BY EMMABY BARTON GRACE & GRACIE -MAE MCHARDY TAYLOR.

Trading Cards

Wanderings

What We want to know about Bakugan, Bella Sara & Pokémon: Where & When were they were first made?

Who Made them? Why were they made & where did the idea start?

What do they do? How do you play?

What types can you get? Where can you get them?

What age group are they for? Add whatever you want?

What We want to know about Trading Cards in general: Where & When were they were first made?

What types can you get? What was the first type?

THE 1 S T COLLECTIBLE TRADING CARD WAS ‘MAGIC-THE GATHERING’ BY

RICHARD GARFIELD

Trading Cards in General

What is a Trading Card?

A Trading or Collectible card is a small card made out of poster board or thick paper. It contains a image of a person, place, animal, or thing, plus other text such as attacks, stats, weaknesses, ect. There is a wide variation of the subjects of these cards. So usually everyone has a type for them.

Trading cards have 2 categories: Sports Trading cards & Non-Sports Trading Cards. Sport ones usually have information about a player from that sport & non-sport ones usually have a cartoon character, movies stars, people, TV series or even book characters.

Most Trading Cards have games to play with them & sometimes even codes to enter on an online site. Even if they don’t it is easy to make up your own.

Trading Card History.

From around 1887 – 1901, small cloth strips with baseball players names on them were traded like the cards today. These original cards are very rare and can cost up to $878.08.

From 1902 – 1935, Printed baseball cards (more like the ones today) came about as ‘gimmicks’ (an extra toy in a way) came and was sold with Bubble Gum & other things (some like what comes in cereal boxes today). During this period (1902 – 1935), a wide difference in the production of the cards, mainly because the style was new and the people who made them had not decided on a style yet. Many cards had rare flaws & misprints (typos, or part of it not there) because manufacturers were experimenting with different methods.

After 1936 most of the card manufacturers had decided on a style or format and most cards remained the same. The cards became packaged by themselves and became their very own product.

CAUTION: PACKS COME WITH SMALL PARTS & ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR KIDS

UNDER THE AGE OF 3 .

Bakugan Battle Brawlers.

Battle Gear

What does Bakugan mean?

From the Japanese words 'baku' meaning 'to explode' and 'gan' meaning 'sphere,‘

Where can You get Bakugan?

Bakugan merchandise is available from a variety of different stores. Some are:

Toy worldK-MartBig WSafewayColesVideo storesTarget

Merchandise

Baku-Clips Launchers Battle Arenas Videos Bags Big bakugan Traps Battle Gear Bakugan Ability Cards Gate Cards Evolution Cards Other Cards And Much Much More!

What are Bakugan Battle Brawlers?

Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Bakugan) are marble like figurines that when put on certain metals will open to form the shape of something.

They are a trading card game, Television show & games available on consoles such as the DS.

How do you play the game?

To play the game you need at least 3 unique bakugan, 3 Gate cards (1 copper, 1 silver & 1 gold) & 3 ability cards (1 red, 1 blue & 1 green).

On your left you put all your unused Cards, Bakugan & Battle Gear.

To start the game both players say ‘Bakugan Field Open’ then ‘Game Card Set’ once they put their gate cards face down.

The youngest player rolls his bakugan saying ‘ Bakugan Brawl’ & ‘Bakugan Stand’ If it opens.

Then Player 2 rolls doing the same, if both Bakugan stand on the same card, Battle commences!

How do you play the Game? Continued.

Both players turn over the Gate Card they are on, They check the G-Power of the Bakugan & add the bonus’s on the Gate Card. They play any ability cards if they want & If the Gate Card is Blank then the Highest G-Power wins. Otherwise read what it says. Then play that. If it has something to do with Gear & neither have any Highest G-Power wins.

Basic Information!

The game is recommended for 6 years + but any one over the age of 3 can play with them.

They were released in 2006 by Sega Toys & Spin Master.Bakugan Is A TV Show, Trading Card Game, A Game to

play on Consoles including Xbox & DS. It is also many more things.

In 2008 Bakugan was the 1st on the top 10 Toys List for Christmas.

Their are many products to help you with the game & other Bakugan merchandise such as Bags & Lunchboxes.

Sega Toys & Spin Master got the idea for Bakugan from the TV Show Pokémon.

Bakugan Trap

PYRUS, DARKUS, VENTUS, HAOS, SUBTERRA & AQUOS.

The Attributes!

Subterra

Element: EarthSubterra Bakugan, when in there sphere

shape are usually brown.They divide their time between underground

and on the surface of The Subterra Planet.Subterra Bakugan are very slow but very

strong.

Aquos

Element: WaterAquos Bakugan, when in their sphere are

usually blue.They live in the dark waters of the Aquos

Planet.Aquos Bakugan are fast & When they are in

the water & their G-Power has gone down, it will boost up.

Pyrus

Element: FirePyrus Bakugan originate from the inner core

of Vestroia. Pyrus Bakugan, when in their sphere shape

are usually red.Pyrus Bakugan usually have high G-Power.

Ventus

Element: WindVentus Bakugan, when in their sphere shape

are usually Green.Ventus Bakugan live on Ventus Planet where

everything is Swift & Silent with a Hurricane Wind around the borders to punish trespassers.

Ventus Bakugan are Fast & Powerful.

Haos

Element: Light Haos Bakugan, when in their sphere shape

are usually Grey but some are Gold.Haos Bakugan live on Haos Planet where the

skies shine brightly searing (burning) even the most protected eyes.

Haos Bakugan have learnt how to control energy & light in a way that could be deadly.

Darkus

Element: DarknessDarkus Bakugan, when in their sphere form

are usually Purple or Black.Darkus Planet where Darkus Bakugan live is

Dark & Full of Shadows. Darkus Bakugan like to lurk in Shadows as

that is Where they get power from. Some Darkus Bakugan have Attacks that

surround them in Darkness so their opponent can not see them.

Diagram of a Gate Card.A Gate Card is a Metal card that is put on the field, this is what you and your opponent try to

roll Bakugan onto.Because the Gate Card is Metal When you roll your Bakugan and it lands on one the

cards it will usually open. Their are 3 different colours of Gate Cards. Gold,

Silver and Copper. To play a game each play must of 1 card of each type.

Some Gate Cards will tell you what to do but if not the Bakugan with the Highest G-

Power wins!

Colour of Card: Gold, Silver or Copper.

Name of card

Picture

What the card does. Some cards do not have this.

G-Power Boost. e.g. Pyrus Bakugn get 50 more G-power!

The circle with a yellow circle around it , that attribute is the monster on the cards one.

Diagram of an Ability Card

An Ability Card is what you use to help you in the game, for instance if your Bakugan does not

open on a card an Ability card may say ‘Re-roll a Bakugan.’ Some Ability Cards have G-Power

Boosts but many don’t.Ability Cards come in 3 colours: Red, green and Blue. Some blues look a grey but are

still blue.

Name of Card.

Colour of card: Red, Green or Blue.

Picture

Some Ability Cards have G-power boosts such as this one.

The Cards Action.

Richard Garfield

BORN: 26th June, 1963 in Philapedia.

Magic The Gathering was launched in 1993.

RIGHT: Richrd Garfield.

Pyrus Bakugan

The Bakugan on the right is called a Pyrus Neo Dragonoid.

2 Bakugan cards- Siege Switch & Doom Card.

What is G-Power?

G-Power (G) is how you determine the winner of the Battle thus being very important.

You can find the G on the Bakugan usually in a wing, you then add the G-Power boost from the Gate Card, Battle Gear, Traps & Ability Cards.

Unless said otherwise the player with the most G-Power wins.

G-Power.