Great Western Trail (Second Edition) Card Size & Sleeve Guide
Great Western Trail (Second Edition) cards are 56 × 87 mm.
eggertspiele / Plan B Games · 2021 · 159 cards in the base game. Sizes and the recommended sleeve for each, below.
What size are Great Western Trail (Second Edition) cards?
| Cards | Count | Card size | Recommended sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle, building action, employee & objective cards | 159 | 56 × 87 mm | Standard American |
How many sleeves to buy
- Standard American: 159 cards + a few spares ≈ 167 sleeves — 2 packs of 100.
Counts include a ~5% spare buffer. Mixing multiple games? Use the Sleeve Count Calculator.
Notes
All 159 cards in the 2nd edition are Standard American (56x87mm) - roughly 120 cattle/starter cards + 24 + 15 across the other decks. The cattle-market deck gets shuffled heavily, so sleeving pays off. Big caveat: the stock insert barely fits unsleeved cards and will NOT close over sleeved decks (sleeves push cards to ~57x89mm), so expect to store cards outside the tray or buy an aftermarket organizer. The square 63.5x63.5mm building/station tiles are punchboard, not cards, and are not sleeved.
The same sleeves fit these games
Sleeves come in packs of 100 and Great Western Trail (Second Edition) will not use a whole pack, so it is worth knowing what else the spares cover.
- Heat: Pedal to the Metal — 56 × 87 mm
- Monopoly Deal Card Game — 56 × 87 mm
- Munchkin — 56 × 87 mm
- Sequence — 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
Great Western Trail (Second Edition) cards are 56 × 87 mm.
Great Western Trail (Second Edition) uses Standard American (56 × 87 mm) sleeves.
Great Western Trail (Second Edition)'s base game has 159 cards to sleeve. Allowing a few spares, that is about 167 sleeves: 167 Standard American (2 packs of 100). Expansions add more — use the Sleeve Count Calculator to total several games at once.
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