{"id":32641,"date":"2024-08-22T04:28:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herotime1.com\/?p=32641"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:55:35","slug":"how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-card-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herotime1.com\/academy\/costs\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-card-game\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does it Cost to Make a Card Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Every week, we receive many emails from game creators asking us to provide quotes for their games. Many of these emails are from designers interested in manufacturing card games.<\/span><\/p>

Card games are usually significantly less expensive to create than board games. They contain fewer components, use less materials, and have a simpler manufacturing process than games that contain a foldable board and other pieces.<\/span><\/p>

On average, it costs between $0.50 and $5 USD per unit to make a card game, depending on how complicated the game is, the number of decks, your order size, and the materials used to make your game.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>

A simple one-deck card game will typically cost between $0.50 and $1.90 per unit. Card games that are more complex, such as Sabobatage and Chicken Challengers, typically cost from $1.40 to $5 USD per unit.<\/span><\/p>

It\u2019s important to keep in mind that these numbers are averages, and that your cost will be closer to the lower end of the scale if you manufacture your game in bulk (and, like you\u2019d expect, near the high end if you only manufacture the MOQ).<\/span><\/p>

In our guide to the cost of manufacturing a board game, we covered the materials costs for the components that make up your game (the game board, tokens, meeples and other items), plus the manufacturing process costs (printing, cutting, coating, gluing, and assembly).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Card games generally use lower quantities of materials than board games, and almost always have a simpler manufacturing process, so not all of the costs involved in making a board game will apply if you\u2019re making a simple card game.<\/span><\/p>

Below, we\u2019ve broken down the typical costs of a card game by materials and processes to help you understand how much you\u2019ll likely need to spend to manufacture your card game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

If you would like an exact quote for manufacturing your game, feel free to <\/span>contact us<\/span><\/a> and we\u2019ll provide a detailed breakdown for your specific game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Card Game Paper Costs<\/span><\/h2>

There are seven standard <\/span>playing card<\/span><\/a> sizes that are commonly used in card games:<\/span><\/p>