Game boxes protect and present playing cards, card games, and small tabletop games, with a tuck-style or custom-fit design that keeps the deck from sliding around. Indie game designers, party-game brands, and promo teams use them. Each box is made to your size with no minimum order, so a designer can test a prototype run before a full print, and TBPB beats any written quote for the same specs. The core product here is playing card boxes, built around the card stack you supply. Send dimensions and a quantity, even one, and you get a dieline and a quote.
The most common mistake is sizing a game box around the card dimensions alone. A stack of cards is a three-dimension problem. Measure card width and height, then measure the thickness of the whole deck with the cards loosely stacked, not compressed. Leave a small amount of clearance so the box opens easily.
A standard poker-size deck, a bridge-size deck, and a tarot deck have different footprints, so tell us which you are using or send the actual card measurements. Larger games with a board, tokens, and rules need more than this product, so say what you are packing.
Game boxes are paperboard cartons, and the board weight affects how well the box survives being opened over and over. A heavier board feels better in the hand and resists corner wear. Full-color printing on the outside is standard, and a matte or soft-touch coating gives a premium feel.
Foil on the title or logo is a popular upgrade for card games, and spot UV adds a shine to artwork. An interior print or a simple liner gives the box a finished look when opened. Window cutouts are possible but not needed for most card decks.
If your game includes a board, tokens, and a rule book, a tuck box will not hold it. A tray box with a lid or a larger rigid format may be better, and a subscription box suits a game sent on a recurring basis. Ship cartons or mailer boxes protect games in the mail.
Send the card or component dimensions, the quantity, and your artwork. One box is a valid order, which is useful for checking fit with a real deck. We return a dieline and a quote, and a written competitor quote for the same specs gets beaten.
If you are crowdfunding a game or testing it at conventions, order a small prototype run first. Cards that look fine on a screen can feel loose or tight in the box, and a quick check saves a reprint later.
There is no minimum order. Order a single prototype to test fit or a full print run. Every box is made to your measurements.
Measure the card height and width, then the full deck thickness with the cards stacked loosely. Add a small clearance for easy opening. Send those numbers and we will draw the dieline.
Yes. Inside printing is available and it makes a box feel finished when opened. Use it for rules, a character illustration, or a repeat pattern.
Matte or soft-touch coating, foil on the title, and spot UV on artwork are the usual picks. Choose the finish by how the box will be handled; soft-touch feels great but marks more easily than gloss.
Yes, if you tell us the dimensions of everything going in, including dice or tokens. A larger game with a board needs a different box format, so share your component list first.
This category covers the box. Tell us if you also need other printed components and we will advise on the right category.
