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BakuCon NYC Updated Announcement

***BAKUCON NYC UPDATE***

Announcing updates and additional information to those of you coming to the Regional and National BakuCon Tournaments in New York City..

All seats for the New York Regional Main Tournament are full! But there is still a lot to do at BakuCon NYC!

Come watch the final Baku-Con battle between two of the country’s toughest Brawlers to see who will be crowned The National Bakugan Champion as well as participate in the BakuCon Side Events and Activities!

There are also some additions to the BakuCon Events and Activities:

- Side Tournaments -
Bakugan competition for every skill level. BakuCon NYC will feature six side tournaments throughout the course of each day. That means 12 additional tournaments to participate in all weekend long!
Side tournaments offer exciting brawls with specific themes and epic prizes, such as a Nintendo Wii, 8G iPod, and much more.
**Note: Side tournies in the A.M. are only open to those not competing in the main event. The tournies in the afternoon are open to anyone to compete.***

- Meet Bakugan Celebrities-
The one and only Lord Darkus and all of our officially ranked Bakugan Masters will be there to sign autographs and share their favorite Bakugan strategies with fellow brawlers!

Featured Battles on the Main Stage:
Big games, big screens... the best brawlers battle it out on the BakuCon main stage in featured matches for everyone to watch. Top down battlefield camera catches each move and every roll! Bakugan Masters provide live play-by-play commentary allowing everyone to follow the excitement.

BakuCon NYC has a lot in store for the participants and features awesome prizes for the winners! Also, don't forget to download and complete the online activity for your exclusive Bakugan prize!

BakuCon Prizes: A Closer Look

During its whole nationwide tour, BakuCon has had amazingly skilled brawlers emerge as each cities cream of the crop.

These Bakugan Battle Brawlers have deservingly gained titles as Regional Champions, part of the Top 4 Brawlers, members of the Top 8 Brawlers, and Runner-Ups.

Additionally, they have also scored some awesome prizes rewarded only at the official BakuCon U.S. Championship.

Let's get up close and personal with some of the goodies that brawlers have won in previous cities and will be receiving in the upcoming BakuCon NYC Regional and National Tournaments.

BakuCon Tournament Prizes:

Regional 1st and 2nd Place Crystal Trophies

Regional Top 4 Brawlers:
1,000G Neo Dragonoid

Regional Top Flight Winners:
Commemorative Plaque

Regional Flight Runner-Ups:
Commemorative Certificate

Side Event Tournaments:
Nintendo Wii and 8G iPod Nano

BakuCon NYC Prizes:

National Champion
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- National Champion Crystal Trophy -
- 42" Plasma TV -
- 8G iPod -
- Bakugan Gift Pack-
- $100 Gift Card -

Regional Champion
(Winner of Regional Final match)
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- Regional Champion Crystal Trophy -
- 42" Plasma TV -

Regional 2nd Place
(Runner-up from Regional Final match)
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- 2nd Place Crystal Trophy -
- 8G iPod -

Semi-Finalists
(Top 4 Brawlers from Regional matches)
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- Limited Edition 1000 G-Power Drago -

1st Place Flight Winners
(Top 8 Quarter Finalists from Regional matches)
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- Commemorative Plaque -

2nd Place Flight Winners
(Top 8 Brawlers from Regional matches)
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- Commemorative Certificate -

Exclusive BakuCon NYC Ability Card
All participating Tournament Brawlers will receive
the exclusive 'Ice Out' Ability Card!

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Gundalian Invaders Bakugan Battle Gear

One of the awesome things to look forward to with the third Bakugan series, Gundalian Invaders, is what has been confirmed to be called the Bakugan Battle Gear! While New Vestroia introduced Special Attack Bakugan and Bakugan Traps, Gundalian Invaders is hitting a lot of boosting power with the anticipated battle gears.

Right now there are 6 battle gears that have been found, and only three so far have confirmed names:

Battle Turbine

Rock Hammer

Vilantor Gear

The other three that we are still keeping tabs on what they're called are the following:

Battle Gear on a Darkus Dharak Bakugan

Battle Gear and a Pyrus Dharak Bakugan

Battle Gear and a Pyrus Strike Flier

We can also see that with the battle gears are new colors. Gold is especially very clearly shown as one of the battle gear colors. There's also red, green, brown, and black.

Thanks to Abce2, Bakuexpert, and eclipse116 from the Brawlers Forum and Bakugan Wikia for the information and pictures.

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Season 4 Bakugan Monster – Sneak Peek

This was shown back in the Los Angeles BakuCon tournament so this is not exactly news to most of the brawlers. At the end of the tournament, Bakugan Monster and Card Designer Dan Cote came up to the stage and revealed an exclusive season 4 Bakugan monster --- Apexeon 2!

Apexeon 2

It's not certain whether season 4 refers to Gundalian Invaders or not. We can only wait until the third Bakugan series arrives, and where Apexeon 2 comes in!

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BATTLE TACTIC #2: GATE CARD PLACEMENT – FEBRUARY 2010

Greetings brawlers! Welcome to the second issue of Battle Tactics with BrightLight!

I’m very pleased to share with you one of the most fundamental strategies to keep in mind for your next brawl. Sometimes starting off with your best foot forward can propel you to the winner’s circle and there’s no better time like the present to get started and improve your strategy just in time for BakuCon NYC.

Bakugan brawl!

Gate Card Placement, Tip #2: Early Placement

Some Gate cards can be best used when played early in the game. When you are playing one of these cards, be sure to put it out first and have a plan for what you want to do when you engage in battle on it. A great early placement card is the Copper Gate Card, ‘Rattleoid’. Battling on this card early in the game puts your enemy in an odd situation where they have to dump a bunch of Ability Cards or hold on to them allowing you to get some mega G-Power bonuses. This can be particularly devastating when brawling with the Big Game rules!

As you can see, timing can be everything, so I hope you’ll take this strategy and use it as part of your moves to defeat your opponents!

Thank you for checking out my latest tip and be sure to catch next month’s Battle Tactic here on my.bakugan.com!

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

For more strategy tips, visit the 'Battle Tactics with BrightLight' section of the official Bakugan community.

New Bakugan Episode New Vestroia Episode 39: Avenging Spectra

Ah well, it's been obvious from the start that Gus' loyalty to Spectra knows no bounds. We'll get to see him battle with Zenohold in this episode and protect his beloved Master Spectra. Watch the Bakugan Tv Show, or go directly to the episode here:

Bakugan New Vestroia Episode 39: Avenging Spectra