Exploding Kittens Card Size & Sleeve Guide
Exploding Kittens cards are 63.5 × 88 mm.
Exploding Kittens, LLC · 2015 · 56 cards in the base game. Sizes and the recommended sleeve for each, below.
What size are Exploding Kittens cards?
| Cards | Count | Card size | Recommended sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| All cards | 56 | 63.5 × 88 mm | Standard Card Game |
How many sleeves to buy
- Standard Card Game: 56 cards + a few spares ≈ 59 sleeves — 1 pack of 100.
Counts include a ~5% spare buffer. Mixing multiple games? Use the Sleeve Count Calculator.
Notes
Single card size, standard 63.5x88mm. Publisher, BGG, Ryker and Sleeve Kings all agree on 56 cards. BGG explicitly recommends 56 Standard Card Game sleeves.
The same sleeves fit these games
Sleeves come in packs of 100 and Exploding Kittens will not use a whole pack, so it is worth knowing what else the spares cover.
- Flesh and Blood — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Gloomhaven — 63.5 × 88 mm and 44 × 68 mm and 102 × 102 mm
- Hero Realms — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Lost Ruins of Arnak — 63.5 × 88 mm
Not every game is standard: 7 Wonders Duel (44 × 68 mm and 65 × 100 mm) and Codenames (45 × 68 mm) need their own size.
Frequently asked questions
Exploding Kittens cards are 63.5 × 88 mm.
Exploding Kittens uses Standard Card Game (63.5 × 88 mm) sleeves.
Exploding Kittens's base game has 56 cards to sleeve. Allowing a few spares, that is about 59 sleeves: 59 Standard Card Game (1 pack of 100). Expansions add more — use the Sleeve Count Calculator to total several games at once.
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