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Battle Tactic #20: Guest Brawler Strategy #3 – September 2011

Before the month of September ends, we've got another Battle Tactics session with Guest Brawler Aquamentus. This time, we have a battle strategy for Aquos brawlers, a strategy that is called the Aquos "Full Silver Salvo" Strategy:

Here's how the strategy works:

- Silver Nugget (Gate card)
- Quick Jump (Ability card, though any Blue Ability will work)
- Any two Silver Bakunano (For this example, we'll use a Silver Bombaplode at 80G, and a Silver Hyper Pulsor at 70G)
- Aquos Infinity Helios (700/800/850/1000/1050/1200G, set to 1200G)
- Any Aquos Mechtogan (For this example, we'll use an Aquos Venexus Titan at 230G)

While a fairly simplistic strategy, this is one of Aquos's lastest and most ruthless tactics that come in the first wave of Mechtanium Surge. Silver Nugget is a Silver Gate card that not only offers a 130 bonus to Aquos, but allows players with Aquos or Subterra Bakugan in battle to get a +100G bonus to each of their Bakunano. Now normally you should be careful with cards like this as your opponent could use its power against you, but on average, Aquos and Subterra are the least common attributes you will experience in the game, so you should be pretty safe from this strategy backfiring.

Now the rest is simple. Load up your Mechtogan with Silver Bakunano, play your ability, and get a massive bonus. This strategy is amazing because one, it only requires two Bakunano, an Ability, and one support piece AND you get to reuse your Bakunano after the battle, and two, because this doesn't just give a big bonus. It will give you one of the biggest bonuses this game has ever seen:

1200+130+230+80+100+70+100+90=2000G

So even if you don't win the battle, your opponent will practically empty out their unused pile catching up with you, leaving the rest of the game for you to hit them while they're left with nothing to fight back. And all you did was play a support piece, one Ability, and some Nano. Simple, effective, conservative, and devastating. Everything a good Aquos brawler needs to win.

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Battle Tactic #17: Back to the Basics: Basic 2 Player Brawl – June 2011

After going over the basic team setup last month on Battle Tactic issue #16, we continue forward with BrightLight's Battle Tactic this month in reviewing the basic requirements and rules in setting up a brawl and winning a battle!

Game Set Up

In a 2 player game, both players sit across from each other in the field. The goal of the game is to be the first to capture 3 Gate Cards. Each player's right side is for unused Bakugan and Cards, called the "Unused Pile." All cards are placed faced down in your Unused Pile so your opponent can't see them. Each player's left side is for used Bakugan and Cards, called the "Used Pile."

To start, each player places one of their Gate Cards face down in the middle of the battlefield in the space closer to their opponent, furthest from themselves. Gate Cards are replaced when there are no more Gate Cads in the field.

Begin play with your Team Setup of 3 Bakugan, 3 Gate Card and 3 Ability Cards. Refer to Battle Tactic #16 for more info.

Roll to Battle

The youngest player goes first, and then players take turns. Players must be 2 cards lengths from the battlefield to begin their roll.

During your turn:

Select and roll your Bakugan over the Gate Cards in the center of the battlefield.

If the Bakugan misses and does not land on a Gate Card, it goes into your Used Pile. Now it is your opponent's turn.

If you do land on a Gate Card but no other Bakugan are standing on that Gate Card, it is your opponent's turn to roll.

If your Bakugan lands on a Gate Card where your opponent already has a standing Bakugan, then battle begins!

During battle, each player looks at the G-Power printed on the inside of their Bakugan. Then, flip over the Gate Card and look at the numbers on the left listed in the colored circles. Each circle matches a Bakugan Attribute which is called the Gate Attribute Bonus. Now each player adds the Gate Attribute Bonus that corresponds to their Bakugan. This is your total G-Power.

If there is no text on bottom of the Gate Card and no one plays any Ability Cards or any Support Pieces, the brawler with the high total G-Power wins the battle, captures the Gate Card and places it in their Used Pile. Remember, the first brawler to capture 3 Gate Cards wins the game! Now, each player places their battling Bakugan in their Used Pile.

Don't forget that before you roll, during your turn or after battle, you may play any applicable Ability Cards that are in your Unused Pile. You may even play ALL of your Ability Cards, but choose your cards wisely! Ability Cards go into your Used Pile once you have used them.

Also, during a battle, you may play a Support Piece such as Mechtogan, Mechtogan Titans, Mobile Assaults, Battle Gear or Traps. These Support Pieces will add a G-Power boost to help annihilate your opponent! Additionally you may use your BakuNano to give you the edge over your opponent!

For more information on Game Play, battling with Support Pieces and BakuNano, check out the Gameplay section at Bakugan.com
and to discuss more about Game Play, join the official Bakugan community at My.Bakugan.com!

Battle On!
~BrightLight

BATTLE TACTIC #11: DEVASTATING COMBOS #2: PYRUS – NOVEMBER 2010

We are proud to feature My.Bakugan.com’s DroneSpyder as our Guest Strategist for the latest ‘Battle Tactics with BrightLight’ article!

This battlefield strategy tip is the second in a series of six Battle Tactics about devastating combos that use the latest Gate Cards, Ability Cards, and Bakugan from Gundalian Invaders.

Read the full Battle Tactic #11 article here.

Battle Tactic #10: Devastating Combos #1 – Haos

BATTLE TACTIC #10: DEVESTATING COMBOS #1: HAOS - OCTOBER 2010

The Power of Combos

If you’re a veteran brawler you already know it, but if you’re new to Bakugan it’s critical to understand the power of combos in the arena.

This is the first in a series of six Battle Tactics about devastating combos that use the latest Gate cards, Action cards, and Bakugan from Gundalian Invaders!

Haos is a come-from-behind attribute. It helps you pull out a victory even when it looks like you’ll lose. It can help you punish your opponent for putting all of his eggs in one basket, like when he has the same attribute for all of the Bakugan in his force. Best of all, Haos Ability cards and Bakugan work great with cards and Bakugan from other attributes, so it’s a good choice if you don’t have very many Bakugan yet.

A killer strategy with Haos is to use low to moderate G-Power Bakugan only. Why? Because Haos cards have lots of special abilities that let you win anyway!

Fire Dodge is an excellent Copper Gate for Haos. It has a small Haos bonus compared to the bonuses for other attributes, but you love that, because its ability says that the Bakugan with the lowest G-Power wins the battle! There are lots of other Copper gate cards that allow the lowest G-Power to win as well, just be sure to pick one that has a low Haos Bonus.

If you’re rolling low-G Bakugan, also consider Detect Shrimp, a red Ability card that gives a bonus to the lowest G-Power Bakugan (which is probably you!), and gives an even bigger bonus if you are rolling a Haos Bakugan (which you probably are!).

But what about Gear?

Why not combine a Gate cards with Battle Gear that will not only give you a nice G-Power bonus, but will give an extra G-Power bonus if you happen to have the lowest printed G-Power! It’s combos like this that can take your mid-level G-Power Bakugan and turn them into G-Power monsters!

Often when you play Haos, particularly when you are battling on an enemy Gate card, you will not only be behind in G-Power, but you will be WAY behind in G-Power. That’s when you can whip out the Hacket Gear card which (on a good coin flip) literally can turn the loser into the winner!

And if you have either of those two Gear in its Copper form, why not include Attract Copper, a Green Ability card that ensures that those Gear will be available whether they are in your unused or used pile!

Lastly, you might just want to look at Barias Gear, nothing like getting a Gate card without even having a battle...

Find Your Own Combos!

These are just a few examples of devastating Haos combos. Spread your cards, Bakugan and Gear out and see what other great combos you can put together!

Then, just start playing! You can switch things up between brawls to make your force better and better the more you play!

For more information on how to play Bakugan, visit the Bakugan Gameplay FAQ here. For full images of cards in the complete Bakugan Card Collection, visit the Bakugan.com Collection.

Brawl on!
~BrightLight

Check out more battle strategy tips in the Battle Tactics archive at My.Bakugan.com

BATTLE TACTIC #8: SINGLE ATTRIBUTE BAKUGAN… MEGA POWER – AUGUST 2010

BATTLE TACTIC #8: SINGLE ATTRIBUTE BAKUGAN… MEGA POWER - AUGUST 2010

Single Attribute Bakugan... Mega Power

Don’t overlook powerful abilities that only apply to one of your Bakugan or Bakugan Battle Gear in your team.

The blue Ability Card, Enchanted Silver, boosts your Bakugan's G-Power based on its attribute during a battle where you have a Silver Battle Gear in play. In this case, the Ability Card gives Darkus Bakugan a massive +150 G-Power boost. For a battle example, you can call a Darkus Plitheon to stand and then throw down a Silver Vilantor Gear to give Plitheon its first G-Power boost. Then, devastate your opponent by using Enchanted Silver and add even more Gs to Darkus Plitheon!

For more information on how to play Bakugan, visit the Bakugan Gameplay FAQ here.

I hope you’ll use this month’s tips during your next brawl in order to maximize your arsenal on the battle field.

See you next month for the next battle strategy tip and if you have a strategy that you would like to share with me for a future article, send your tip to community@bakugan.com with the following subject line - "Battle Tactics with Bright Light: My Strategy Tip!”

Brawl on!
~BrightLight

Check out more battle strategy tips in the Battle Tactics archive at My.Bakugan.com