Man, that White Rabbit guy is going to be extra-late for that date ’cause he’s here at the store. Oh well, he doesn’t seem to have watch, so I can’t hold it against him. Plus, some of his friends are here like the Cheshire Cat, Alice, and the Mad Hatter, although I’m not sure how closely acquainted he is with all of those people. Regardless, I don’t think he’ll be here for very long ’cause he’s bound to leave here sooner or later.

Hey Folks! Spinmaster has done it again and launched a new series of Bakugan called Gundalian Invasion, or Series 3! With these new Bakugan comes two brand new types of Bakugan: Bakugan Battle Gear and Special Evolution Bakugan, as well as some new rules! So here is a quick primer for everyone:

What you need to play the game:
- 3 Bakugan
- 3 Metal Gate Cards (one of each colour: Gold, Silver & Copper)
- 3 Ability Cards (one of each colour: Green, Red, Blue)
- (Optional) Your choice of a total of 2 Bakugan Trap or Battle Gear (or a mixture equaling 2). So, a brawler may have 2 Bakugan Trap. Or, a brawler may have 2 Battle Gear. And, a brawler may have 1 Bakugan Trap and 1 Battle Gear.

What is a Battle Gear?

Battle Gear is used to increase your overall strength in battle. Magnetically connect to existing Bakugan and unleash your most powerful attack. Battle Gear includes Jetkor, Airkor, Battle Turbine, and tons more. They are used as supplements in battle just like Bakugan Trap, but are not considered sole Bakugan by themselves.

How do I use Battle Gear in battle?

Bakugan Battle Gear are played during a battle (from your unused pile). Place your Battle Gear on the back of your Bakugan to open it. It may also be opened on a Gate Card. Add the G-Power revealed on the inside of the Battle Gear to your battling Bakugan. If your Bakugan’s attribute matches either of the attributes on your Battle Gear reference card, then you get that ability as well; Or, if your Battle Gear matches the color of the Gate Card being battled on (Gold, Silver, or Copper. Also see Battle Gear Attributes) you choose any one ability on the Battle Gear reference card to use in this battle.
Battle Gear move like regular Bakugan. At the end of a battle, they move to your used pile. When you have no Bakugan to roll, all of your Bakugan, Bakugan Trap, and Battle Gear move to your unused pile.
Each player may use a total of 2 Bakugan Trap or Battle Gear (or a mixture equaling 2). So, a brawler may have 2 Bakugan Trap. Or, a brawler may have 2 Battle Gear. And, a brawler may have 1 Bakugan Trap and 1 Battle Gear.

What are the Battle Gear Attributes?

Battle Gear come in one of three Attributes: Gold, Silver, or Copper. Not only are the Battle Gear’s highlights colored appropriately to their Attribute, but they also have an icon painted on them to tell the brawler what kind of attribute they are:

Gold Attribute – Looks like a target, or crosshair.

Silver Attribute – Looks like a missle, or triangle.

Copper Attribute – Looks like a cat’s eye.

If you Battle Gear has the same attribute as the Gate Card you are battling on then you may choose to either: 1) If your Bakugan’s attribute matches either of the attributes on your reference card, you get the ability as well, or 2) If you Battle Gear matches the attribute of the Gate Card you are battling on you can choose any one ability on the Battle Gear reference card to use in this battle.

How many Battle Gear can I use in a regular Bakugan battle?

Each player may use a total of 2 Bakugan Trap or Battle Gear (or a mixture equaling 2). So, a brawler may have 2 Bakugan Trap. Or, a brawler may have 2 Battle Gear. And, a brawler may have 1 Bakugan Trap and 1 Battle Gear.

What is a Battle Gear Reference Card?

A Battle Gear Reference Card is a special card that comes with every Battle Gear piece. These cards aren’t put in your used or unused pile. They are kept nearby so you can see any special rules it may have for the specific Battle Gear.

Do I need to have a Battle Gear Reference Card for my Battle Gear at all times?

No. You can use Battle Gear in its basic form to boost G-Powers of the Bakugan that you use it with. However, it is recommended that you always have a Battle Gear Reference Card for each Battle Gear piece in order to take advantage of the additional abilities the card allows you to have.

Does the Battle Gear used in a battle have to be used specifically with a certain Bakugan?

No. Battle Gear is interchangeable and may be used with any Bakugan to boost its G-Power. If the Battle Gear cannot open on a Bakugan (such as Season 1 and 2 Bakugan) simply use the Gate Card to activate it.

What is a Special Evolution Bakugan?

A Special Evolution Bakugan is an evolved form of an original, or previous state, Bakugan. For example, Quake Dragonoid is an evolved form of Dragonoid, and Splight is an evolved form of Dharak.

How do I use a Special Evolution Bakugan in battle?

At the beginning of a battle, Special Evolution Bakugan don’t start off in a player’s used or unused pile. They may come from their overall collection not currently being played in battle. To get a Special Evolution Bakugan into the game, you must meet two conditions (found on the Special Evolution Reference Card.) First, the Power Level of the game must be at least equal to the Power Level on the card. Second, you must have a Bakugan in your used or unused pile from which your Bakugan evolves (also shown on the reference card.) If you meet both conditions, you may skip your turn and swap the Special Evolution Bakugan for the one that it evolves from.

NOTE: Each Special Evolution Bakugan comes with a reference card. These cards aren’t put in your used or unused pile. They are kept nearby so you can see any special rules it might have.

Does my Special Evolution Bakugan have to be a part of the 3 Bakugan needed to play a regular battle?

No. Special Evolution Bakugan do not have to be in your 3 dedicated battling Bakugan. They do not have to be in your used or unused pile. They may come from anywhere in your collection.

What is a Special Evolution Bakugan Reference Card?

Each Special Evolution Bakugan comes with a reference card. These cards aren’t put in your used or unused pile. They are kept nearby so you can see any special rules it might have. These cards direct the brawler what is needed to bring the Special Evolution Bakugan into battle and any other additional abilities it has.

Is there a limit to how many times I can evolve my Bakugan in battle to a Special Evolution Bakugan?

No. As long as the battle meets the conditions of the Special Evolution Card you may evolve each one of your three Bakugan into its Special Evolution form.

Well that’s it for the new rules Primer. If you still have any questions or are unsure of how to use any of the new Bakugan or about a specific rule you can check out the Bakugan rules here and the Official Bakugan FAQ here!

Or feel free to e-mail us with the question!

Happy Brawling!

Toys on Fire is proud to announce the return (or “the revenge” if that’s cooler) of the March Break Mega-Bowl! Remember last year we had it at the movie theatre, and we had a bunch of Bakugan Tournaments? Well, this time we’ll be having a Bakugan Tournament AND the GoGo’lympics!

Here’s a run-down of all of the events:

Monday, March 15
Pokemon and Hockey Card Trading Day
1:00 – 2:00PM
Resident Hockey Fanatic and Poke-Master Dang will preside over this event making sure that trades are fair!

Tuesday, March 16
Transformers 2 Tuesday
1:00 – 3:30PM
We will be showing Transformers 2 at the store, as well encouraging anyone to bring in some of their Transformers collection from home!

Wednesday, March 17
The St. Patrick’s Day Bakugan Mini-Tournament(s)
12:30 – 3:00PM
Two 8 person mini tournament will go down on St. Patty’s day. Registration is $4!

Thursday, March 18
Tracksters Demo Day
1:00PM – 3:00PM
Gray will have a computer set up to show what Tracksters were made to do! Race kids from around the world online!

Friday, March 19
Star Wars The Clone Wars Day
1:00 – 3:00PM
We will be showing the Star Wars cartoon The Clone Wars here at the store! Bring in your Star Wars figures and enjoy!

Saturday, March 20
The GoGo’lympics
1:00 – 3:30PM
We’ve never had a GoGo themed tournament before! You’ll play 5 different games out of the GoGo’s sticker book, and the people who do the best out of all 5 events will win Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Regristration is $4 and includes a free bonus GoGo’s Booster Pack!

Don’t forget, you can register for either the Bakugan Tournament, or the GoGo’lympics on any day between now and the event. Also, each day, we will have other activities for everyone to do on each day, so we’ll try to keep everyone entertained!

Hope to see you all there!

I share “The Dude’s” sentiment about the ferret Webkinz that has just hit our shelves, he’s very cute and may very well be one of the most original designs a Webkinz ever had.  Also along side the Ferret are the Bubblegum Cheeky Cat, the Shar Pei, and the Peace Dog (not to be confused with the Doors’ “Peace Frog.”)  Here are they are in all of their soft and fuzzy glory:

Hello valued customers!

We are having a sale on our Tracksters & Kookeys Toys
(Not sure what these toys are all about? Click here!)
Check out the flyers below for details. Sale is one week only between 02/26/2010 and 03/05/2010.

So, just this last week I finally got a Fugitoid figure to go with my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s collection.  Here’s a picture of what he looks like:

Now, for those of you who don’t know, Fugitoid was a one-off comic (comic slang “intended to only be a single issue”) released by Mirage Studios in 1985.  Mirage is an independent comic publisher who owned the Ninja Turtles up until just last year (Nickelodeon now owns it, but that’s another story.)

At the end of Fugitoid, his path crosses with the Turtles and the story continues on in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 and that’s why I ended up needing a Fugitoid figure. (For a full plot synopsis click here.)

Anyway, I was reading on Peter Laird’s blog, and I found some interesting information on the history of the Fugitoid figure.  It seems that Peter had wanted a Fugitoid action since around 1988 or 1989, and he had always wanted it to have a metallic finish (a process known as “vacuum metalizing.”)  Playmates (the dudes who make TMNT toys) decided it would be best to hold off on the expensive process of “vacuum metalizing” since Fugitoid hadn’t even made his cartoon debut yet.  What Playmates came out with was a C-3PO coloured Fugitoid:

It was an okay figure, and his chest opened up to reveal several robo-parts, but I don’t think it did the original design justice.  Through-out the years, it became a running joke between Peter Laird and the Playmates rep that Peter wouldn’t stop asking for figures to be vacuum-metalized.  Even when they finally did another Fugitoid figure years later, he was painted in a silver matte-finish.

Then something happened!  Basically on the eve of the Nickelodeon sale of the Turtles, Laird finally got his wish, and a vacuum-metalized Fugitoid finally came out.  He even decorated his tree with about 50 Fugitoids!  As for a review of the toy, this is an essential toy for any TMNT collector.  I only wish it was pose-able and the packaging wasn’t just a white box.  It does make a nice desk decoration, though.

Black Lantern Aquaman, Green Lantern Arisia, Orange Lantern Larfleeze and Star Sapphire have officially been added to the 6-inch figure collection as Blackest Night Series 3!  Take a look:

The figures from this line will soon be joined by the likes of Black Lantern Nekron, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner and more! So be sure to check ‘em all out!

Designer Vinyl Action Figures, Official Licensed Merchandise The designer vinyl toys feature the 3 official mascots
Miga, Quatchi, Sumi – along with their mini sidekick Mukmuk. The 3 official mascots are available both as individual figures, and together as part of a special collector’s set of 4 figures with an exclusive Mukmuk and his foam finger.

Available in-store only. Please contact us for more information.

	Quatchi™ Action Figure Vinyl Figure Height: 3.5″ Quatchi is one of the official olympic mascots of the games. He’s a friendly, fully poseable sasquatch with moveable arms, hands, and legs. While he’s shy and often hangs out in forests, Quatchi will happily join you in your travels to new places. He’s also a big hockey fan and loves to play goalie… though his toy-sized figure isn’t quite big enough to fill a hockey net.
	Miga™ Action Figure Vinyl Figure Height: 2.25″ Miga is one of the official olympic mascots of the games. She’s a playable sea bear figure with moveable fin-arms and a swivelling head. Just what are sea bears? They’re orca whales that turn into bears when they come onto land. But Miga got stuck so she’s now part orca and part bear! Be sure to bring Miga along if you’re going surfing, snowboarding, or doing anything fun and exciting!
	Sumi™ Action Figure Vinyl Figure Height: 2.85″ Sumi is the official paralympic mascot of the games. He’s an animal spirit figure with furry legs that turn and and a head that swivels. As you can see from his action figure Sumi is quite an unique critter. He wears the hat of the orca whale, has the wings of the thunderbird and the furry legs of the black bear. Sumi loves the outdoors, alpine skiing, and flying over the mountains with his friends on his back.
	Bonus Mukmuk™Action Figure* Vinyl Figure Height: 1.5″ Mukmuk is the much loved sidekick to the mascots, and is a marmot who lives on Vancouver Island. While he’s the smallest figure, he loves to eat and cheer his heart out. Bring Mukmuk with you to the games to help you cheer! Mukmuk comes with a special foam finger accessory to cheer all the athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. *Mukmuk is exclusive to the Collector’s Set, and is not available individually*

So some new Street Fighter figures came out from NECA.  Unfortunately, they weren’t Sonny Chiba’s Street Fighter toys.  They were Guile, Ken, and Ryu toys, though, with spooky gray hair and spooky black outfits.  Here they are:

Oh, and if you’re old enough, you should see Sonny Chiba’s Street Fighter.  Just to give you an idea of how crazy it is, it was Rated-X when it first came out.  That’s just for insane violence, though.  And if you’re feeling especially masochistic, see Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Street Fighter or Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li - the latter of which I haven’t seen yet.  I haven’t felt crazy enough to watch it yet.

Disney answered my prayers.  With the teaser for Tron Legacy they said “Who wants a new Tron movie?” And anyone with eyeballs said, “I do, I do!”

So this puppy is going to have great special effects, it’s going be in IMAX 3D, and it has one more piece of the puzzle that made my ears drool (it’s a disgusting condition, I know, but I couldn’t help it.)  They announced Daft Punk (the best electronic duo (probably) ever) would be doing the soundtrack!  Thinking about this, I can’t imagine another band doing a soundtrack for a new Tron movie.  It’s a match made in heaven.  This movie will be a feast for the senses!  I won’t even care if the movie turns out to be as mentally stimulating as Avatar, my brain will be too busy screaming due to sensory overload!

Here’s the trailer:

Here’s a clip of Daft Punk’s piece of the soundtrack.
That soundtrack thing could be fake, but it sounds pretty good anyway.

Maybe Toys on Fire will have a Tron party? Hmmm!

Chris

Hey guys, we are having a sale on our Pokemon packs from the Diamond & Pearl: Mysterious Treasures Series and the EX Legend Makers Series. Check out the flyer below for details. Sale is between 02/12/2010 and 02/18/2010.

Yes folks! It’s true, we’ll be having a GoGo’s Crazy Bones Trading Day here at the store! Here are the details:

• March 6, 2010
• 2-3PM
• At Toys on Fire
• Show off your collection
• Play GoGo’s Crazy Bones Games
• Supervised GoGo’s Trading
• Make new friends
• Be there or be square

So all of your GoGo’s fans better show up!

This just in! McFarlane just came out with a tiny set of Team Canada figures and they haven’t even announced them! They were a suprise to everyone! They don’t even have anything of their website yet! They look good, though. Here are the figures:

There are white ones of every figure too. This is a crazy and unexpected set!

Hey folks,

Just a quick message to let you know NHL Series 23 is in stock and it’s chalked full of collector-related goodness! This set includes:

The green Howe is actually the variant. The normal one is white. There’s super-chases for everyone except Schenn, but his regular variant is out there. We have a of the super chases too, but they’re selling fast! Pop in to have a look, why not?!

Hello everyone, a quick post to let you know that our restock of Crazy Bones tins arrived today. If you need any put aside give us a call at 613-825-0688. We also got the Bags back as well. Get them fast before they are all gone!

Hello people of the interglobe! We are proud to announce that we have recently added several new countries to our accepted shipping destinations for purchases on the online store.

You can now order from and/or ship to the following countries: Sweden, United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, France, Romania, Singapore, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Bahamas, Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, Jamaica, Poland, Russian Federation, Russia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Belgium, Spain, Hong Kong, Finland, Hungary, Estonia, Romania, Vietnam, Philippines, Croatia, Lithuania, Argentina, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, Israel, Bulgaria, Latvia, Moldova, India, Egypt, Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, South Africa. (New Locations are in bold)

We would also like to thank all of our existing long-distance customers and hope you had some great holidays and a great new year coming!

That’s right! There’s only 7 days left until Christmas and we are putting that last items on sale before Christmas! This final week features Bakugan & Webkinz! Click on the flyer to the left for details and also a complete list of Countdown Sale items that are available until Christmas!

Happy Holidays!

-The Toys on Fire Staff

That’s right! There’s only 14 days left until Christmas and we’ve got exciting news for you guys, Toys on Fire is having a Christmas Countdown Sale!

For those who don’t know what the Christmas countdown sale means, every Thursday we will be putting popular products in our store on sale until December 25th! The best part is, once something goes on sale, it stays on sale until Christmas!

For the fourth week we’ve put Shining Stars and Star Trek Movie figures on BoGo sale! It works like this: Shining Stars are easy, you buy one Shining Stars plush, you get another one free. The Star Trek stuff is a little different. The sale is still buy one get one free, but it only applies to the 6 inch and 3 3/4 inch movie figures. When you buy a 6 inch figure, you’ll get another 6 inch figure free, when you get a 3 3/4 inch figure, you’ll get another 3 3/4 inch figure free, or if you buy a communicator, you get a phaser for free! Seems pretty simple to me!

So keep checking back every Thursday as we put something else new on sale at your favourite place for the Hottest Toys this Holiday Season! TOYS ON FIRE!

Happy Holidays!

-The Toys on Fire Staff

Just a quick heads up to whoever wants to know – we have created both Mt. GoGo and Pokemon Mountain here at the store:

We have all of our GoGo’s Crazy Bones restocked, as well as just about all of the Pokemon tins ever INCLUDING the new Arceus tin!  Holy Cow!

Have a Merry [Insert Celebration at Holiday Season Here]

Hey Guys!
It’s Thursday! Who’s excited? The third week of out Christmas Countdown sale is here!

For those who don’t know what the Christmas countdown sale means, every Thursday we will be putting popular products in our store on sale until December 25th! The best part is, once something goes on sale, it stays on sale until Christmas!

For the third week of our Christmas Countdown, we’ve got a great deal for all those board game enthusiasts out there: 30-40% off a selection of board games! We’ve marked down the prices for a bunch of our board games, so if there’s ever been a board game you’ve wanted to try, now would be the perfect time to get it! Unfortunately this sale only applies to select board games, so not every board game in the store is on sale, but we have a huge selection of ones that are, so come check it out! This sale is even BETTER than the Green sticker sale we had before, with a larger selection.

Remember, keep checking back every Thursday as we put something else on sale at your place for the Hottest Toys this Holiday season!

Offer only available in store, sorry online folks!

Hey Guys!
So the second week of out Christmas Countdown sale is here, and boy have we got something exciting for you guys!

For those who don’t know what the Christmas countdown sale means, every Thursday we will be putting popular products in our store on sale until December 25th! The best part is, once something goes on sale, it stays on sale until Christmas!

So for the second week of our Christmas Countdown, we’ve got a BoGo (See Christmas Countdown week 1 for what that means) deal on Seapals and BtGo on GI Joe Movie Figures! (That’s Buy Two, Get One instead of BoGo)

So keep checking back every Thursday as we put something else on sale at your place for the Hottest Toys this Holiday season!

Offer only available in store, sorry online folks!

I know it’s not November 20 anymore, but that’s when the video came out! If you like this video, you can sign up right there on top right of this page. You and over 800 other people will be the first to know!

Also, pay close attention to our Christmas Countdown Sale! It’s going to be BIG!

Hey Guys!
We’ve got exciting news for you guys, Toys on Fire is having a Christmas Countdown Sale! What does this mean?

It means every Thursday, we will be putting popular products in our store on sale until December 25th! The best part is, once something goes on sale, it stays on sale until Christmas!

So to kick-start our Christmas Countdown, we’ve got a Buy One Get One Free (BoGo for those of you who like Lingo) deal on two hot products: Tracksters & Kookeys!

So keep checking back every Thursday as we put something else on sale at your place for the Hottest Toys this Holiday season!

Toys on Fire gave out another 2 pairs of Ottawa 67’s tickets! Congratulations to the following news letter subscribers:

Dylan – Ottawa 67’s VS Sarnia Sting November 13th
Julie – Ottawa 67’s VS Niagara Ice Dogs November 15th

Enjoy the games guys, these are premium seats, very impressive!

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-Dave