# Custom printed gaming cards **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 19, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834 "2006-12-19T21:02:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/1 "2006-12-19T21:02:31Z")
I have invented a card game which requires a specialized deck of cards and I want to print some up in order to start testing the game. I could just put some Avery cardstock in the ol’ inkjet, but they wouldn’t have the smooth, sliding-around quality of a new pack of Bicycles. I want them to feel like real playing-cards so they can be easily manipulated in human hands. Where can I get that kind of paper (and can I print on it with an inkjet?) Or is there some kind fo special coating I can use? ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/2 "2006-12-19T21:14:23Z")
[QUOTE=friedo] I have invented a card game which requires a specialized deck of cards and I want to print some up in order to start testing the game. [/QUOTE] [\*\* Coated Card Stock \*\*](http://www.tradecards.com/articles/coatedStock/index.html) Use Google to locate sources for printing by inkjet or other processes. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/3 "2006-12-19T21:26:04Z")
> **[BoardGameGeek](https://boardgamegeek.com/)** > > The definitive source for board game and card game content. Find millions of ratings, reviews, videos, photos, and more from our community of experts. TONS of game designers there as well as good info on where to find stuff to make your own games. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/4 "2006-12-19T21:49:38Z")
[QUOTE=Auntbeast] [www.boardgamegeek.com](http://www.boardgamegeek.com) TONS of game designers there as well as good info on where to find stuff to make your own games. [/QUOTE] Thanks, **Auntbeast**. Following some discussions there led me to [these](http://www.plaincards.com/Playing.html) which I think will be sufficient for my purposes. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/5 "2006-12-20T00:03:24Z")
At Thanksgiving I had stated it was too bad blank card stock wasn’t available so you could print a custom deck. I had to see if it was available when I read this thread. I don’t want to print a deck now, but it’s nice to know. ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/6 "2006-12-21T23:19:39Z")
That looks like fun. I’ve always wanted cards with custom face cards for fun and profit. Imagine selling decks at the political conventions, with the regular cast of suspects on the honors and joker. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/7 "2006-12-22T00:55:10Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] At Thanksgiving I had stated it was too bad blank card stock wasn’t available so you could print a custom deck. I had to see if it was available when I read this thread. I don’t want to print a deck now, but it’s nice to know. [/QUOTE] I think if you wanted to make enough to sell you’d be better off going to a professional printer. Those inkjet cartridges are expensive! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-printed-gaming-cards/384834/8 "2006-12-22T01:04:08Z")
[QUOTE=friedo] I think if you wanted to make enough to sell you’d be better off going to a professional printer. Those inkjet cartridges are expensive! [/QUOTE] No, I was thinking of one custom deck. for personal use.