The Upright Place Card Board

One other popular take on the place card arrangement that borrows its stance from the seating chart is the upright place card display.

Here, it is best to use flat cards.  These cards can be unique and interesting (like Trivial Pursuit cards, playing cards, etc. turned place card) but best that they are colourful to provide the best visual display.

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