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How To Play Bakugan

Bakugan is a strategy game in the same vein as the Pokémon trading card game.  The defining characteristic that separates Bakugan toys from the host of other Japanese-inspired card games is the trademark Bakugan themselves – tiny spheres that pop open into mechanical fighters when activated – which add a physical element to the contest.
The basic set up of this two player game is quite simple.  Each player gets three of the aforementioned Bakugan, three Gate cards, and three Ability cards.  Each of the contestants places one of his Gate cards face down on the playing surface.  As with most games geared for this age group, the younger player always goes first.  On his turn, the first player rolls his Bakugan toward the Gate cards.

The spherical Bakugan contain a small magnet.  The Gate cards contain a thin strip of metal, which will ‘activate’ the Bakugan.  If the Bakugan is rolled so that the magnet touches the metallic card, the creature will stop on the spot and spring open to reveal the character within.  If the magnet misses the card and the creature does not open, that player’s turn is over.
The goal of the game is to be the first to collect three Gate cards.  Gate cards can be won in one of two ways: with or without a battle.  If a player manages to get two of her Bakugan on one Gate card AND at least one on the other Gate card, she wins the Gate card outright.  She moves the Gate card and her Bakugan to the used pile.  The Gate card will remain there until the end of the game.  The Bakugan can be reused once all characters have been deployed.

The other way to win a Gate card is to battle against your opponent.  If each player has one Bakugan on the same gate card, they will square off for the right to claim the card.  The players flip over the Gate card and follow the instructions on the card.  The inherent strength of each Bakugan is adjusted according to the specific Gate card.  Further adjustments may be made if either or both players choose to play Ability cards from their hands.  The player whose Bakugan has the highest adjusted power level wins the battle and the Gate card.
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