP! I'm losing my life my family is worried I've been hiding in my basement for hours just because i get the best wifi down here😧
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
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?
What a well produced, informative video. Great stuff!
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Indeed, he should make a video on how to make videos!
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
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.
I am definitely doing the second option, thank you so so much for this amazing tutorial video it helped me a lot
I literally searched for a UA-cam 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...
Great video. Well edited, good quality and content.
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!
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!
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!
Thank you, I make hundreds of pictures a week and this is exactly what I was looking for!
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!
You can purchase blank playing cards front and back! You can even order custom playing card backs!
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.
Quick, simple, informative. Great video!
I used your 3rd technique, and made a Deck of Many Things for our Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Thank you so much!
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!!
Absolutely beautiful and concise video! Loved it! I needed to learn and you taught well!
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 :)
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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
Very informative, thanks for making this video. It helped a lot.
Nice pointers. I print my cards on card stock...usually through Staples.
I was looking for easy solutions to reprinting an out of print game. this is it. thank you!
Super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
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!
You have made my life! Thank you so much! For my budget I will be looking into card sleeves and old cards. 😁
GW are saying all their necromunda cards are going out stock.........this video is excellent!!!
“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
Very Informative and tight video. Absolutely recommend if you wish to learn the basics of making your own cards
Very professional video and a good use of b-roll.
clicked off of google to come to youtube and leave a like and comment because this video was just that helpful.
Yeah, but how do I make printed cards? Which program are you using to create the layout and so on
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.
Thank you for the video I can play with my friends and family we have so much fun
Im so excited to make my “dungeoneer” game!
SHUT UP!!!
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my thoughts exactly
Now we just need a camera....
Best tutorial so far. Thanks!
When is the bean games with 3 rules and 1000 ways to win coming out? I remember the promo poster for it years ago.
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.
Thanks for making the video. I haven't tried is the label approach. I'll try that one the next time I am prototyping.
What template do you use to print the cards on cardstock?
This just popped up on my UA-cam 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
do you have a certain template you used to make the playing cards?
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.
Very complete and useful, i love your work congratulations. Friendly from Belgium ^^
Beautiful cards , cheers😊🎉❤
where did you get the cards from? I'm looking for a fast paced, dungeon crawl, kinda like munchkin, but more strategy based.
any software that can be used to design the cards that you would suggest?
Nifty video, thanks!
I was most struck that you apparently have a nicer paper cutter than I. Mine has no guard stop (and in hindsight, it's such an obvious speed improvement), and the backstop isn't quite at 90 degrees from the blade. I've been meaning to buy a new one, but I can't find reviews I trust. You clearly have a lot of experience with paper cutters (or at least one), do you have recommendations for brands or specific cutters?
I use the playing cards in sleeves with the paper
Great tips, thanks for sharing.
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!)
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
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?
only 800 likes? This video deserves way more. :D
awesome man, I was making a deck for my boardgame and the first method is impacable! thx for vid
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
Just what I was looking for! Thank you for the tutorial
How do you get the design you want because they look very detailed and I want to know how to get them
puuuuurfect. This video was... brilliant.
So for the 3rd method, you just put the paper on the card? No glue or anything to stick it on the card?
Awesome video!
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?
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.
For the second method (with cardstock) I can't seem to cut them right, they always end up off and not the same
like three the best, awesome, thanks.
Or use a Print on Demand service. Great quality and cheap.
Thanks for the tip!
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
Presentation was well done!
Thank you for this video! Very helpful ❤️
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?
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.
Thanks for this video! I recently got into Zombicide and am loving it, but I'm not a fan of the micro-cards they chose to use, so I'm going to reprint them and some custom items as average sized gaming cards. I'll probably use the first method, as I have hundreds of extra sleeves lying around, as well as hundreds more of junk lands I'll never use from MTG.
Super helpful! Thank you!
Very cool video, thanks a lot!
Great video! Thank you so much!
Yes! Extend the guide lines down the sheet of paper! That's what I've been missing and messing up. Thanks!
Thank you - I really appreciate you sharing these techniques :-)
Great video!
wow the simplest and easiest is putting printed paper into card sleeves, thank you man
I don't know why this showed up in my recommendations, but it was exactly what I needed to know. Thank You!
This is great, thank you good sir.
this was super helpful.
For the first way, this would only work for standard sized cards?
Thanks for the videos. I wanna get a playable version of Trogdor while I wait for the real deal. (Also BIG THANKS for helping the Bros. Chaps bring the game from concept to reality in the first place!)
Great video! What type of glue did you use on method #3?
No glue. The label sheets I'm using are self-adhesive.
I use method 2, but I glue another sheet of paper to the back of the cards with gluestick before cutting to make them even thicker.
Uhmm can I ask? About the 1st method what's the size of each card in Microsoft words?
Thanks a lot it really helped me but I like the third Way the most❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊❤❤🎉
Could you make a tutorial on how to print out card designs?
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
I just keep watching this video over and over again I can't stop HELP! I'm losing my life my family is worried I've been hiding in my basement for hours just because i get the best wifi down here😧
Raven Acolyte what the fuck
why
u good?
Great ideas! Thanks.
What if you don't have a printer??
What software should I use to design the cards?
yo that was like, SO helpful, thanks a bunch man