...And young kids growing up in the 80s needed to indulge in a safe, hierarchical battle of stats that was Top Trumps. Where else could you be introduced to the world of long-range ballistic missiles outside of the Greenham Common/CND news reports that made it to Newsround?
Popular subjects were cars - Concept Cars, Grand Prix and military vehicles - Rockets, Tanks. The packs were priced at around £1.50 so you could clock up quite a collection over time out of your weekly pocket money.
They prove popular even today. Original sets still change hands on eBay for a few pounds but the most sought after ones command greater values.
These are usually the two Horror sets published by Waddingtons. They were know by their 'trump' card which also featured as the pack's front cover, which are Dracula (Horror Rating 100) and Death (Physical Strength 99).
