Playing Card Holder Tray (Standard Poker Size) - Draw/Discard Deck Piles

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UPDATE 2020/01/21: After extensive play testing, it was concluded that the original design suffered from claustrophobia. You had to be extremely deliberate in placing the cards to prevent them from turning diagonally or getting wedged if the angle wasn't precise. A revised version ("Playing Card Holder - REVISED.stl") has been created with a flared-out top end and side walls that extend further toward the middle, preventing cards from turning or binding easily. The in-laws requested a solution to manage their discard pile for games of "Hand and Foot," prompting a search for an easy fix. This is a remix of openTankist's "Race for the galaxy organizer/card holder." The shape of the actual card holder portion was preferred, so it was chopped down to a single stack, with the logo on the bottom removed, some hard edges rounded over, and the base of the corner posts flared out slightly for decoration. Nothing elaborate was added. The printed part fits a Maverick brand deck of standard poker playing cards with a little wiggle room for the deck. It can be easily scaled up or down to suit another size of cards if desired. A 5-line wall thickness and 20% cubic infill were used, along with a 0.4mm nozzle and 0.1mm layer height (0.2mm for the first layer). The result was as expected: a bit of flex in the base when bent, but it doesn't wobble around on its own when picked up. This is a simple, lightweight, and effective way to manage a discard or draw pile for any game played. The curved undercuts on each edge make picking up the entire pile easy to do.