I just can't buy the 34 theory. I know it fits, but there are groups of cards that don't fit that number and those all revolve around 6 or 12 card layouts.
17 wide also equals 24.43 inches wide, and standard paper runs toward sizes that aren't a good fit for that size printed area. Most sizes end up with either a very wide margin- like 3 inches or a very narrow ones like 1/4 inch. Neither being good practice.
I think the actual layouts included more copies of fewer cards, and were also likely more complex than the one shown.
layouts with certain cards appearing on two sheets would work, as would groups that included the superprints in additional rows.
There are even far more radical sheet layouts possible, but there's very little that would lead toward considering them.
Steve B
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