Overheard -- Bakugans

It's Day 2 of half-day school (hence the slowdown in blogging around here). And today is Bakugan play date.

Bakugans have recently infiltrated our house. And the appeal for elementary school boys is somewhat amazing. Little round balls roll onto magnetized cards to open. They battle each other with g forces, ability cards and rather inane rules. Somehow, via basic addition, someone wins and someone loses.

The appeal is universal, whether the child is a follow-the-rules-of-the-game kid or a pretend-play one. Here's how it goes when there are two types together:

Wow! Cool! Can we trade? I really like that one. You can have this one. Wait, no, that's one of my favorites. And on, and on, and on...

Let's play the game ...

This game is too weird. Why do you have to follow the rules?

That's just how the game is.

Well, you don't have to do it that way. This game is too long.

But you're winning. Look, you just won this card.

I just like the Bakugans themselves; not the game.

Next up: Bakugans meet Transformers.

For obvious reasons involving boys and their toys (and yummy pumpkin bread in the oven), Weekend Best Bets will publish tomorrow.