I know in the past I've spent silly money at Kinko's. You pay for what you get, but they do great work, and when you have them print onto high-gloss card stock, it's hard to beat the quality.
We've also used our own color printer(s) and printed onto 110 lb. cardstock. That turns out pretty well.
You don't really need card backs at all, but if you do want them, I recommend printing onto Avery sticker paper and then sticking the backs to the fronts. Do it a page at a time, then cut out the individual cards, front-and-back stuck together. If you do this, you get 2-sided cards that are suitably strong and durable, yet thin enough to fit in with your other decks without getting too bulky. If you don't mind the bulk, much cheaper than sticker paper is to just print the backs onto another sheet of paper or card stock, and glue it to the front. It won't turn out as well, though, I'm sure the edges won't go together as nicely as they will with sticker paper.
Printing maps has been a problem because they are bigger than standard 8-1/2 x 11, and I would ideally like something a little more durable than 110 lb. cardstock. I think Ian would just print onto 2 pieces of cardstock and tape or glue the 2 pieces together to form a single map, which really works just fine. I'm considering printing maps onto 2 pieces of sticker paper, then sticking them to extra SWED maps that I have, just for something a little fancier and more durable.
We've also used our own color printer(s) and printed onto 110 lb. cardstock. That turns out pretty well.
You don't really need card backs at all, but if you do want them, I recommend printing onto Avery sticker paper and then sticking the backs to the fronts. Do it a page at a time, then cut out the individual cards, front-and-back stuck together. If you do this, you get 2-sided cards that are suitably strong and durable, yet thin enough to fit in with your other decks without getting too bulky. If you don't mind the bulk, much cheaper than sticker paper is to just print the backs onto another sheet of paper or card stock, and glue it to the front. It won't turn out as well, though, I'm sure the edges won't go together as nicely as they will with sticker paper.
Printing maps has been a problem because they are bigger than standard 8-1/2 x 11, and I would ideally like something a little more durable than 110 lb. cardstock. I think Ian would just print onto 2 pieces of cardstock and tape or glue the 2 pieces together to form a single map, which really works just fine. I'm considering printing maps onto 2 pieces of sticker paper, then sticking them to extra SWED maps that I have, just for something a little fancier and more durable.




