How to Play Bakugan

If you’re a worried parent and feel that most popular computer games today are inappropriate for the kids, then welcome to the club. Some computer games depicts pictures and situations (including zombies, headless corpses and many more blood-related sagas) that is too brutal for the younger market and though responsible restrictions and warning have been labeled in the products, case is it will find its way into your children’s hands and that will likely to happen if you don’t act now. 

Why not play Bakugan with your kids? It’s simple for an adult to decipher and that’s not all. Spending quality time with your kids will improve your relationship. Excited to get started? Just follow the instructions below (Note: tendency is you’ll like it and eventually will be addicted so don’t get carried away)

First stop is this game is a 2 player game with each player has a team of 3 Bakugan. Your main goal is to be the first to capture 3 Gate cards. Next is the set up; each player needs 3 Bakugan, 3 Gate cards: one of each color and 3 Ability cards: one of each color. (Ask your kid questions if confusions start to materialize and you’ll see how intelligent they are). Players should sit about 2-1/2 feet from each other. The play area should be a smooth, flat surface (living room floor or the Master’s bedroom). The space between the two players is called the Field. When ready, each player says, “Field - Open!”(Don’t feel foolish because this is a kid’s game).

When playing, each player places one of their Gate cards face down (i.e., Bakugan logo is face up) in front of the opponent, so that they barely touch each other at their top, while saying, “Gate Card - Set!”. Again the youngest player goes first. Players then take turns. The player whose turn it is chooses a Bakugan and says, “Bakugan - Brawl!” The player then rolls one of his unused Bakugan at the Gate cards in the field.

Battle is one Bakugan vs. one Bakugan and happens whenever Bakugan from two different players end up on the same Gate card. Detach the two Bakugan from the Gate card and read each Bakugan’s G-Power. Gate Reveal: Flip the Gate card over and do what it says. Ability Cards: Play Ability cards – first, by the player whose turn it is. Each Ability card says when it can be played. Tell your opponent that you are playing the card, do what the card says and then put the card in your used pile.

Gate Card G-Power Boost: After both players are finished playing Ability cards, each Bakugan gets to add the Gate Card G-Power boost. Simply match the color of a Bakugan to the color symbol on the Gate card and add that number to the Bakugan’s G-Power. The battle is won by the Bakugan that now has the higher G-Power. The player who wins the battle puts the Gate card in their used pile. In the event of a tie: Each player rolls an unused Bakugan. First Bakugan to stand on a Gate card wins.