Secret Hitler Card Size & Sleeve Guide
Secret Hitler uses 2 card sizes — Secret role, party membership & Ja/Nein ballot cards are 63.5 × 88 mm; Policy cards (Liberal / Fascist) are 45 × 68 mm.
Goat, Wolf, & Cabbage · 2016 · 47 cards in the base game. Sizes and the recommended sleeve for each, below.
What size are Secret Hitler cards?
| Cards | Count | Card size | Recommended sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret role, party membership & Ja/Nein ballot cards | 30 | 63.5 × 88 mm | Standard Card Game |
| Policy cards (Liberal / Fascist) | 17 | 45 × 68 mm | Mini European |
How many sleeves to buy
- Standard Card Game: 30 cards + a few spares ≈ 32 sleeves — 1 pack of 100.
- Mini European: 17 cards + a few spares ≈ 18 sleeves — 1 pack of 100.
Counts include a ~5% spare buffer. Mixing multiple games? Use the Sleeve Count Calculator.
Notes
Secret Hitler needs two sleeve sizes: the secret role, party-membership and ballot cards are poker/TCG size (63.5x88mm, Standard Card Game), while the 17 policy cards are the smaller 45x68mm Mini European size. Opaque, fully non-see-through sleeves are the whole point here — this is a hidden-identity game, and thin policy cards can be read from the back under table light, so pick solid-backed sleeves over clear ones.
The same sleeves fit these games
Sleeves come in packs of 100 and Secret Hitler will not use a whole pack, so it is worth knowing what else the spares cover.
- Skull King — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Spirit Island — 63.5 × 88 mm and 44 × 68 mm
- Splendor — 63.5 × 88 mm
- Star Realms — 63.5 × 88 mm
Not every game is standard: Codenames (45 × 68 mm) and Coup (65 × 100 mm) need their own size.
Frequently asked questions
Secret Hitler uses 2 card sizes — Secret role, party membership & Ja/Nein ballot cards are 63.5 × 88 mm; Policy cards (Liberal / Fascist) are 45 × 68 mm.
Secret Hitler uses more than one sleeve size: Standard Card Game (63.5 × 88 mm); Mini European (45 × 68 mm).
Secret Hitler's base game has 47 cards to sleeve. Allowing a few spares, that is about 50 sleeves: 32 Standard Card Game (1 pack of 100), 18 Mini European (1 pack of 100). Expansions add more — use the Sleeve Count Calculator to total several games at once.
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