Trading Card Size?

McNum · Post by **McNum** » 2006-05-09 11:50am

Quick little question:

What's the normal size of a trading card like Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokémon and such? I need to know so I can make some cards of my own that will fit in a card sleeve. I'd prefer getting the size in millimeters, although converting from inches shouldn't be a problem.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-05-09 01:17pm

Yu-Gi-Oh cards are actually smaller than the normal CCG card size (re: cards like MtG). This is done purposefully so that you have to buy specific card sleeves for them, instead of cheaper (and higher quality) third-party sleeves.

McNum · Post by **McNum** » 2006-05-09 01:51pm

Thanks! This helps a lot.

Oh, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards are a ripoff? Who'd have thought!

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-05-09 02:03pm

McNum wrote: Oh, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards are a ripoff? Who'd have thought!

I remember a lot of people at the local CCG gathering place really angry about it. But then again, it was their own fault for playing the game, right?

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2006-05-09 06:24pm

Eh....I still buy the high quality third party sleeves for my YGO cards...

they fit a lil loose in the width, but I've never had them come out of the packaging while doing so.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-05-09 07:38pm

I thought they were smaller for the same reason Nintendo stuff is smaller - younger target audience.