And you thought you knew what a trading card was... This year, SpinMaster is rolling a new, well, spin on card-based role-playing games. Instead of having to track damage, power upgrades, and character status in your head (or on paper), once you stack these cards, they do all that work for you. The base level is your player card (which, by the way, has lenticular 3-D motion), when you get attacked, place the mostly-clear action card on top; the overlay changes the health and appearance of the player. Keep hitting (or stacking) and he'll eventually get wiped out. From $6 (available Fall 2011)

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