Hi folks

I've been doing a bit of investigation and Mayday Games make clear plastic card sleeves for "Mini Euro" cards.

These would appear to pretty much fit the FFG Talisman edition card size. I have enquired as to whether they will be making coloured backs in the same size. If not, I suggest we "bombard" them with requests for the same ;)

I'm undecided on this. On one hand, closing in on 40 games with Upgrade + Reaper, there are a couple of cards that are starting to show wear, namely on the shuffling edge. On the other hand, I feel the cards/decks would be more slippery, prone to the card tower collapsing, etc. It would also thicken the decks, making shuffling harder (I can fit the Upgrade + Reaper Adventure deck into my hand fully and shuffle it, adding sleeves would probably force shuffling fully in 2 separate halves).

My other FFG game with small cards is Arkham Horror, 72 games of that done, small cards not really shoving much more wear than Talisman cards (big cards got sleeved right away).

Has anyone actually ordered from them?  I'm a bit leery after reading the site and find all sorts of mis-labels and misleading notes, particularly when looking over the supposed shipping... which isn't clear as to the cost of purchasing 1-5 packs of sleeves vs a carton.  I'm only guessing, but it seems like with the distributors list, they lean towards wholesale more than retail.

I have order 12 packs  from the  FFG sleeves some days ago.

But i think i need 2 more...

I got a pack of FFG mini-USA sleeves in New York, and have some Mayday versions coming soon.

I will be making some comparisons to help people decide. There are a few factors, price and thickness being two, but there could be more.

I won't order them. Their price is too high IMO. For a 7zl I can have 50 units of them from FFG, and for a 4zl I can have 100 normal ones I used while playing MtG.

talismanisland said:

Hi Jon

But i saw already the sleeve comparison on your site..

It looks like that the mini american are the best sleeves for that...

No, Mayday are making a mini-USA sized sleeve too, but it is not out for a week or so.

talismanisland said:

oke,

well.. i hope the mini american from FFG is good enough...

... ( because i have order it already..

I just finished putting FFG mini-USA sleeves on the main game and Reaper expansion cards, still have the Dungeon to do. I bought these because I needed to add 20 dollars more to get free shipping which was 10 dollars. The way I see it I only paid 10 bucks for them. They load very quickly, open with just one index finger and push the card in with the other index finger. They look great, fit perfect and seem very durable. They add a sponge like feel and have some up and down movement when pressing on a stack of cards. I would say that the max size of a stack would be about 40 cards. I'll probably have to come up with some type of tray to put the adventure cards in. They slide easily when shuffling, but with so many cards I'll need to split the cards up between two players and cross shuffle.

With the main game and the two expansions do you ever have to stop and shuffle the adventure cards mid game?

I'll be starting my first game later today or tomorrow, looking forward to the fun.

GregC said:

Is it still possible to put the cards into the main box while there are into a sleeve..

I was just wondering about that..

I can't wait for mine..

I'll look at getting it back in the box later, but I will say the cards are a little wider. I know they do fit in the deeper slots, but with all the added air and space between cards it might be time for a different container. I probably take a trip to my local craft/hobby store later and see it anything stands out. Of course it is possible with a little creative cutting of inserts of one of the expansion boxes you could get away with a perfect solution.

GregC said:

oke, i hope it don't sounds like trouble..

i have already a difficult time with the storage of my cards ( luckily i have it in another base box, but i wonder if all the cards can fit  if they are into sleeves...

i also don't like it if the card will hit one of the edge of the inlay...

Maybe you can post a picture how it will look like if you put sleeve cards into the inlay of the base game..?

Picked up a complete box at Gencon and it was a great buy. Now they need a card holder to hold my tower of adventure cards.

Militarywizard said:

Do the cards fit in the base game box if you put them into sleeves?

I am still waiting for mine..

I own War of the Ring, have used card sleeves to protect the cards and still have a lot of spare sleeves.

As I also ordered Talisman (unfortunately still waiting) I want to know how large the cards are compared to those of War of the RIng. Are they smaller, larger or of the same size?