Custom Game Cards · Factory Direct

Custom Game Cards
Printing & Manufacturing

WJPC is a factory-direct card game manufacturer specializing in party, question, couples, drinking and memory card games — one card game printing partner for cards, boxes, rulebooks and accessories, from first prototype to full production run.

20 years
Card Manufacturing
✓ MOQ 200 decks
400+
Production Staff
✓ NDA available
20,000m²
Factory Floor
✓ 3rd-party inspection
10,000+
Card Game Projects
✓ FSC certified

Custom Card Game Printing

Custom Board Game Cards | Board Game Character Card Design | Card Game Printing

WJPC has become a leading card game printing company in China. We provide customized, high-quality card game solutions for Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized card game distributors, and independent game creators.

Whether it’s a Kickstarter crowdfunding project, commercial board game publishing, independent IP derivatives, or a party entertainment hit, Each category can be fully tailored to your gameplay, branding, and packaging needs. to help your creativity reach the market.

We Serve The
Best Card Game Publishers

We not only help many small and medium-sized creators realize their dreams, but also have the strength to serve large Card Game publishers and promote high-quality, gorgeous, and exquisite game cards to the world at an affordable price.

Card Game Publishers
Who We Print For

Whatever Brought You to a Card
Game Manufacturer, Start Here

Whether you're a first-time designer navigating tech specs, a funded creator racing against a shipping clock, or an established brand demanding absolute consistency and elite support—WJPC meets you exactly where you're at.

01 New & First-Time Creators

"I have a great game design but zero printing experience—I’m lost on file bleeding, specs, and how to choose the right materials for my budget."
⚠ AFRAID OF Messing up design files due to confusing print specs (bleed, resolution, dimensions), and struggling to choose the right cardstock or finishes for your game’s positioning.
✓ WE SOLVE IT WITH 1-on-1 prepress tech guidance with exact templates (cards, boxes, booklets), plus tailored printing and material recommendations that perfectly match your game’s positioning and budget.

02 Kickstarter Creators — Already Funded

"My campaign is funded and I urgently need a certified, highly responsive factory to handle high-volume printing and guarantee on-time shipping."
⚠ AFRAID OF Urgent need for high-volume printing with guaranteed on-time shipping, while fearing ghosting vendors, hidden production delays, and failure to meet international eco-friendly standards.
✓ WE SOLVE IT WITH Guaranteed on-time shipping backed by dedicated instant communication, real-time production tracking (photos/videos), and full EN71/ASTM/CPC eco-friendly certifications.

03 Switching Suppliers, Demanding Consistency

"My last printer botched our reprints with color drift and bad box sizes, and now their shrinking capacity is forcing me to find a true source factory."
⚠ AFRAID OF Suffering from reprint color drift, wrong box sizes, poor quality, or dealing with a vendor cutting down production capacity.
✓ WE SOLVE IT WITH 100% in-house manufacturing (zero outsourcing) at our 20,000 m² factory, backed by a 1,000+ ton in-house raw material reserve and full support for 3rd-party audits and inspections.

04 Growing Brands & Game Companies

"We need absolute artwork security, massive multi-SKU capacity, and an elite partner with dependable post-delivery support."
⚠ AFRAID OF Pre-launch leaks of proprietary artwork or game mechanics, bottlenecked production during multi-SKU rollouts, and missing post-delivery support.
✓ WE SOLVE IT WITH Ironclad IP protection with auto-signed NDAs and secure server storage, multiple Heidelberg presses yielding 30M packs monthly, and responsive post-delivery support.
PROTOTYPING & SAMPLES
The worry: paying for a full run before you know if it's right.

Hold Your Game in Your Hands Before You Commit a Production Budget

Renderings and PDFs can't tell you how a deck shuffles or how a tuck box feels in hand. We build that step into the process instead of skipping straight to a full print run.

  • Standard Sample Pack — Physical swatches of cardstocks, cores, and finishes tailored to your vision—so you can feel the quality, test the card snap, and set exact specs before designing.
  • Custom prototype run — High-fidelity physical proofs of your actual artwork. Perfect for shooting promo videos, sending to reviewers, and experiencing card snap, foil reflectivity, and box feel before committing to mass production.
  • Free templates & expert guidance — Precision dielines and bleed/safe-area guides tailored to your exact card and box specs, paired with professional advice on paper and finish selection.
  • Sign-off checkpoint before mass production begins — nothing goes to press without your written approval.
Request Free Sample Kit

IN THE SAMPLE KIT

Swatches of 280–350 GSM black & blue core paper, waterproof PVC, and tactile finish samples: foil stamping, gloss/matte varnish, lamination, and Spot UV

PROTOTYPE RUN

As few as needed to test your design, printed on production-grade equipment — not a desktop proof.

TURNAROUND

Sample kits ship same week; custom prototypes typically within 10–12 business days of file approval.

STEP 1:

Make your own custom card games

Unlike traditional playing cards, custom-printed game cards come from the creator’s fun idea.
We are a professional custom game card printer, and we can turn the designer’s concept into realistic creative cards (family games, math, memory math games, puzzles, education, promotion, memory match games, strategic thinking, etc.).

We can customize every aspect of the card. You can create unique card shapes and sizes, choose your cardstock core and finish style, and explore our specialty printing options, such as foil or holographic paper.

We can also produce every component of your customized card game, including booklets (instructions), dice, timers, game tokens, poker chips, and more!

Please tell us the details of your designs and allow us to help you make something new. Contact us to get cardstocks sample and art templates to help your design or decision.

Templates Downloads

Graphics Guidance

custom playing card stock

STEP 2:

Pick your preferred custom game card stock (material)

We can easily meet the game card stock from 250 gsm to 450 gsm. We stock special papers to handle any number of cards. We also manufacture plastic game cards.

  • 280/300 smooth blue core
  • 300/350/400 art paper
  • 300/310/330 smooth black core
  • 300/310/330 linen black core (300 deck Min) (Casino standard)
  • 290/300/305 linen black core (300 deck Min) (Cardistry standard)
  • White/black plastic cards 0.3mm/0.32/0.35mm PVC plastic (1000 deck Min)
  • Holographic laser paper

STEP 3:

Pick standard or custom packaging

WJPC is your leading industry resource for manufacturers because not only does it have a complete production line from playing cards game to boxes, but it also has a solid reputation for strict quality requirements.

See their packaging options:

  • Shrink-wrapped
  • Cardboard tuck box
  • Hanging box
  • Plastic box
  • Rigid box
  • Drawer box
  • Tin box
  • More packaging choices
playing cards game packaging

STEP 4:

Figure out what the best combination is for your printed project

Finishing options:

  • Common glossy varnish
  • Glossy UV varnish
  • Matte UV varnish
  • Common glossy lamination
  • Anti-scratch glossy lamination
  • Common matte lamination
  • Anti-scratch matte lamination
  • Silk matte lamination

Specialty options:

  • Spot UV printing
  • Foil stamping
  • Foil gilt edge
  • Matte edge
  • Embossing
  • Debossing
  • Holographic

What Can We Do For Your Card Game?

  • Pro Card Game Team

Composed of sales, designers, purchasers, skilled workers and quality inspectors who have rich experience in card game production.

  • Heidelberg Press + Color Management System

2 Heidelberg Speedmaster presses and the latest smart system, give you more stable, accurate and vivid printing quality.

  • Auto Laminating + Stamping

Can be matched to achieve a variety of gorgeous effects, such as Foil stamping, UV stamping, Scodix Sense™ and 3D.

  • Auto Card Mounting

Can produce thickened and hardened sports trading cards, animation cards, collecting cards, etc.

  • Auto Slitting + Matching

Can realize custom matching methods like sequential, equal ratio, and random matching.

  • Auto Full Inspection + Manual Sampling Inspection

Strictly control quality to ensure correct design and quantity.

  • Auto Packing + Manual Packing

Can realize custom packing methods such as by order, equal ratio, random, etc.

TCG machines
TCG machines 2

Custom Game Cards FAQ

Yes. You don’t need design or manufacturing experience to get started — we work with first-time creators from concept through production, helping refine your gameplay mechanics, card layout, and material choices before committing to a full print run.

Absolutely. Party games are one of the strongest-performing categories on crowdfunding platforms. Low minimum order quantities, fast prototyping, and scalable stretch-goal production make it easy to launch a campaign and scale up as backing grows.

Party games experience frequent handling, shuffling, and exposure to food or drinks. We recommend 300–350 GSM premium core cardstock (such as blue core or German black core) paired with an anti-scratch matte varnish or linen finish for durability across hundreds of game nights.

When deciding where to print custom playing cards, partner with a specialized tabletop game factory rather than a general commercial printer. A dedicated game printer delivers precise die-cutting, accurate color consistency, custom box fitting, and coatings designed specifically for card games.

Prototype and test runs start from 1 to 50 decks for playtesting or crowdfunding pitch videos. Mass production runs typically start at 500 to 1,000 units to maximize efficiency for retail and Kickstarter fulfillment.

Yes. You can produce standard poker sizes, bridge sizes, tarot formats, or custom die-cut shapes, paired with custom packaging including tuck boxes, two-piece rigid boxes, and tray inserts for expanding card sets.

Digital sample production takes 5 to 7 business days. Full production runs typically take 15 to 25 business days depending on deck volume, packaging style, and special finishes like foil stamping or spot UV.

For creators scaling up production, ordering high-quality custom game card printing directly through our factory guarantees strict quality control from digital proofing to final shipment.

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