Catan Card Size & Sleeve Guide
Catan cards are 56 × 87 mm.
Catan Studio · 1995 · 120 cards in the base game. Sizes and the recommended sleeve for each, below.
What size are Catan cards?
| Cards | Count | Card size | Recommended sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource + development cards (95 resource, 25 development) | 120 | 56 × 87 mm | Standard American |
How many sleeves to buy
- Standard American: 120 cards + a few spares ≈ 126 sleeves — 2 packs of 100.
Counts include a ~5% spare buffer. Mixing multiple games? Use the Sleeve Count Calculator.
Notes
The base box also includes 4 Building Costs reference cards and 2 special cards (Longest Road / Largest Army), so a full count is ~126; only the 120 shuffled resource/development cards are worth sleeving. Cards run a touch short (~56x82) but Standard American (56x87) is the accepted community fit. The 5-6 player extension and 6th-edition replacement set change counts (154 cards).
The same sleeves fit these games
Sleeves come in packs of 100 and Catan will not use a whole pack, so it is worth knowing what else the spares cover.
- Flip 7 — 56 × 87 mm
- Great Western Trail (Second Edition) — 56 × 87 mm
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal — 56 × 87 mm
- Monopoly Deal Card Game — 56 × 87 mm
Not every game is standard: Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (59 × 86 mm) and 7 Wonders (65 × 100 mm) need their own size.
Frequently asked questions
Catan cards are 56 × 87 mm.
Catan uses Standard American (56 × 87 mm) sleeves.
Catan's base game has 120 cards to sleeve. Allowing a few spares, that is about 126 sleeves: 126 Standard American (2 packs of 100). Expansions add more — use the Sleeve Count Calculator to total several games at once.
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