Battle of the Mini-Snaps: TCG Hard Case Showdown - Ultra Pro vs. Gamegenic vs. New Japanese Cases

Подписаться 624

Просмотров 4,6 тыс.

50% 1

Zen State - Episode 46
Welcome to the Channel!
In this video we will be reviewing our current mini-snap hard case options for Flesh and Blood and other tcgs, including a new and interesting Japanese mini-snap option.
You can check them out here: www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/aw/d...
Subscribe for more flesh and blood content, including box openings, card altering discussions and tutorials, deck techs, gameplay, and maybe even an exploration of lore. All set to some very Zen original music.
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy!
500 sub giveaway is still live! • Celebrating 500 Subs w...
Music Channel - / @zenstatemusic
follow me on instagram and twitter: @zenstatefab
You can also reach me at zenstatefab@gmail.com

Развлечения

Опубликовано:

9 дек 2023

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 48

@kingbandit7459 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I have been looking for more information on these kinds of sleeves!

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Great! Thanks for watching!

@Wet_pizza 6 месяцев назад

Very cool to watching you do something new with great information, always looking for more card protection and storage solutions. Would love to hear your deeper thoughts about deck boxers and what to buy and basically where to start for protecting decks and collections of cards. And as a side note, loved the yeet test.

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Ha! Thanks, gotta yeet that mf. I'll think about deck box review, but honestly hard to compete with prof which has awesome thoughts on all types. Love the academic!

@Wet_pizza 6 месяцев назад

@@zenstatefab Very true, the Professor comes hard with knowledge, but still always enjoy hearing your thoughts.

@JakeKristof 6 месяцев назад

Great versus match up! I love my UltraPro Mini Snaps :) I'm not impressed with the Gamegenic. Most seem to slide open too easy, and that odd "line" is annoying. The Japanese snaps look great. Being thinner plus fitting a double sleeved card are big selling points.

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Agreed! We are likely putting a bulk order in here as a community.

@justasheep4427 4 месяца назад

Hi, thanks for the video! Do you know if those TCG japanese cases would fit in a Gamegenic Sidekick 100+? I'm asking because all of the Gamegenic boxes you show that don't fit the cases store cards vertically, while the Ultimate Guard Sidewinder stores cards horizontally, so I was wondering if the Sidekick would also be a valid option.

@zenstatefab 4 месяца назад

I don’t know for sure, but I would assume so. Im pretty sure we have locals that use the sidekick with these hard cases.

@theArtofJosh. 6 месяцев назад

Interesting... I bought a slide case package two weeks ago... Kinda sad cause my equipment with dragonshield inners is not fitting that good. And i dont like the tighter gamegenic inners, they bend my cards and i am not sure if it leads to card dmg

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I get the same sort of bending with the ultra pros. These Japanese ones are a real contender!

@ParaSpartan 3 месяца назад

Have you noticed the Japanese mini snaps bulging a bit when double-sleeving in them? I'm using them for leaders for Star Wars: Unlimited and I find that a KMC perfect inner and a gamegenic clear sleeve the Japanese mini snap closes but has a visible bulge and the bottom part of the case is visibly protruding a bit from the larger upper. I've been using them with the cards just in a gamegenic clear sleeve and the bulge is gone but the card can still shift in the case under force. Is this a case where the bulge is not something to worry about for the condition of the card and its best to just double sleeve in the mini snap?

@zenstatefab 3 месяца назад

Weird. This isn’t something I’ve observed. I know it’s a tight fit, but not to the point of bulging. I found one of my cards fit weird, but I think I had one of the sides upside down. I don’t imagine this is your issue. Maybe Star Wars cards are a thicker card stock? Sorry you’re having trouble with these cases.

@ParaSpartan 3 месяца назад

@@zenstatefab Thanks for the response! I looked up relative card thickness and Star Wars is actually slightly thinner than FAB so I just gave it a go again and made sure to work any trapped air out and now they all fit snuggly with no bulge! I was just careless before, I didn't think a little trapped air would make such a difference with these.

@6seph9 6 месяцев назад

nice, was looking for that

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Awesome! Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.

@Gohan218 Месяц назад

Someone from Japan sent me one of the Japanese ones and I almost bought the ultra pros thinking it’s the same thing. Thank you for this informative video. Gonna put my cards in these since I like to sometimes look at my cards and I don’t have to worry about the plastic in the binder to stretch when taking them out when I see them. I can just put them in deck boxes.

@zenstatefab Месяц назад

Oh course! Thanks for watching! One thing to note is that the plastic will scratch over time, especially if you’re transporting them, or taking them out often. This is true for any plastic case though so they are still great options

@Gohan218 Месяц назад

@@zenstatefab I know. I’m super careful with my cards though. I think this is a good alternative to binders.

@zenstatefab Месяц назад

For sure! Makes sense

@MTVENGE 6 месяцев назад

Ended up with the gamegenics because availability of snaps in AUS aren't the best... With a card+inner in them, i have the opposite problem of not being able to get them open again! Besides that only minor grievances (mould lines and random blemishes) but still worth the money if youre strapped for choice

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Oh wow! Maybe they lock better over time? Or maybe I wasn't setting them correctly. Glad they are working out for you!

@sneakybuffalo 4 месяца назад

Crazy question Any chance you have some of the Japanese snap cases designed for Japanese size cards and can see if a standard sized card would fit in them, since these are designed to fit regular sleeves, not just perfect fit

@zenstatefab 4 месяца назад

All I have are the ones shown in the video. Not quite sure how Japanese size differs from standard. Sorry!

@tabeltop 6 месяцев назад

What deck box do you use for keeping them? I've been curious what boxes fit these well!

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Do I have a video for you! It's this one!

@u_mage 6 месяцев назад

glad you have some of these jp cases to try because I hadn't heard about them until recently and they're not available domestically personally not a fan of the gamegenics either, they're super loose and don't feel secure

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely! Thanks for watching. They are honestly a very strong option.

@ml2201 4 месяца назад

thanks so much for sharing the japanese mini snaps, I got them to protect my leader cards for one piece tcg a few days ago and I found them so much better than ultrapro minisnaps. the friction mechanism for the ultrapros isnt great, there were several times where the ultrapro lids would just fall off on me while playing whereas i can't imagine that happening with the clasp on the japanese mini snaps

@zenstatefab 4 месяца назад

Awesome! Glad they’re working for you. I have a bunch now too for my equipment in fab. They work beautifully with the academic deck box.

@SugonDeez_Nuts 5 месяцев назад

Does anyone get any issues with the Ultra Pro mini-snaps bending cards? My LGS in NZ stopped selling them as players were reporting this happening to their cards (and I tried one of mine to see and the snaps did not sit flat so I took it out immediately)

@zenstatefab 5 месяцев назад

Oh wow! I’ve never heard of that issue. I have a few cards that I’ve had in mini snaps for well over a year and I don’t think I’ve had any bending issues, but I’ll have to pull them out and double check.

@SugonDeez_Nuts 5 месяцев назад

@@zenstatefab I hope that you don't have the same issues! I've bought them from two separate LGS' here and both batches of them have had the bending problem

@zenstatefab 5 месяцев назад

Super strange. Yeah no issues. I pulled mine out today to transfer a bunch into the Japanese mini snaps. No curling issues but the slim japanese cases are still nice!

@SugonDeez_Nuts 5 месяцев назад

@@zenstatefab I might have to have a look into those! I wonder if anyone in NZ sells them... pre-ordered 2 of the Academic deck boxes so it's good to know they will fit :)

@P3rWingS 2 месяца назад

I bought a box of gamegenic cases on amazon and 11/12 in the box were hard to open/reopen (which is nice because it feels locked and secure). Was happy about those and found out my LGS had them for sale too so i bought a box there. All 12 cases were super loose and easy to open and was highly disappointed. Quality control not consistent

@zenstatefab 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing. I’m glad to hear that some lock up better, but that’s super unfortunate that you don’t know what you’re gonna get. I got the impression that those I tried were all quite loose.

@robstien 6 месяцев назад

I need to get my hands on those Japanese versions!

@zenstatefab 6 месяцев назад

Yes! I was really impressed with them

@Vonboon11dy 2 месяца назад

These are amazing for One piece leaders. These fit great in boulders.

@zenstatefab 2 месяца назад

Awesome! Glad to hear!

@kingtillery_collects Месяц назад

Thanks for this, wasn't sure if F&B cards are the same size as OP. Do you know if the Boulders are the same width as the Ultimate Guard Flip&Tray?

@Vonboon11dy Месяц назад

@@kingtillery_collects I'm not sure. But they are ultimate guard boulders so they might share similar measurements.

@zenstatefab Месяц назад

@@kingtillery_collects yeah, not sure. The bastions are the only hard plastic boxes I have that work with the ultra pro snap cases. I don’t expect any would work with the Japanese mini snaps.

@jameskevindejesus1708 4 месяца назад

sad that the japanese ones dont fit the bastion 100+ XL :( was really happy with the review until I got to that part haha

@zenstatefab 4 месяца назад

Definitely. The deck box is unfortunately going to be a limiting factor for most of us. Thankfully the bastions play nice with mini snaps, which are still great