So great to have a scripted video up again. I know these take stacks of work but the really set you apart from the rest. I also so glad to have a reference to send my friends about why I sleeve.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I feel the same. I'm really trying to find a way to make it more regular thing. Expect some experimental attempts in the near future.

I'll be talking about all other different types of board game accessories in future videos, and I want to draw people's attention to the whole array of wonderful stuff there is out there. So if you know of any specific accessory companies worth talking about - please let me know!

@trevorcummins6657

6 жыл бұрын

Actualol Little baggies. Specifically, how to buy them regularly from your local shop without the staff thinking you're a drug dealer. Also, condiment cups with lids so your tokens go from stored to set up in a heartbeat. And of course, dice trays, for the people who otherwise have an 8ft dice rolling blast radius. Looking forward to the series.

@michaelgrayer7351

6 жыл бұрын

Poker chips. Either in its own video or perhaps as part of a thing about upgraded in-game money in general. Also, in the same vein as condiment cups (great idea Trevor!), how about origami Masu boxes? www.origami-instructions.com/origami-box.html

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I'm particularly interested in specific accessories I can recommend - do you happen to know a good place to go for poker chips?

@michaelgrayer7351

6 жыл бұрын

Sadly I got mine about 12 years ago (during the time when poker suddenly became a Massive Thing) from somewhere on eBay that no longer exists :( I did get some nice coins from www.schwerkraft-verlag.de/shop/metallm%C3%BCnzen/ though :)

@Flaplo

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you know these already, but I like Stonemaier Games for their treasure chests and OpticalPower (oplaser co uk) for their cool themed storage boxes.

Omg this was one of the most hilarious skits you made, almost spit out my morning coffee when I watched this.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I like you.

Fantastic video! Even as someone who has sleeved for 5 years, I learned something new from this video. Specifically, I hadn't heard about Paladin before. I'll have to check them out. The comparison of the different sleeve manufacturers was very good. I've always been a fan of FFG's sleeves, but I've dabbled in various others as needed. That BGG GeekList is a gem, and I refer people to it frequently.

Well, that's it - you've finally made me order very-oddly-sized sleeves for Tash Kalar. I usually sleeve cards where sleeves are readily available, but not where they aren't. But, I've played Tash Kalar with people who are less OCD than me before, and the cards do shuffle slightly less easily than they used to. It's horrifying!

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I'm proud of you or not. 😂

Loving this series so far!

Great video. All the reasons for sleeving are valid, but it reminds me of when my gran used to buy a nice plush sofa and then cover it with horrible clear plastic sheets to protect it. I adore the feel of worn cards. The cards in my favourite games have that ‘well loved’ feel, caused by just how much I’ve played them, which makes them more personal to me. Kind of like a cosy, well loved sofa. Last year, my family and some friends holidayed in Lisbon together and played Diamonds to the early hours every night whilst drinking cocktails. One night, a friend accidentally knocked a mojito all over the cards. They dried out fine, but even now they still smell faintly of mojito, which just takes me back to warm nights in Lisbon, cocktails and great times playing cards with family and friends. In case you hadn’t guessed, I’m a non-sleever.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of what you're selling, but I don't think I can be that person in practice. Memories and well worn games sound quaint in theory but I can't get over that I like things to be well kept. It's probably something that extends far beyond board games.

@estherchung82

5 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of well worn cards too, but in theory only, because I can't bear stress of holding myself back from telling my friends to wash their hands, to not bend the cards, not press it up to their faces... I would much rather sleeve my cards and let my friends have a good and relaxed time, and me along with them ^^

Fab video, Jon! You’re great!

I used to sleeve every cards in every games. Now I tend to sleeve only the cards that are handled a lot or shuffled a lot during a game.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the car you must have bought with the savings 😁

I love your music videos. You almost brought me to the sleeve side with this one. :) Only games I consider sleeving are the ones where some cards are not used as much as the others so after some time you can tell them apart.

This video is exactly what I needed

I’m not a sleever, but this video is great! Well done, sir!

My go to sleeves are Sleeve Kings, seem to have connection to Mayday. They have a wide range of sizes. I prefer the 60 micron sleeves to avoid the excess bulk.

Thanks Jon for the video! I started playing Gloomhaven and I was finding the quality of the cards very poor when you put this video on youtube. I said to myself: What a great idea, I should sleeve my cards! Then, because there is a million of cards in Gloomhaven, I was wondering if I should use premium or normal sleeves. I started with normal sleeve for a small number of cards just to see and, OMG, you're so right, they are horrible. I when with premium instead. It's so much better! Thanks again!

I instantly sleeve all deduction games. "Hmm, I wonder who voted against this mission? Well, clearly it was Tom whose 'no' vote card has a pizza stain?" Once a card is marked in a deduction game, it can be hard to ignore. One Night Ultimate Werewolf has tiles that many gamers claim are easily marked. When the publisher made custom sleeves for the cards, they were monstrously expensive.

Great comedy in this one, again!

As a fellow sleeving addict, I just wanna give you a big, embarrassing, teary-eyed hug. Preach it, man, preach it!

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

😢

Awesome video. I also sleeve most games that get regular play.

dragon shield sleeves are really good for standard sized cards.

@user-ss4ms7pk6g

Ай бұрын

yeah they are generally my go to, why he not mention those??

100% right .... once you become a sleever, it becomes an addiction .... and spot on when he says, buy premium sleeves !!! .... thin or penny sleeves are a waste of money, they wrinkle ... the only thin sleeves i can recommend are inner sleeves by kmc or ultimate guard because of their snug and precise fit

Nice video! Agreed on all accounts. My go-to sleeves have become Paladin (for larger games) and KMC Hyper MAT (for LCGs like Arkham Horror or AGoT). KMC are really the nicest sleeves around, but they're also considerably more expensive than most other brands.

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Excellent! So great to see you back "on form" :) I have also been sleeving my games for about 6 years, and have run into a few of the issues you mentioned, but still got some new ideas. Thank you very much for putting this together.

It's great that you tackled this topic! I agree on not settling on a single manufacturer for sleeving needs in board games. Each of them has their quirks. FFG Yellow/Red/Green are defaults for any game that uses those sizes. I prefer Swan (thick only) for the different variations of the Standard European size and Dixit size cards. You may want to reconsider Ultra Pro since most of their new product has the logo considerably toned down. It's still there but it has a faded look to it now. I use UP for 7 Wonders, tarot, and standard card size. I have touched Arcane Tinmen and Paladin sleeves. Their shuffle feel is nice and smooth but has limited availability in where I reside. What are your thoughts on using sleeves with colored/opaque backs? I use them if they are of Standard size and if the card back conveys no information and/or looks dull. I use Ultra Pro Eclipse or Dragon Shield matte/original for those type of cards.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Good that the hologram is less invasive now. I've never really used coloured backs but I don't have loads of games with standard card size. I did think they look quite cool for people who play Netrunner.

Hey all. A hint for using the BGG sleeve geeklist. An easier way to navigate to an entry is to look up the game itself on BGG. Then select the download labelled "Move". From there select "Geeklists" and then sort by "Hot". The sleeving geeklist should be right near the top and clicking on it will take you right to games entry on that list. Given the list is so large I've found this method easier than locating it on the geeklist itself.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that!

I use penny sleeves for most of my games. If I play them more I will upgrade my card sleeve quality. My friends complain about the sharp edges of some sleeves. I know how to shuffle the cards as to not bend them. Most of the time I still stack shuffle from back in my Magic days, when sleeves were not really a thing for games. Sleeve really will prolong the life of the card and game for that matter. Getting the size is a tricky thing. My LGS has a sleeve scale to see what size is needed. I still have not sleeved a few games like Dixit or Munchkin. I do sleeve my Dice Masters cards, even thou I don't shuffle them, I do like to keep them from scratches. Nice video.

Some great links, but any chance you could add a couple for where you get your sleeves from too, for those of us relatively new to the hobby who don't know the go-to places? Excellent video anyway, subbed.

I don't sleeve every game either. It really depends on how much shuffling you need to do and how big the deck is. Terraforming Mars' deck is so big that I sleeved it immediately because shuffling a deck that big is so much easier when sleeved. I will sleeve every deck-building game I play though. If you don't, the starting cards will end up more worn than the other cards after even a dozen plays because of the constant shuffling.

I agree w/ everything! Sleeves for life!

Arcane tinman sleeves are pretty great. They even have a great matte finish no glare series.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I've never tried them! I feel ashamed. I will make sure to check them out.

@nanotyrant

6 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure theyre an offshoot of dragon shield. Theyre pretty hard to get a hold of in some places in the world though which makes me really sad

@JacobEngelbrechtGollander

6 жыл бұрын

Antony Tran I think it is actually the other way around. That arcane tinmen is the company behind that does dragon shield. But their other sleeves are really good as well and many people don't know about them. Especially their no glare sleeves I love.

@michaelgrayer7351

6 жыл бұрын

+1 for that. Their sleeves come in two varieties - the normal ones and the "matte non-glare" ones. Their normal ones are about the same quality as Fantasy Flight's but you get 100 in a pack for ~£3 so are usually better value. The Matte ones are something special. They're not cheap but they're ridiculously high quality, aren't shiny and slippery, and come in a handy card box which is incredibly useful. I usually get mine from Chaos Cards although I'm sure you can find them elsewhere as well. And yes they are the company behind "Dragon Shield" as well which are really good for Magic/Netrunner-style cards but confusingly their "Clear-Matte" variety is only matte on one side and even then it's a sort of frosted plastic that isn't as good as the Matte No-Glare range. And breathe.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! Do these wonder cards only come in standard card size?

You're so right. I was playing Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu with my cousin and my mom brought popcorn and juice, I accepted but... yeah, juice in one of my cards, of course, now it's wrinkled, how I wish I had sleeved them T.T

A lot of insert companies seem to design their inserts around Fantasy Flight sleeves. At least, in my experience with US brands.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure. I just meant the rubbish inserts that come with games. Which occasionally can fit Mayday sleeves but not FFG.

Have you considered using ultra pro and spinning the hologram to the "back" side? Some games like flip city use both sides of course, but for some games this is a solution

Sitting here sleeving my cards while watching. :) With all the different sizes, I just cut & trim the sleeves that are too long, as long as they fit well with the width. :0

I don't sleeve anymore (mostly), but, when I did, SwanPanasia was my sleeve of choice.

When does the mixtape drop?

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

The same day you start working out.

@takeyourchits

6 жыл бұрын

Actualol oh no......

@philipmoser3784

6 жыл бұрын

Your boy got mad bars son

What is your opinion on matte sleeves vs regular sleeves?

LATCG Sleeves (clear) are slightly thicker than penny sleeves. You can get 1800 on Amazon for around $25ish in the US fitting Magic the Gathering size cards. These sleeves are great if you have a ton of games. You can visit their website to get 10,000 sleeves for $90. I have never ordered from their website it looks kind of shady. LATCG definitely isn't my favorite sleeve, but they are my go to for quantity, price, and good enough quality.

get Swan Panasia sleeves. The have a good asortment of high quality sleeves at best prices. To me they are the best for the buck

No mention of Dragon Shield card sleeves?

All my expensive games get sleeved. Kingdom death? Sleeved. Oathsworn? Sleeved. Euthia? Sleeved. Same applies to games that are hard to replace. I don't bother with something like Dominion because it's easy to get more copies it's almost always available.

Oh man, I played someone's copy of exploding kittens and the cards were extremely worn and some bent in half. The game is only 3 years old! How did they manage to destroy it so quickly?

Don't get me started on the 52x52mm cards in KDM - DOcMagic doing custom sets for it now ...

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Game publishers can be so mean.

@johnmedany9294

6 жыл бұрын

Good vid. most enjoyed in a while.

spoken word. hilarious!

Some background music on the parts the teenager sings would definetely make it more musical and funny I'm sorry if I'm being annoying it's just I'm so sure of this

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I might try and do that in the future. Thanks for the advice, it's not annoying :)

At first appearance this may seem like clickbait but if you're the sort of person who is bothered by cards getting damaged or grimy than reducing stress levels could literally lengthen your life. Paladin is one option, DragonShield and Katana are both good choices too.

Did you link that card size bgg Page?

@bahasainggeris7884

6 жыл бұрын

There are 2 ways to search. The first way is if you have the card size. I'll use this if I'm getting low on sleeves and need to figure out if I need to order more: boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Card_Sleeve_Reference The second way (and the way I search most of the time) is when you have a game and want to figure out which sleeves you need: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/164572/card-sleeve-sizes-games

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, will add that in now. Here it is: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/164572/card-sleeve-sizes-games

@pridas5202

6 жыл бұрын

Actualol thanks - I thought I just couldn’t see it or something!

@bahasainggeris7884

6 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how many more 'likes' a person gets when they are famous. LOL

@pridas5202

6 жыл бұрын

Bahasa Inggeris ?

0:50 I died

@philipmoser3784

6 жыл бұрын

lmao OC deez nutz #dead

"O-C-Deez Nuts" XD

0:57 - Got eem

Titan Shield!

Are we going to have more pimp yo game videos?

@actualol

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's just a time issue currently.

@TheJamesMReid

5 жыл бұрын

No problem. We get it!

hahaaa Jon you are awesome!!! On a different note you make a very attractive female ;) haha

Et tu, Louise?

Not sleeving anymore, correct?

@actualol

Жыл бұрын

I sleeve occasionally these days, less than I used to.

i sleeve most of my cards but not all, like i dont sleeve copies of a card ,thats just a waste of money unless u attend tournaments of course especially regularly, of course thats another story and i dont so... so my take is sleeve what u need and leave the rest, dont waste ur time or ur money, its boring as hell i hate sleeving

life's too short for sleeves sis

As long as you don't sleeve already damaged cards, sure :P

Make Jamie rap again!

Sleeves for days son

Funny video, but a bit... uhm, I guess "adult" for a short video on card sleeves... lol =/

I cannot believe that sleeve maker puts a hologram on every single one. So obnoxious.

@timsmith31

6 жыл бұрын

Ultra Pro now uses a transparent hologram marker. However, it is still annoying. Especially if you have the old sleeves and buy new ones for the same game.

This is why I don't sleeve cards. Sleeving is like sex with condom. Not the real thing. You're holding stiff plastic, it's not even cardboard anymore. You should after 1-2 plays know the game sucks and then soon sell it off. There is enough plastic on earth, take a look at the oceans.

@actualol

6 жыл бұрын

I certainly can't argue with your last point. It does make me feel a little ashamed.

What did i just watch! 🤢