the front with facts about their skills and powers on the back You used the cards to play a game with your friends that challenged their Monster Zap cards You pulled cards from your deck to see if your skill points could beat the skill points on somebody else’s monster cards If someone else had better skill points they took your points away Whoever had the most points after a round of play won That meant you traded your good cards away to the winner The cards came in packs of five and cost three dollars each Some cards turned up in packs more than others Matt already had five Blobazoids and three Duck Slimes Other cards were harder to find They only turned up in packages once in a while Matt had one card that was super special 2
It was printed on gold-colored foil paper It was a Blue-Fanged Gobbler When Matt played Monster Zap with his friends he kept his Blue-Fanged Gobbler close by It could take the most points away from any other card if he pulled it out of the deck during a game 3
On Tuesday Matt put the Gobbler in a plastic card case and gently slipped it into his backpack He took it with him to school At morning recess he took it out There was not a lot to do at recess besides play with Monster Zap cards The play area outside the school was just flat hard concrete It was also really gross out there The schoolyard was covered with garbage Crumpled bags plastic wrap and even crusts from bread Nobody ever put their trash in the garbage cans Kids just threw their junk on the pavement Plus there was no jungle gym like the one at the park down the street There were only a few balls skipping ropes and Hula-Hoops to use Most of the big kids took those And it had been a wet spring so the field was too muddy to play on 4
