Hey Folks!

With the success of our latest bakugan tournament, the masterminds at Toys on Fire quickly got together to brainstorm the possibility of another tournament. So without further ado, we are proud to announce our 8th Bakugan Tournament!

When: Saturday August 15th 2-4PM

Where: Toys on Fire

We’re still working out the details of prizes and fee, but rest assured we’ll have more info ASAP. The Thinktank at Toys on Fire is trying to come up with ways that will make the tournament better and more fun for everyone involved. Can’t devulge too many details yet, but here’s a short list of things to expect at the next tournament:

- A Bakugan Training Workshop sometime (maybe a week) before the tournament for kids to learn how to play Bakugan (or practice thier skills if they want)

- More prizes, meaning more people come away with something

- Some rules changes (addition of a time limit for matches, redoing the way we do the ladder)

So stay tuned to our blog for more updates coming soon!

Wowee Zowee!  Great tournament, you guys, great tournament.   We played 3 rounds of rough and tumble Bakugan with 19 competetors to determine who is the undisputed Bakugan player in all of Ottawa (and perhaps Canada (maybe even the world.))  It tested our weather prediction skills, our math skills, and our ability to actually understand how Bakugan works!  Anyway, here are some pictures from the day, and our winners!

That’s right folks! The next Bakugan Tournament is here,  and it’s the biggest we’ve had so far! Toys on Fire is raising the bar to start off the summer with a bang!

We’ve got a bigger tournament, more prizes and loads more Bakugan!

In the past, we’ve only been able to take 16 players and in rare cases 20. This time, we’re going all out and taking 24 players!

And if that wasn’t enough, this time we’re giving out bigger prizes. Here’s the lineup of what’s going to be given out:

1st: $35

2nd: $25

3rd:  $15

Door Prizes:  2x $5

So here’s all the Info you’ll need to know:

When:  Saturday June 20th  2-4PM

Where: Toys on Fire (Outside) or Barrhaven Cineplex ( if it rains)

Registration Fee: $5*

What to Bring:

• 3 Bakugan
  
• 3 Metal Gate Cards (1 of each colour)
• (Optional) 3 Plastic Ability Cards (1 of each colour)
• (Optional) 1 Bakugan Trap

You can bring more than this if you like but keep in mind you will only be allowed to switch what you are using between games. Also, Toys on Fire is not responsible for lost of stolen Bakugans, so please keep track of your own (we recommend putting a little sticker on the front of your cards)

So there you have it folks! Stay tuned for any updated about the tournament. Also if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail them to us at toysonfireott (at) yahoo.com. Please use the subject header “Bakugan Question”.

*Due to the costs of hosting this event, we’ve had to raise the fee to cover both the administration and the prizes. We’re sincerely sorry for anyone this inconvienences, the fee exists only to help absorb the costs.

A couple rules clarifications for those of you who get stuck sometimes when the official rules aren’t too clear. This information is to help you find the true meaning of Bakugan, which of course is to have fun. Hope this helps guys and girls! Have fun and play fair, I hope to see you all at the March Break Mega Bowl!

1) My ball didn’t open up on the card, does it count as standing?
If the magnet is stuck onto the card, regardless of whether the Bakugan is open or not, it counts. If the magnet is not stuck on the card, it doesn’t count..

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Black (Darken) B2 Exedra 660G Power Very Powerful G Regular Price $34.95 Our Price $24.99

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Black (Darken) B2 Exedra Regular Price $24.95 Our Price $17.99

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Black (Darken) B2 Lars Lion Price $14.95

2) What is the best/most powerful/coolest/most awesome Bakugan?
The one that wins the battle! Seriously though, every Bakugan is good at different times if you use it well. The highest G-Power Bakugan is generally considered the “best” but there are lots of times when smaller is better. Even the lowest G-Power Bakugan can win on Duck and Win. Personally, I like Preyus and Skyress cause they just look so cool…

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Black (Darken) B2 Oberus (Black Head & Gray Body) 490G Power Price $19.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Black (Darken) B2 Oberus (Gray Head & Black Body) 550G Power Price $24.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Black (Darken) B2 Wavern 580G Power Price $19.95

3) Can I play with both Series 1 and Series 2 cards?
Sure. This is your game, so as long as you and your opponent both agree, feel free to use both cards. A few of the Series 1 Gate cards will be really over-powered if you play this way, but they will still work. If you decide to go this route, I would ignore HSP and stick with the Series 2 victory condition of winning 3 Gate cards. Over time, you’ll likely stop using Series 1 cards as the game moves forward and more folks play with Series 2 rules. Series 1 Bakugan will work well in either set of rules. If you want to update your game play to Series 2, the most affordable way to do it is to buy one of the “card-only” products (one of which comes with a whopping 30 new Series 2 cards!).

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Blue (Aquos) B2 Frosch Price $9.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Blue (Aquos) B2 Oberus 550G Power Price $14.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Blue (Aquos) B2 Tuskor Price $14.95

4) How do I use the attribute switching Preyas?
Use it as normal. Each time it opens up, it will change to a new attribute. The player doesn’t get to change it by hand during the game by spinning it – it will change all by itself, so whatever attribute symbol is shown when it opens is the one it is for that battle.

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Brown (Subterra) B2 Evolved Dragonoid (Brown Head & Gray Body) 450G Power Price $19.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Brown (Subterra) B2 Evolved Dragonoid (Gray Head & Brown Body) 620G Power Very Powerful G Price $24.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Brown (Subterra) B2 Evolved Dragonoid 620G Power Very Powerful G Price $22.95

5) What is the highlight around one of the attribute bonuses on the Gate card for?
You can safely ignore that… for now… That is called the “highlighted bonus” and there will be cards that come out in the future (as well as Bakugan) that will use that number. When playing a collectible game like Bakugan, things will get updated from time to time, and some things that might not currently make sense (or that might seem really weak) will get updated to keep the game fresh and exciting. If you’re playing for HSP as well, you can use the highlighted value as the HSP value for the card, but remember, the HSP value will always be lower then Series 1 cards.

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Brown (Subterra) B2 Oberus Price $14.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Gray (Luminoz) B2 Apollonir Price $17.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Gray (Luminoz) B2 Lars Lion 620G Power Price $19.95

6) Rolling Bakugan is hard.
OK, this isn’t exactly a “question” but it seems that lots of folks want to know the “best” way to roll a Bakugan. There is one really good trick to getting Bakugan to open up on cards – when you roll the bakugan “spin” it like a top with the magnet side down while flicking it towards the Gate cards. This small trick is a HUGE help in getting Bakugan to open up on cards as the magnet will almost always make contact with the metal in any card it touches! Advanced players can use this trick to curve a Bakugan so that it hits the Gate card that is furthest away as well. But the only way to get really good at getting your Bakugan to open up is to practice (which is fun all by itself anyway!).

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Green (Zephyroz) B2 Wavern Price $12.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Luminoz / Pyrus (Grey Head & Red Body) Apollonir Price $17.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakuswap Series: Pyrus / Luminoz (Red Head & Grey Body) Apollonir Price $17.95

7) Can you send me a Bakugan?
Unfortunately, we can’t. Sadly, we don’t have enough for ourselves!

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Blue B2 Tentaclear Price $12.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Clear B2 Rattlenoid 530G Power Price $14.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Gray B2 Bee Striker 500G Power Price $12.95

When I win a battle, do I get to keep my opponent’s card/Bakugan forever?
Definitely not! The gate cards are used to keep track of who is winning (first player to win 3 battles wins the game), but after the game, all game pieces are given back to their owners.

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Gray B2 Sirenoid Price $9.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Gray B2 Tentaclear 550G Power Price $14.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Gray B2 Tentaclear Price $9.95

9) I have only bought booster packs, how do I play this game?
Go here and download the rules. (Wow, that was an easy answer…)

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Green B2 Harpus Price $9.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Green B2 Monarus Price $9.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Red B2 Fortress 680G Power Extremely Powerful G Price $19.95

10) Can you play with 2 Bakugan that are the same?
Sure. You’ll still need to have 3 to play the game, but if 2 of them are the same or if your opponent has one just like yours, that’s fine. It all just depends on how you want to play.

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Red B2 Monarus Price $9.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Red B2 Tentaclear Price $14.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Tan B2 El Condor Price $14.95

11) Who wins in a tie?
It goes into Sudden Fury! Each player in the tie take turns rolling until one lands on the card that was flipped up. When one person’s Bakugan stands, the other person gets once chance to land his bakugan on the card. If he does, continue Sudden Fury! If not, the person who got thier bakugan on the card wins.

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Tan B2 Rattleoid 600G Power Very Powerful G Price $14.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: Tan B2 Sirenoid Price $9.95

Bakugan Loose B2 Bakupearl + Bakuclear Series: White B2 Dragonoid 610G Power Very Powerful G Price $17.95

12) When I play an ability card that gives a G-Power bonus does my opponent also get the bonus?
No. The card should always tell you how things work pretty clearly. For instance, it will say something like “…Your Bakugan gains G-Power based on its Attribute.” – so it only affects your Bakugan. There might be cards in the future that affect all Bakugan battling, but the card will clearly state that.

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Black (Darkon) B2 Ravenoid Price $9.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Black (Darkon) B2 Wormquake 400G Power Price $9.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Black (Darkon) B2 Wormquake Price $7.95

13) How many times can I use an Ability card in a game?
Once. Then they go to your “Used Pile.” There are some clever ways to get a card back from your used pile to use again, but generally, just one use of an ability card per game.

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Blue (Aquos) B2 Preyas 2 610G Power Very Powerful G Price $19.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Blue (Aquos) B2 Preyas 2 Price $14.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Blue (Aquos) B2 Rattleoid Price $14.95

14) Can I play with all of my Ability and Gate cards?
The current rules are that you play with 3 gate and 3 ability cards. This makes choosing what to play with an important part of your strategy. But as I always say, if you and your opponent agree, you can play however you want. But as a warning, playing a game with 100 ability cards could take all day…

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Blue (Aquos) B2 Storm Skyress Price $9.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Blue (Aquos) B2 Tentaclear Price $14.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Blue (Aquos) B2 Warius 480G Power Price $12.95

15) When I play the Doom card do I get to keep my opponent’s Bakugan for good?
No. The Doom card just takes your opponent’s Bakugan out of the game, not into your pocket!

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Brown (Subterra) B2 Blade Tigrerra Price $9.95

Bakugan B2 Bigger Brawlers Loose: Brown (Subterra) B2 Hammer Gorem 440G Power Price $12.95

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That’s it for this edition of Frequently Asked Questions. Happy brawling!

Alright folk! It’s that time again: Brawlmasters Gray and Steve here with exciting news about Toys on Fire’s fourth Bakugan Tournament! Is everyone excited? Well I am too! Before I get into the details, I should let everyone know that this event is being held at our store (Toys on Fire) in Ottawa. Sorry to everyone from the online community, but we can’t host tournaments outside of Ottawa. I know you all want to have a tournament as well, especially in Vegas for some reason, but you’ll have to ask your local toy stores to run one.

Alright, so here’s the lowdown on the tournament:

When: Saturday January 31st, 2008 2PM – 4PM

Registration: As usual, you will have to go to our store to register. This time around, since the tournament will not be held outside, we can only take 16 participants. Sorry, but space limitations aren’t very fun for anyone. Registration will cost $3, and this will help to offset the cost of running the event and prizes.

Prizes: 1st: $10 Gift Certificate

2nd: $5 Gift Certificate

3rd: $5 Gift Certificate

Rules: We are currently reviewing the rules, as they have changed a bit with the new B2 series of Bakugan, so check back here for details by the end of the week.

But in the meantime we have this information:

- 3 Bakugan and 3 metal cards per player.

- You may switch your Bakugan between rounds but not during rounds.

- The use of shooters will be allowed; however shooters must shoot from off the arena!

- The tournament will be run in a Round Robin Style. The top players from each table will play a second round. The top player from each table will play a final match to determine who wins.

Hope to see you all out there, brawlin’ it up with your favorite Bakugan!

Bakugan Battle Brawlers are quickly becoming the hottest toy this christmas for kids aged 5-12, and growing demand for these popular little marbles has caused many stores to be constantly sold out. Because of this most parents are scrambling all over trying to find them. Well you need not look any further because Toys on Fire has them ready to ship for this holiday season.

We have your standard starters and booster packs:

Bakugan 1-Pk Booster Packs

Bakugan 3-Pk Starter Packs

Bakugan 6-Pk Battle Packs

Also we now have custom made Holiday Gift Sets that are sure to make you child scream with happiness.

Bakugan Custom Gift Set: B2 Bakutin Gift Set [Includes 1 Bakutin, 9 B2 Bakugan, 9 Metal Cards, 9 Ability Cards, Instruction Booklet] $119.95

Bakugan Custom Gift Set: B2 MEGA Bakutin Gift Set [Includes 1 Bakutin, 18 B2 Bakugan, 18 Metal Cards, 18 Ability Cards, Instruction Booklet] $199.95

Bakugan Custom Gift Set: BakuRack Gift Set [Includes 1 BakuRack, 15 Bakugan, 15 Metal Cards, 15 Ability Cards, Instruction Booklet] $149.95

Bakugan Custom Gift Set: Classic Black (Darkus) Starter Set [Includes 3 Bakugan, 1 Bakuclip, 3 Metal Cards, 3 Ability Cards, Instruction Booklet] $39.95

Yes, as you saw below, we reorganized the Bakugan section in the store, but what you were not told, was we did this in order to make room for the newest line of Bakugan! B2, or Bigger Brawlers, as they are called, is the newest line to be produced, they include all new characters and are about 1.5 times the size of the original Bakugan! Stop by and buy some before our 3rd Bakugan tournament which is November 8th.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Black Hydranoid $29.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Black Wormourke $14.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Blue Preyas 2 $24.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Green Blade Tigrerra $14.95
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Green Ravenoid $14.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Grey Hammer Gorem $19.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Grey Storm Skyress $24.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Grey Warrius $14.95
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Red Dragonoid $24.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Red Limulus $14.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Red Warrius $14.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Tan Blade Tigrerra $14.95
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: Tan Hammer Gorem $19.95	Bakugan Battle Brawlers Booster B2 Bakupearl Series: White Blade Tigrerra $24.95

Halloween hasn’t even happened, and it’s snowing. O Canada!

However we reorganized our Bakugan, and now we have lots and lots. It’s shocking how much Bakugan we have. It’s also gone down in price a bit.