RULES UPDATE

According to the OFFICIAL BBA rules, in order to participate in an OFFICIAL tournament, all parts of your blade MUST be official.

Each BEYBLADE top must contain a minimum of: Attack Ring, Weight Disc, Spin Gear and Blade Base manufactured by Hasbro to be eligible for Official BBA Tournament Play. The use of the Bit is optional.

HOWEVER, I cannot find any mention of NOT using Blade Putty as a modification, as it does not modify the COMPONENTS.

The GIANT sized weight disks will NOT be allowed in ANY OFFICIAL tournament, however, I personally would permit modified weight disks or the Spark-Rings that do not extend any more then 3mm beyond the attack ring.

Basic Fun Rules of Play

BEYBLADE tops must be launched after the signal of 3,2,1 or 1,2,3

Battle ends when one top stops spinning, get's knocked out of the arena, loses any parts (bit chip cover, bit chip, attack ring (it's happened!!))

If one blade immediately gets caught in a side pocket of the arena from launch, you restart the Battle.

ALL battles are the best of three

Basic OFFICIAL Rules of Play

All BEYBLADE battles must occur in BEYSTADIUM! -- BEYSTADIUM cannot be on table or other elevated surfaces

To begin official BEYBLADE battles, BEYBLADE tops must be launched after the signal of 3,2,1 LET IT RIP!

Only one launch per battle -- battle ends when one top stops spinning If player touches opponent during opponent's launch of top, player loses 1 point

Player scores 1 point if opponent does not launch top into the BEYSTADIUM

If player's top enters one of the three penalty pockets anytime during battle, opponent scores 2 points (max score of 2 points per battle)

Player scores 1 point if his/her top spins longer than opponent's top

If player touches BEYSTADIUM during battle, opponent scores 3 points-battle immediately over

Compete in multiple battles-the player with 7 or more points at the completion of a battle wins!

Special Power Spirit Rules

pump up the Beyblade action! Each battle is fought under one special rule of play. Will your opponent change his battle strategy? Can you use the rule to your advantage? LET IT RIP and find out!

Dragoon Storm (Dragon Spirit) Reverse Launch = Opponent must launch his/her top with his/her opposite (non writing) hand

Draciel (Turtle Spirit) Delay Launch = Launch your BEYBLADE top 5 seconds after opponent launches his/her top

Dranzer (Phoenix Spirit) Power Launch = Player can use a Deluxe BEYBLADE launcher while opponent can only use the standard BEYBLADE launcher

Driger (White Tiger Spirit) Customization Launch = Opponent cannot use a customized top. His/her top must come straight out of the box.