I'm not known for being particularly condition concious when it comes to my games. Heck a lot of them come from thrift stores and I even take advantage of the ding-and-dent sales from the on-line game stores. But when it comes to the components themselves I'm a bit of a stickler for keeping them in the best possible condition. This is to prolong the life and functionality of the pieces as long as possible (or so I tell myself, it could be that I'm just a bit retentive). Besides, I just like the extra heft and glide that a high quality card sleeve can give to any deck. It'll make the deck thicker and more slippery but that's a small price to pay.

Card sleeves are my big want for games that get used a lot. One, the card sleeves help preserve the cards in games that require an excessive amount of shuffling. Two, they help preserve the cards in a condition that won't stand out when new expansions are added down the line. And three, sometimes the cards are things of beauty but their construction is just not conducive to easy shuffling. In the latter case, I've seen cards that actually have perceptibly square edges making normal shuffling almost impossible.

So what are some of these games. The following list is for those games that are enhanced by the use of card sleeves.