Beyblade (ベイブレード, BeiburÄ"do, diminutive Bey, from the
diminutive of Beigoma) is a line of spinning top toys originally
developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with
its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006,
Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies
around the world have licensed Beyblade toys for their own regions,
including Hasbro in Western countries and Sonokong in South Korea.Both
the toys and their names were inspired by "Beigoma", a traditional
spinning top. The concept is similar to Battling Tops, a board game
developed by Ideal Toy Company in 1968. The toy line was introduced
with an accompanying manga series of the same name in 1999. In 2002,
Hasbro began to sell Beyblade toys internationally (under license from
Takara) along with a coordinated country-by-country release of
localized versions of the TV series. In August 2008, Takara Tomy
released Metal Fight Beyblade; the first incarnation of the toy in
three and a half years. A third incarnation, titled Beyblade Burst was
released by Takara Tomy in July 2015.Aside from informal play, a game
with specific rules was published for the initial toyline. The formal
game is played with two players or more. Each player is allowed up to
three Beyblades to choose from during a match. Players may use any
parts available to them to make their Beyblades as long as they are
not restricted (such as in tournament play), but may not switch parts
once a match has started. Players may choose from any of the three
Beyblades they have with them for any battle in a match.In Metal Fight
Beyblade, a points system was introduced. In the Beyblade Burst line
of toys, Hasbro releases its own ruleset for its toyline. In general,
the first player to 3 points will win a match.
diminutive of Beigoma) is a line of spinning top toys originally
developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with
its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006,
Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies
around the world have licensed Beyblade toys for their own regions,
including Hasbro in Western countries and Sonokong in South Korea.Both
the toys and their names were inspired by "Beigoma", a traditional
spinning top. The concept is similar to Battling Tops, a board game
developed by Ideal Toy Company in 1968. The toy line was introduced
with an accompanying manga series of the same name in 1999. In 2002,
Hasbro began to sell Beyblade toys internationally (under license from
Takara) along with a coordinated country-by-country release of
localized versions of the TV series. In August 2008, Takara Tomy
released Metal Fight Beyblade; the first incarnation of the toy in
three and a half years. A third incarnation, titled Beyblade Burst was
released by Takara Tomy in July 2015.Aside from informal play, a game
with specific rules was published for the initial toyline. The formal
game is played with two players or more. Each player is allowed up to
three Beyblades to choose from during a match. Players may use any
parts available to them to make their Beyblades as long as they are
not restricted (such as in tournament play), but may not switch parts
once a match has started. Players may choose from any of the three
Beyblades they have with them for any battle in a match.In Metal Fight
Beyblade, a points system was introduced. In the Beyblade Burst line
of toys, Hasbro releases its own ruleset for its toyline. In general,
the first player to 3 points will win a match.
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