| So what is this Toy? Much like Pokemon, Bakugan | | | | from the boosts that are on the side. "Power boost |
| features both a cartoon show and a competitive card | | | | recognized reaper now at 550 gs", says the darkus |
| game, with many accessories to accompany it. The | | | | brawler. |
| show can be seen on Cartoon Network and features | | | | This is because reaper didn't get the boost from the |
| the cards and marble characters that are portrayed | | | | character and instead just got the side boost which |
| as beings from another dimension. Bakugan is quickly | | | | was 180 gs not to shabby if you ask me. Now there is |
| becoming the latest hit in character battle games. It has | | | | one final step that can change the out come of the |
| been selling quickly in toy stores across the North | | | | whole battle ABILITY CARDS!!! Ability cards are |
| America, and was named one of the top toys of 2008 | | | | special cards that allow you to help yourself in a battle |
| by some magazines. Bakugan marble-like spheres | | | | when it appears that you can't win with the gate card |
| magnetically morph into powerful Bakugan warriors | | | | and bakugan alone. So if you're using an ability card |
| when they roll onto the metal Gate Cards! Use | | | | you would say, "Ability card activate" and then the |
| strategy to place your metal Gate Cards effectively | | | | name of the ability card then explain what it does. |
| as each card affects the battle differently. Master | | | | "Ability card activate", Darkus Unison brawler says. |
| your precision shooting skills to roll your Bakugan into | | | | Darkus Unison is an ability card that allows you to |
| battle and win! What are the kids saying? | | | | shoot another bakugan onto a gate card either from |
| Eight-year-old Kole Kramer and his brother, Carson, 9, | | | | the field in your used or unused pile, but only if it is |
| have been hooked on Bakugan ever since a friend this | | | | undefeated. Now, I just made that card up because I |
| fall showed them how a magnetic card activated a | | | | needed to show you how ability cards can change the |
| closed sphere, which opened and transformed itself | | | | whole battle. So now the gs of darkus fear ripper and |
| into his small Bakugan Battle Brawler warrior. "We said, | | | | darkus reaper are combined so then you say the |
| 'COOL!'," Carson says to his friend. "He showed us lots | | | | following: "Darkus Fear Ripper enters battle at 320 gs" |
| of wild battles. I told our mom and dad about it and | | | | says the darkus brawler "power boost recognized |
| when we got some I said, 'Kole, do you want to battle | | | | total g-power at 870 gs". This puts the darkus brawler |
| me?' What the parents are saying? These | | | | ahead by 120 gs. "Advantage Reaper and Fear |
| non-electronic toys give her kids a chance to use their | | | | Ripper" says the darkus brawler. Now the battle is |
| imaginations and have fun together. Besides, she | | | | over because the haos team didn't want to use any |
| values the toys as incentives. | | | | abilities so the darkus team wins and mantris is |
| How Do You Play? | | | | defeated and cannot be used again this brawl. Fear |
| Step 1: Choose your 3 bakugan. This is probably one | | | | Ripper and Reaper can be used again. It is now the |
| of the most important steps because you need to | | | | Darkus brawler's turn because he won the battle. |
| decide what bakugan you will be using the entire | | | | Calculate HSP. |
| game. You may want to use bakugan if you have | | | | Step 6: Continuing the brawl. Now it is the darkus |
| their character card or if their printed g-power is really | | | | brawler's turn, since he won't say the same thing you |
| high. Also, you may want to use bakugan who have | | | | did last time. "Gate card set, bakugan brawl darkus |
| the right g-power to work with your command cards. | | | | laser man stand". Now it's the Haos brawler's turn. |
| Step 2: Choosing your gate cards. You shouldn't | | | | "Bakugan brawl haos tuskor stand". Haos Tuskor |
| choose more then 5 gate cards because it gets | | | | stood on Darkus laserman's card so there is yet |
| confusing and it takes a long time to play the game. | | | | another battle. |
| Now gate cards you might want to choose are | | | | Step 7: Battling on a command card. As usual the |
| character cards that show the bakugan character you | | | | brawler who owns the card would say gate card |
| are using because then on that card the printed | | | | open. "Gate card open command card activate triple |
| g-power of that character is doubled. Other cards you | | | | battle" said the Darkus brawler. Now the reason that |
| might want to choose are cards that subtract g's from | | | | the darkus brawler said command card activate was |
| your opponent. It is always easy to fight an opponent | | | | because that this wasn't a character card it was a |
| who has low g-power. Also you want to choose | | | | command card. A command card is a card that lets |
| cards that boost your overall g-power as well that are | | | | you do different things that normally you wouldn't be |
| always good. Now if you have any command cards in | | | | able to do. You say command card activate and then |
| which you can set a trap with you will probably want | | | | the name of the command card in order for it to |
| to use those but make sure to check to see exactly | | | | activate you also have to explain what it does. "The |
| what they do otherwise you might lose the battle. | | | | triple battle gate card allows me to shoot another |
| Step 3: Know how to calculate g-power. When I | | | | bakugan onto the gate card so your haos tuskor is |
| calculate g-power in a battle I always start by noting | | | | toast!" said the darkus brawler. "Bakugan brawl, darkus |
| the bakugan's printed g-power. Then I add to that | | | | reaper stand" said the darkus brawler. So now once |
| number any bonus they got from the gate card, and | | | | again the haos brawler is going up against 2 bakugan |
| then lastly, I add any ability card boosts and then | | | | on the same gate card. "Battle commence", brawlers |
| repeat the process for my opponent. Important: Once | | | | say in unison. |
| that battle is over the bakugan's g-power return to | | | | "Haos tuskor starts at 330 gs" says the Haos brawler. |
| their normal printed g-power and do not stay at the | | | | "Darkus laserman and reaper start at 720 gs" says |
| power level that was gained in the battle. | | | | the darkus brawler. "Gate card boost activate" said |
| Step 4: Begin the brawl. The youngest person goes | | | | the darkust brawler. "Power boost recognized tuskor |
| first so they would start by saying field open, but this | | | | now at 400 gs" says the Haos brawler. "Power boost |
| part is usually said in unison so for simulation purposes. | | | | recognized darkus bakugan now at 1120 gs" says the |
| "Field Open", in unison. Then the youngest player starts | | | | darkus brawler. Also, I forgot to mention, that when |
| you off by setting down a gate card and shooting a | | | | your two bakugan have the same attribute on a gate |
| bakugan. However, this part since it is the first turn is | | | | card their bonus doubles. If they are different attributes, |
| also usually done in unison. Make sure to say the | | | | then each Bakugan receive their own separate |
| names of your bakugan when they stand. "Gate card | | | | bonuses. Once again, the Haos brawler has failed to |
| set bakugan brawl", in unison. "Haos terrorclaw stand", | | | | mach the g power of the darkus brawler and tuskor is |
| says haos brawler. "Darkus fear ripper stand", says | | | | out of the game. Since there were 3 bakugan in the |
| darkus brawler. Now the battling really begins in the | | | | battle that is 300 HSP and this time no boost from the |
| next round and the youngest person actually starts. | | | | card. The way you can tell is that the HSP points you |
| "Gate card set, bakugan brawl haos mantris stand", | | | | can gain from the card are listed in the bottom right |
| said the haos brawler. Now you can have up to four | | | | hand corner of the card. If nothing is there, there is no |
| players at a time in the brawl no more. In this battle, | | | | HSP bonus. |
| however, there will be only two brawlers. Now it is the | | | | Step 8: The final step. Since the darkus brawler won |
| darkus brawler's turn. "Gate card set, bakugan brawl | | | | again he gets to go first. "Gate card set, bakugan |
| darkus reaper stand", said the darkus brawler. Now | | | | brawl darkus laserman stand", says the darkus |
| the darkus brawler set down another gate card but | | | | brawler. "Call back Bakugan brawl, Haos terrorclaw |
| didn't shoot his bakugan onto it. This move is perfectly | | | | stand", says the haos brawler. Now the reason that |
| legal but in every turn you have to shoot a bakugan | | | | the haos brawler said, "call back" first is because |
| unless you have no more bakugan left to shoot then | | | | terrorclaw was already on the field, so he brought him |
| you can call a stay and not do anything. Now since | | | | back to shoot him again. Now, terror claw stood on |
| darkus reaper had to role somewhere let's find out the | | | | reapers card. This is a regular gate card brawl. "Gate |
| outcome: he rolled onto the haos brawler's gate card | | | | card open" says the darkus brawler. "Terrorclaw |
| so now we are in a real battle. | | | | enters battle at 370 gs", says the haos brawler. |
| Step 5: Doing battle on a character card. Now it is time | | | | "Reaper enters battle with 370 gs", says the darkus |
| to really do battle. Now that two bakugan that don't | | | | brawler. "Gate card boost activate", says the darkus |
| belong to you are on the same gate card there is a | | | | brawler. "Power boost recognized, terrorclaw is now |
| battle. So the owner of the gate card would say gate | | | | at 500 gs", says the haos brawler. "Power boost |
| card open. "Gate card open", said the Haos brawler, | | | | recognized, reaper now at 500gs", says the darkus |
| "Character activate". The reason the haos brawler | | | | brawler. "Ability card activate Bright light", says the |
| said, "character activate" is because this was Mantris's | | | | Haos brawler "bright light is an ability card that allows |
| character card which means his printed g-power is | | | | me to boost my haos attributive bakugan by 80 gs." |
| doubled. But, what is its printed g-power? To solve that | | | | "Ability card activate sword of death", says the darkus |
| problem, after the gate card is open both players who | | | | brawler. Sword of death ability allows me to decrease |
| have bakugan on the card say battle begin! If you had | | | | your bakugan by 180 gs and increase mine by the |
| a bakupod it would say mantris starting g-power is... | | | | same number. "Power change recognized terrorclaw |
| But, since you don't since they don't exist you have to | | | | now at 400gs", says the Haos brawler. "Power |
| say battle begin (in unison), bakugan's name, and their | | | | change recognized reaper now at 680gs," says the |
| printed g-power (starting g-power). "Battle begins" both | | | | darkus brawler. The darkus brawler wins and has a |
| brawlers say, "Mantris starts battle with 350 gs" says | | | | final score of 900 HSP while the haos brawler has |
| haos brawler. "Reaper starts battle with 370 gs", says | | | | zero. |
| darkus brawler. Then whoever has the advantage | | | | Final Step: Don't stop yet. There is one more thing. |
| gets to say advantage and then their bakugan's name. | | | | Calculators, paper, and pencils are all very help full |
| "Advantage Reaper," says darkus brawler. It is at this | | | | when it comes to calculating g power and hsp and |
| point that the final boost is added and the person who | | | | recording it. I find it much simpler when you can just |
| owns the gate card says, "Gate card boost activate" | | | | punch in the numbers on the calculator or on paper |
| and the final g-power is added. "Gate card boost | | | | instead of doing it all in your head. So are you ready to |
| activate," says the haos brawler. This enables any | | | | heed the call to Brawl? Let the brawl begin! |
| character abilities to activate and the other boosts and | | | | After the battle is over you calculate the HSP |
| subtractions that are listed on the left side of the gate | | | | holosector points. The way you do this is the winner |
| card. Then you would list the final g-total by saying | | | | adds up 100 points for each bakuan that was in the |
| your bakugan's total gs. "Power boost recognized | | | | battle; in this case it is 300 points. Then you add up |
| mantris now at 750 gs," says the Haos brawler. This is | | | | how many points you earned from the card |
| because when the character card boost was | | | | sometimes you don't get card points and sometimes |
| activated, mantris gained 350 gs because the printed | | | | you do. Let's say that on the mantris card the winner |
| g-power was doubled since it is mantris's character. | | | | gets 100 bonus HSP so that means that the darkus |
| That puts him at 700 gs. Then another 50 is added | | | | brawler would get 400 hsp from that battle. |