Bakugan Is The Most Awesome Game Off All Time - But How Do You Play?

Bakugan may seem quite difficult to play and there are some tricks to learn - but the basics of the game are quite easy.

Here's how to play Bakugan battle brawlers...

Marbles And Cards

There are two pieces to the game. The bakugan battle brawlers themselves, and playing cards. The battle brawlers are small marbles that pop up to reveal the Bakugan inside and it's G-Power. Cards you play can increase your G-Power or decrease the G-Power of your opponent. The highest power wins that battle.

Setting Up a Bakugan Game

Each player needs 3 bakugan battle brawlers , 3 Gate cards and 3 Ability cards (if you buy bakugan starter packs you get everything you need). Choosing which ones to use is important, and can mean the difference between winning and losing. The aim is to win Gate cards.

Players sit about one metre apart from one another on a smooth flat surface. This area is now the playing 'Field'.

All Bakugan start closed (Sphere Mode) and battle cards are kept face down.

Once ready, the players say "Field - Open".

Starting The Game

Each players puts down a Gate card and says "Gate Card - Set". Then each player goes in turn, the youngest player first, choosing and rolling a brawler at the Gate cards on the field.

After Rolling

If the brawler hits a Gate card it will pop open automatically. If no other Bakugan are on that the Gate, the other player has their turn. If the other player already has a Bakugan on that card, a Battle begins.

Let Battle Commence

Firstly you read each Bakugans G-Power rating. Then turn over the Gate card and do as it says.

Then players can play an Ability card, if they want to. This could help boost your power or even reduce your opponents. The cards tell you what they do and when you can use them. Once used, they go in your used pile.

Now you add the G-Power boost from the Gate card, simply by matching the colour of your Bakugan to the symbol on the card.

The player with the highest G-Power wins the battle, and puts that Gate card in their used pile. All Gate cards have an HSP number written on them (Holo Sector Points) - this is how many points you get for that battle.

Winning The Battle

The game is over when all cards or Bakugans are used up. Your remaining Bakugan and any captured ones are worth 100 points. You add these points to the points on the Gate cards you won. The player with the most points wins. Don't worry, captured Bakugan are given back. Unless you played for keeps! If you need more here's where you can find bakugan .

You can see a brief movie of how to play here:-