How to Make Your Own Monopoly Cards

Design the new cards using your desktop publishing software. You can design them however you like, either to resemble authentic Monopoly cards, or to achieve a different look. The easiest method is to design them on sheets, then print out the sheets and cut the cards apart.

Print the cards on suitable card stock, in the range of 80 to 100 lbs. Make sure you use "card" stock (sometimes called "cover" stock) rather than regular "text" stock of the same weight, as regular paper is too flimsy for use as a Monopoly card. To be authentic, Chance and Community Chest cards should be printed on matte stock (using burnt orange and cream yellow paper color, respectively), and Title Deed cards should be printed on glossy white stock. However, you can use whatever colors and surface texture you like. Note that Title Deed cards have print on both sides, and thus must be double-side printed or else run through a single-sided printer twice. Due to the heavy paper you will be using, you should consider going to a copy shop and using their heavy-duty printers.

Cut the cards from your printed stock using a paper trimmer, or have them cut for you by a professional. It is important that the cuts be clean, and that the cards be the same size as their mates---especially when it comes to Chance and Community Chest cards, which need to be anonymous when they are turned face-down. Copy shops often have paper trimmers available for your use.