There is a game in development that will blend the real time strategy genre with a digital trading card game. (kitsuga.com)
On one hand you had the board game set - up, but it also draws inspiration from trading card games as well as the «choose your own adventure» books of old. (thesixthaxis.com)
Here's a bit of game theory, what's better when you're trying to learn a new board game or new trading card game? (invisioncommunity.co.uk)