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Top Trumps is a simple game to play. You deal out all the cards, then each player in turn gets to look at their top card and pick one stat that they hope will be higher on their card than on everyone else's top card. The person with the highest value takes all the cards.

2005 Top Trumps Specials DC Super Heroes Set 1

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The 2005 Top Trumps Specials DC Super Heroes Set 1 included four Aquaman-related cards.

Card Bios

In addition to the stats, these cards have character information. Unfortunately, the information on these cards isn't correct. Aquaman's name is listed as "Orin Marius"... which isn't a name he ever had. True, his brother's last name in the Modern Age is Marius, but it was never Aquaman's name. Also, Aquaman has had at least three sons, so the "has lost his only son" bit is wrong. Aquagirl is clearly, in the image, Tula. But the text is about Lorena. Black Manta's bio seems to be a misinterpretation of one retelling of his origin. Ocean Master's bio is the only one that could be called correct.

If you ignore the bios, the game isn't bad. I question some of the weighting on the stats, but I would hope they were keeping game balance in mind when they set them.

Other Cards

Each set has 30 cards. DC Super Heroes Set 1 was released in 2005. DC Super Heroes Set 2 was released in 2006.

Set 1 also includes Batman, Robin, Batgirl, The Joker, The Penguin, The Scarecrow, Ra's Al Ghul, Harley Quinn, The Flash, Professor Zoom, Captain Cold, Shazam (Captain Marvel), Mary Marvel, Dr. Sivana, Green Lantern (John), Green Lantern (Kyle), Parallax, Fatality, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Zatanna, Dr. Fate, Firestorm, Raven, Starfire, and Supergirl.

Set 2 does not have any Aquaman characters, but has Superman, Superboy, Steel, Lex Luthor, Doomsday, General Zod, Gog, Nightwing, Two-Face, Bane, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, The Riddler, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl, Artemis, Hippolyta, Donna Troy, Ares, Cheetah, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man, Red Tornado, Black Adam, Power Girl, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl.

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