Mayday Games Premium Card Sleeves, 50 pcs

Gave these as a present to boyfriend for Dominion and 5+ expansions, they were an absolute hit. Since there were so many we "sleeve as you go" meaning that every time we played, we sleeved a little; have 3 expansions still left to go! So far though, they are holding up well.Pros:-Relatively easy to sleeve; that is, the sleeves are easy to open and get card in without fighting the plastic.-The sleeves do not stick, they slide very easily, so easy to shuffle in all styles, even the cringe-inducing rifle shuffle... I know some of you are shuttering over that...Cons:-For Dominion at least, the sleeved cards do not fit as well in the box, but this is primarily only a problem for treasures and curses, and there is enough available real estate in the box to hold the few extra cards that don't fit. Other cards are just very snug.-The sleeves do not stick, so card piles can slide a bit more during game play - meh, not a big deal at all really, just thought I'd mention.To my knowledge, not one of the sleeves that arrived was damaged in any way (some people have mentioned with other sleeves they tend to always have a few that are broken when they arrive). Granted, we have not yet opened all 2200+ sleeves, but I think we've sleeved about half of the the Dominion cards so far, so odds are good we would have come across a damaged sleeve already if there were very many.So, yeah, I dig the sleeves, boyfriend digs the sleeves, and some people we just introduced the game to; one gamer, one not, dig the sleeves as well. And just to reiterate: EASY TO SHUFFLE with these sleeves.

Mayday Games premium card sleeves for Euro games, "125% thicker" than Mayday's regular sleeves - bought 500 of these to lengthen the life of Dominion. Sized well; in the batch of 500 I had only one sleeve that wasn't as wide as it should have been and didn't fit a card. The Dominion card fits into the sleeve with a little headroom; I prefer that so the tops of the cards don't wear. The sleeved cards shuffle well, not too sticky and not too slippery. Be careful if you riffle shuffle the "long ends" - the closed end of one sleeve can slice the open end of another sleeve if you push too vigorously, but that's true of any sleeve.As a CCG player, one comparison I looked for but didn't find is how these sleeves compare to UltraPro for Magic etc. I'm happy to say that these are close in thickness, maybe a little less stiff. I tried Mayday's "regular" thickness sleeves, and those are too thin and flimsy for my taste (reminds me of the old "penny sleeves") - definitely spend the extra money and get this 125% thicker variety.Buying from Mayday through Amazon turned out to be cheaper than buying from Mayday's own website - the discount coupon in the Dominion box drew me to Mayday at first, but shipping from Mayday is ridiculously high so the better total deal was here at Amazon (at the time I bought, anyway).

Purchased 26 packs to sleeve Dominion + Intrigue + Seaside. Having played Magic: The Gathering for many years I've used a variety of sleeves and these are top quality. They fit the Dominion cards well and I'd recommend them. It's a bit expensive to sleeve the game, but Dominion is so shuffle-intensive that it's worth the investment to protect the cards. Be warned that once sleeved the cards are much thicker and the Kingdom cards are the only ones that will still fit well into the provided storage divider (there are some good storage solutions in the dominion forum at [...])

Update Christmas 2016: Sleeves continue to hold after years of continual use. I've ordered more of this same brand for each expansion set we've purchased.Original review:Very happy with these and am ordering more!I purchased 15 packs of these premium Euro sleeves for Dominion Base, Intrigue and Prosperity expansions for Christmas 2012. Sleeves fit great. Of all the packs(750 sleeves), I think only 2 sleeves had split seams along one side, rendering them unless. The remaining sleeves worked as advertised.After two months of play (avg 5 games a week- I have a bunch of kids who play:),only one sleeve has split. It was on a well used copper card... and that could have been the fault of a grumpy 9 yr old shuffling poorly when she was losing :) All the other sleeves fared well and are going strong. In fact, my kids are using them right now.Two thumbs up from a happy mom.

I love these game sleeves and the way they make my cards feel thick and heavy duty. I love that I can fully expect them to protect the edges of my huge deck, and I love them enough that when my local game store ran out, I ordered them online.HOWEVER, I bought these for Dominion, and I do not like that the sleeves are several millimeters taller than the cards. It creates a weird dynamic that makes traditional shuffling awkward. They could easily shave 2 mm off the top, and the sleeve would still be a little taller- just enough to protect the top edge of the card. If I didn't have so many, I'd shave them down myself.The width of the sleeve size is not consistent throughout the package. In each package I've bought, there have been 1-5 sleeves that were too small, and I now have a stack of those in my game closet. This also meant that I ordered exactly the number of cards I needed and still came up short in the end. There also are a few that vary ~ 1-2 mm in height, which is a bit annoyingThe last issue is kind of a double-edged sword. These covers are durable and feel nice in your hands, so they are popular. Possibly as a result of that, stores have a hard time keeping them in stock, and some stores in my area have stopped ordering from the vendor for reliability reasons. It's a shame because this is one thing I'd prefer to buy in person, rather than online

My second favorite card sleeves