Bakugan (toys)

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Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Publisher Sega Toys and Spin Master
Players 2-4
Random chance High
Skills required Card playing
Arithmetic
Basic Reading Ability

BoardGameGeek entry

Bakugan (爆丸?) is a trading card game, miniatures game, and marbles game based on the television series Bakugan Battle Brawlers. The game is played with cards and magnetic spring-loaded marbles which open and depict a bakugan. It was developed by Sega Toys and Spin Master.

[edit] Object of the Game

The Object of the game is to have more HSP, or Holo Sector Points, than your opponent when either: a) Only one player has any uncaptured Bakugan, or b) All Sector Cards have been captured. The game play involves rolling the magnetic marbles in an area set up with the magnetic cards. If the marbles hit correctly, they open to depict a little monster.

In the Arena, the player may declare "Stay" if they have no more Bakugan to shoot. The standing Bakugan remains on the card and the player may add another card to the Arena.

Play continues until all of the Arena cards have been captured or only 1 player has Bakugan to shoot.

To conclude the game, each player counts the HSP value of his captured cards, then adds an additional 100 hsp for each Bakugan in his inventory (standing, unplayed, and captured Bakugan all count the same - a player with 2 Bakugan left to roll, 1 standing in the Arena, and 3 captured would gain 600 points). The winner is the player with the most HSP.

If both players have a tie in HSP the holo selector side is placed face up and sudden fury is declared. In sudden fury both players shoot their Bakugan to stand on the card. If one player makes their Bakugan stand and the other player does not, the player that made the Bakugan stand wins. If both stand or neither stand, players continue to do sudden fury with the same card until one player wins.

[edit] References

Official Bakugan Website