The Game Doctors were founded in 2015 by Marc and Falko, two friends from Berlin. Their passion for board games had led them to a second hobby: designing game inserts. After initial experiments with fretsaws, cutter knives, pins and glue, the step to laser cutting was quickly taken. After two successful Kickstarter campaigns, The Game Doctors opened their own online shop in 2018 and for two years helped many players to enjoy a more pleasant gaming experience with their organization systems. In 2020 The Game Doctors was taken over by Feldherr to continue and further expand the product line.
Our designs follow these principles:
Card sleeves are a plastic protection for playing cards to avoid wear and tear. Some players love to put them on all their cards, others don't like sleeves at all. As sleeves increase a card's size, we have to consider them in our designs.
We regularly mention "standard sleeves" and "premium sleeves". That's because there are basically two material thicknesses. 40-60 microns are called "standard" (mostly sold in packs of 100) and 90-120 microns are "premium" (mostly sold in packs of 50).
As a rule of thumb a standard sleeve increases a card's thickness by 50% and a premium sleeve doubles it.
We always plan enough space for a card deck to be in premium sleeves. Exceptions are clearly indicated on the product pages.
On each product page we give the total outer dimensions of the assembled product. Before buying, please measure your game box and check if our product will fit. We try to have our compatibility details accurate, but it is always possible to run into size variations in different editions or batches. We also give the maximum space available for cards in sleeves (width x height). Please also check that your sleeves are not too big (depending on manufacturer sleeves for the same card can be of varying size).
We make our products from 3mm thick MDF sheets. MDF is an acronym for Medium Density Fiber. MDF is a stiff, uniform and straight wood product made from glue and fine wood fibers. That‘s why it‘s brilliantly suited for laser cutting and produces a better end result than e.g. plywood, which is often used by our competitors. MDF is smoother, firmer, less brittle and does not splinter.
We ship our products as construction kits in the form of one or more laser-processed sheets of wood. The sheets come in a ziplock bag which is packed in a flat cardboard box together with the assembly instructions. Wood glue not included.
After you receive one of our products you pop all components out of the provided sheets and glue them together with wood glue (not included).
Each of our products comes with instructions in German and English. While page 1 provides basic information and is the same for all products, page 2 describes the specific product‘s assembly. For inserts there is also a page 3 which shows how to sort the game into the various trays and how to fit everything into the game box. A unique feature of our products is our special numbering system for assembly.
Example: You have several parts of group "A". Look for the pair of parts marked "A1" and glue them together, so that the markings touch each other. Repeat with "A2" and so on. Just follow the numbers and the insert will practically assemble itself! All these markings are positioned to be covered up during assembly and will afterwards be invisible.
Models pictured are for size comparison only. They are the personal property of Feldherr company or employees.
All international deliveries are shipped with tracking.
Packages typically take 3 to 30 days to arrive at their destination (although occasionally there are delays at customs, which is beyond our control). Shipping charges are calculated at checkout and are based on destination. Duties and taxes may need to be paid upon importation.
Free shipping is available for most destinations!
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Germany
under 49 Euro order value 3,99 Euro
Free shipping for all orders 49 Euro and up!
shipping time 1-2 days
Austria
under 69 Euro order value 5,99 Euro
Free shipping for all orders 69 Euro and up!
shipping time 2-5 days
Suisse
Norway
under 99 Euro order value 14,99 Euro
Free shipping for all orders 69 Euro and up!
Our recommendation: Premium:
under 99 Euro order value 17,99 Euro
4,99 Euro from 99 Euro and up!
For shipping to Switzerland and Norway, additional costs may be incurred on the Swiss / Norway side. We strongly recommend that you choose DHL PREMIUM as your shipping service. The PREMIUM service includes almost all fees! You can find a complete overview of DHL services here:
shipping time 2-5 days
under 99 Euro order value 7,99 Euro
Free shipping for all orders 69 Euro and up!
shipping time 2-5 days
United States of America, Canada, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Australia, Argentina, Brasil, China, Hongkong, Iceland, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore
under 199 Euro order value 14,99 Euro
Free shipping for all orders 199 Euro and up!
shipping time 7-21 days
49,95 Euro