Montana Smith said:
Growing up with them, I took it for granted that they were a worldwide phenomenon. I have no idea where they began.
fenris said:
Trump cards were a popular game when I was a kid. So I'm guessing it should have been popular worldwide... at least for those 30 and above.
Well, I'm over 30 and had never heard of them until 2008. Do you grow up in the UK, fenris, or did the Philippines import the cards?
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From wiki:
Original games
Top Trumps was a popular children's card game in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s, especially amongst boys, for whom it was a popular playground pastime. The topics tended to reflect this, and included military hardware, modes of transport and racing cars. The packs tended to be priced so that children could collect new packs by saving pocket money for a few weeks.
The original Top Trumps were launched in 1977, with eleven different packs published by a company named Dubreq, also known for the Stylophone. Dubreq was taken over by Waddingtons in 1982, and they continued manufacturing packs until the early 1990s. The packs from this period are now collectible.
Modern relaunch
In 1999 the rights to the game were purchased by Winning Moves, who relaunched the game.