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Just wanted to pass this one along since I know they fella that made it

Spell Chess
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/42games/spell-chess-an-expansion-for-chess

No miniatures or anything, it's just a deck of cards. You use them when you play chess, you draw a card every turn, and it gives you cool powers to use on different pieces. I played it at GenCon, it's real fun $15 for the deck, so it's affordable too