Apostrophe Games Blank Playing Finish Reviews Summary

Writing on Cards

Pros:

• "She is using sharpie pens which write on them beautifully with no smearing."
• "Work great with a Sharpie pen for hand-made cards for custom decks."
• "Sharpie markers on the cards, and they dried almost instantly."
• "Fine point sharpie works great. Dries fast and does not smear."
• "Was able to write on them using a sharpie pen without it bleeding through."
• "Sharpie works great on these, dries and doesn't smear (tested a few seconds after writing)."
• "Used a sharpie to write on these and the ink did not bleed though."

Cons:

• "After reading many reviews saying the cards smear when you write on them, I let my non-Sharpie markers dry for 2 HOURS to see if that did the trick… but they still smeared."
• "Every pen and marker I’ve tried - and I’ve tried many, many kinds - has smeared horribly."
• "I tried multiple things: sharpie, Crayola markers, paint markers, bic pens, pencil crayons and even just regular graphite pencil. EVERYTHING SMUDGED!!!"
• "It smears immediately, it smears if I let it dry. Even overnight."
• "Using an ink roller type pen smears, the ink does not dry."
• "The permanent pens I use normally dry instantly. They took more than 10 minutes to dry properly and not smudge."
• "Aside from a couple of cheap ball point pens, I have yet to find anything that won't smudge on the first shuffle."

Card Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "The cards are also fairly tough and very difficult to tear which is a good thing."
• "These cards are actually very well made."
• "They are very sturdy, and you can either use permanent markers or print-out labels on them."
• "These are honestly great cards made with nice card stock."
• "They were the perfect size, weight, and sturdiness."
• "Cards are exactly as expected; durable and very easy to write on with a sharpie."
• "These cards were just what I was looking for. They are thick and sturdy cards."

Cons:

• "The cards are ok quality but if the cards are a little backlit you can see through them making them less ideal for games."
• "The quality is pretty low for these cards, at the current asking price."
• "A blank deck of cards with only FIFTY cards. Not 52. Too stiff to shuffle."
• "These cards hold up well under light handling, but start getting a bit ragged over time with heavy use."
• "The cards come with a slick coating which doesn't meet the definition of matte."
• "They’re quite shiny so many art mediums won’t be able to stick."
• "They have a coating that prevents you from painting or drawing on them."

Shuffling and Handling

Pros:

• "The cards themselves are only slightly thinner than USPCC cards -- meaning you can play-test your game (or shuffle your flashcards from everything from French to physics) with ease."
• "They are hearty, although not as slick and glossy as a Bicycle playing card. They are well made and shuffle well."
• "They shuffle well, you can write on it with sharpie if you need to and it sticks."
• "High quality smooth cards, shuffle like a real deck of cards."
• "They feel good to shuffle and play with."
• "These cards feel amazing and shuffle very well."
• "Great cards if you want to learn something, or teach a kid! Easy to shuffle, smooth, uniform, hold permanent marker well."