The Campaign/Battle Card Driven mechanic is a relatively recent development in wargames that focuses the players actions on cards they have in their hand. The very basic idea is that performing a single action uses a single card. Games where cards are used to determine the outcome of battles do not use this mechanic.
Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition)
Launch your rockets, sabotage the competition as you vie to control Mars.
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
Make alliances—and break them!—as you strive to both unite and conquer Westeros.