Root Card Size & Sleeve Guide
Root cards are 63.5 × 88 mm.
Leder Games · 2018 · 70 cards in the base game. Sizes and the recommended sleeve for each, below.
What size are Root cards?
| Cards | Count | Card size | Recommended sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared deck cards | 54 | 63.5 × 88 mm | Standard Card Game |
| Faction overview / reference cards | 16 | 63.5 × 88 mm | Standard Card Game |
How many sleeves to buy
- Standard Card Game: 70 cards + a few spares ≈ 74 sleeves — 1 pack of 100.
Counts include a ~5% spare buffer. Mixing multiple games? Use the Sleeve Count Calculator.
Notes
One card size (63.5x88 poker). Rulebook confirms a 54-card shared deck plus 16 faction overview cards (70 cards). Only the 54-card shared deck is actually shuffled and worth sleeving; the overview cards are static references. Note: Leder's own official Root sleeves are oversized at 66x91mm, and Mayday's per-game page cites ~98 cards (a looser retailer count) — a snug Standard Card Game (63.5x88) sleeve fits the deck fine.
The same sleeves fit these games
Sleeves come in packs of 100 and Root will not use a whole pack, so it is worth knowing what else the spares cover.
- Sea Salt & Paper — 63 × 88 mm
- Secret Hitler — 63.5 × 88 mm and 45 × 68 mm
- Skull King — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Spirit Island — 63.5 × 88 mm and 44 × 68 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
Root cards are 63.5 × 88 mm.
Root uses Standard Card Game (63.5 × 88 mm) sleeves.
Root's base game has 70 cards to sleeve. Allowing a few spares, that is about 74 sleeves: 74 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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