Pandemic Card Size & Sleeve Guide
Pandemic cards are 63.5 × 88 mm.
Z-Man Games · 2008 · 118 cards in the base game. Sizes and the recommended sleeve for each, below.
What size are Pandemic cards?
| Cards | Count | Card size | Recommended sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player, Infection, Role and Reference cards | 118 | 63.5 × 88 mm | Standard Card Game |
How many sleeves to buy
- Standard Card Game: 118 cards + a few spares ≈ 124 sleeves — 2 packs of 100.
Counts include a ~5% spare buffer. Mixing multiple games? Use the Sleeve Count Calculator.
Notes
Z-Man 2nd-edition base. Rulebook contents: 7 role + 59 player + 48 infection + 4 reference = 118 cards; some sleeve vendors list ~116 (excluding reference/role cards). All are 63.5x88 (Standard Card Game).
The same sleeves fit these games
Sleeves come in packs of 100 and Pandemic will not use a whole pack, so it is worth knowing what else the spares cover.
- Point Salad — 63 × 88 mm
- Radlands — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Regicide — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Res Arcana — 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
Pandemic cards are 63.5 × 88 mm.
Pandemic uses Standard Card Game (63.5 × 88 mm) sleeves.
Pandemic's base game has 118 cards to sleeve. Allowing a few spares, that is about 124 sleeves: 124 Standard Card Game (2 packs of 100). Expansions add more — use the Sleeve Count Calculator to total several games at once.
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