Board Game Prototype 9-Up Poker Deck & D&D Card PDF Layout Studio
Playtesting a new deckbuilder, TCG mechanic, or D&D 5e item/spell handout tonight? Don't spend 3 hours fighting InDesign data-merge or installing nanDECK just to iterate card costs! Paste pipe-delimited card stats or drop card PNGs to generate 9-up 63.5×88.9 mm sleeve-ready sheets in 30 seconds.
Standard Tabletop Card Sizes Built Into CardSheet Studio
| Tabletop Standard | Exact Size (mm / in) | Cards / Sheet (A4 & Letter) | Sleeve Compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Poker / American TCG | 63.5 × 88.9 mm (2.50 × 3.50 in) | 9 cards / sheet (3×3 grid) | MTG / Pokémon / Dragon Shield Standard (66×91mm) |
| Bridge / Classic Euro | 57.0 × 87.0 mm (2.25 × 3.43 in) | 9 cards / sheet (3×3 grid) | Standard American / Chimera / Euro sleeves |
| Mini Euro (Item / Loot / Status) | 44.0 × 68.0 mm (1.73 × 2.68 in) | 12–16 cards / sheet | Mini European (45×68mm) sleeves |
| Square Map / Dungeon Tile | 50.0 × 50.0 mm (1.97 × 1.97 in) | 12–15 tiles / sheet | Modular grid exploration & fog-of-war |
The 'Penny Sleeve + Bulk Commons' Playtest Prototyping Secret
- Fastest Iteration Trick: Print your 9-up sheet single-sided on cheap, thin 20 lb (75 gsm) plain copy paper, slice in 6 guillotine cuts, and slip each paper slip in front of a bulk Magic: The Gathering land or $1 poker card inside an opaque matte sleeve! Zero glue, instant casino-grade shuffle feel, and swapping nerfed v0.4 cards takes 5 seconds!
- Need Unsleeved Standalone PnP Cards? Print duplex on 220–250 gsm smooth cardstock using our Duplex Back-Offset Calibrator so custom card backs line up dead-center.
- 3D Standees & Custom Parametric Tuckbox Included! Switch inside CardSheet to the 3D Foldables Tab (
?preset=tuckbox) to auto-generate a foldable deck tuckbox sized to your exact card count & cardstock thickness!
Go From Spreadsheet / Text Idea to Sleeved 54-Card Playtest Deck in 8 Minutes
- Write rapid playtest cards in plain text (
Card Title | Card Effect & Mana/Action Text | Cost / Type | Emoji/Icon) or export card face PNGs from Figma/Photoshop. - Open the 9-Up Poker Studio above — 9 cards pack cleanly in a
3 × 3zero-gap grid (190.5 × 266.7 mm), fitting both ISO A4 (210×297 mm) and US Letter (215.9×279.4 mm) at 100% scale! - Print 6 sheets for a full 54-card deck at
Scale: 100%(never 'Fit to Page', or cards shrink too loose/tight!). - Slice strictly from outer tick to outer tick using a rotary or guillotine trimmer — zero interior gutter strips to trim twice!
Why US Letter Height (279.4 mm) Trips Up 3×3 Poker Grids
- 3 rows × 88.9 mm = 266.7 mm tall, leaving only 6.35 mm (0.25 in) top and bottom margin on 11-inch US Letter paper! If you add 3 mm gaps between rows, Row 3 gets clipped by printer hardware margins. That's why CardSheet defaults
gapMm = 0for shared single-cut interior lines that fit US Letter and A4 cleanly! - Designing full graphic art before Playtest #1: Use rapid text-mode cards for your first 5 balance playtests so changing numbers takes 10 seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do 9 standard 2.5x3.5 inch poker cards fit on one 8.5x11 US Letter sheet without shrinking?
Yes! Three columns equal 7.50 inches (leaving 0.50 in side margins on 8.5" paper) and three zero-gap rows equal 10.50 inches (leaving 0.25 in top/bottom printer margins on 11" paper). Just be sure to select 'Actual Size / 100%' when printing.
Can CardSheet also generate a printable tuckbox to hold my finished prototype deck?
Yes! Click the '3D Standee & Tuckbox Studio' tab inside CardSheet (../cardsheet/index.html?preset=tuckbox) and enter your card count + sleeve/GSM thickness to print a custom die-line tuckbox.
Can I drag and drop 54 individual card PNG images exported from Canva or Figma?
Yes — CardSheet's local image imposition engine tiles uploaded card fronts (plus a shared or per-card back image) at 300 DPI completely offline.