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Check out Arcane Tinmen's sleeves. They also produce Dragonshield sleeves for standard size playing cards and card games, think Flesh and Blood and Magic the Gathering, but they also have an assortment of sizes for boardgames and non-standard size card games that would likely run you cheaper than Dragonshield.. Afaik, they're from the Netherlands, can't comment on where the sleeves are produced, though, possibly China too.
Another option would be Katana sleeves by Ultimate Guard. They're a little cheaper than Dragonshield, have nice quality and shuffle feel (from what I've heard), and Ultimate Guard is from Germany. Again, can't comment on where they are produced, but I imagine most sleeves are probably made in China.
an update: i checked the packages of dragonshield i bought and they do say "made in denmark" on them!
That's awesome - wouldn't have expected that! How many did you end up getting? And how expensive was it?
I got 200 of the AT-11821 "non-glare clear", with a matte front and a textured back, which are awesome but way too expensive at like โฌ26 for two packets. then i got 600 of the AT-60205 "clear/non-clare common standard", with a glossy front and a slightly less translucent matte back, which... also cost โฌ26, for six packets. so way better value, but not as nice.
...actually, looking at the packaging side by side, the 60205s are made in china. darn.
That's a shame but at least it's a company that's from Europe, right?
Also didn't expect you to find those sleeves for that cheap. Are those 60-sleeve packs or 100-packs?
all of them are hundreds. specifically the 11821s were 135SEK (โฌ12.10) each and the 60205s were 59SEK (โฌ5.29) from another store, so i miscounted a bit
That's a pretty good deal then, damn
you think? i thought it was expensive...
A standard pack of Dragonshield sleeves usually runs you around 10โฌ/pack at retail regardless of what kind of sleeves they are. Some colours are more expensive, art sleeves are also more expensive usually. Matte clear sleeves, depending on where you buy them, either go for the 5-6โฌ/pack you paid online or they're at around 10โฌ/pack at retail or local game stores/trading card shops. So you paid a good price for yours. And considering that you're buying quality sleeves that are very durable and will likely last you quite a while, that's a good deal.
Basic boardgame sleeves are usually cheaper but they're also heaps cheaper in terms of quality, don't shuffle well, are very flimsy and break easily. If you don't mind that, you could have also gone for those. Not a huge recommendation on my part and since you're already decked out too, probably not needed at this point.
Overall, it's not cheap as an absolute number, but it's comparatively cheap for what you're getting and how much you could have been spending for them.
that's very fair. thanks for soothing my mind a bit on the issue.
...now i just have to get six more packs to cover all the cards. and the box is already starting to bulge a bit.
You could look into 3D-printing a new box or getting a wooden box off Etsy or something if you find the cards not fitting anymore. If you find one in the size you need
yeah i am doing that, since the sleeved cards take so much space that the other components don't fit anymore. problem is i feel like i've spent too buch money ot this already. the game with expansions and wood upgrades was already like โฌ280.
that's a second recommendation for dragonshield :) seems like that's the way to go then. i think i can get by cheaper by not sleeving every card, with 1300 of them most are not regularly used.