Flick Rush

Kingdom Hearts 3D only features one Minigame, and that is the Flick Rush tournament held in the Fourth District in Traverse Town. In Flick Rush, you can assemble a team of Dream Eaters to compete against other teams in card-based combat. The basics of Flick Rush, as well as the various tournaments you can compete in, are detailed below.

How to Play Flick Rush

The basics of Flick Rush are pretty simple to get down. Each Dream Eater you add to your party has a set of cards, numbered 0 through 9. The higher the number on the card, the more likely your attacks will go through and not be broken by your opponent’s cards (very similar to the Card Battle System featured in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories). Cards with a Star Rank cannot be broken and can also break any card already played. Keep this in mind as you play cards, and use your high level cards to break your opponents’.

How to Win

The object of any Flick Rush challenge is to bring all three of your opponent’s Dream Eaters down to zero HP. Use your own cards and abilities to deal damage to your opponent’s Spirits. The higher the value of your attack is, the more damage it’ll do.

Naturally, if your opponent brings all of your Dream Eaters down to zero HP, you will lose the match.

The Action Gauge

The Action Gauge is the bar featured below your list of available cards. Using cards to attack will deplete your Spirit’s Action Gauge. Keep this in mind as you attack. Using cards to defend will not deplete the Action Gauge.

If your Spirit’s Action Gauge depletes fully, you will not be able to play cards for a short period of time. The Action Gauge will gradually refill as the battle progresses.

Swapping Spirits

Your team consists of three Dream Eaters, which you can switch between at any point in the game. Touching a Spirit’s icon on the Touch Screen will change control to that Spirit.

You should note that Spirits are immune to damage while they are switching. You can use this to your advantage when your opponent is about to unleash a devastating attack.

Attacking

Each Dream Eater on your team has special abilities in Flick Rush, which are labeled on the cards that appear on the Touch Screen as you battle. To use these abilities against your opponents, use the Stylus or your finger to fling cards up toward the top screen on your Nintendo 3DS. If your card’s value is greater than your opponents’, their attack will be broken and yours will go through.

You can also rapidly fling multiple cards up to the top to Sleight your cards together, increasing the value of the attack and decreasing your chances of having your attack broken.

Defending

Flicking cards toward the bottom of the Touch Screen will generate a shield around your Spirit, defending them from enemy attack. If you successfully defend against your opponent’s attack, the card you defended with will be upgraded to a better card, giving you access to more powerful attacks and abilities. The card’s level will remain the same however, so do not think that your special cards are invincible.

You can pool cards together, just like when attacking, to create a higher defense, making it harder for your opponent to break through.

Duels

When you and your opponent play cards of equal value, you will enter Duel Mode. Cards will appear on both the top screen and the Touch Screen. You’ll need to rapidly fling cards to the top screen in order to get three of a kind. If you succeed, you’ll unleash a powerful attack that will break through your opponent’s defenses. If you lose, the same will happen to you.

While you are frantically flinging cards up toward the top screen, trying to get three in a row, your opponent will be doing the same. It is important to keep your eyes moving and watch the cards on the top screen. As you are working toward one three-of-a-kind, your opponent may have already changed several of the cards. You don’t want to fall behind and lose the duel.

Reloading Cards

The number shown at the bottom of the Touch Screen tells you how many cards your Spirit has left in its deck. When the number gets low, you can hold your current Spirit’s icon down on the Touch Screen to reload cards for use.

Reloading cards takes time though, and while you recharge your Spirit’s deck, they’ll be a sitting duck for incoming attacks. Switching to one of your other Spirits is sometimes a better way to go. Spirits’ decks will automatically charge gradually while you are using other Spirits.

The Flick Rush Tournaments

There are several tournaments to compete in, each with its own unique opponents and challenges. They are all detailed below.

Training Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
1	1	Default	An easy tournament where beginners can get a handle on the controls
Round 1
Meow Wow
Komory Bat
Hebby Repp

Beginner’s Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
2	1	Clear the Training Cup	An easy tournament that pits you against the brawn and the blubber
Round 1
Yoggy Ram
Hebby Repp
Pricklemane
Round 2
Meowjesty
Kooma Panda
Tama Sheep

Digital Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
2	2	Clear The Grid	An intermediate tournament starring Dream Eaters from The Grid
Round 1
Cyber Yog
Escarglow
KO Kabuto
Round 2
Peepsta Hoo
Cyber Yog
Eaglider

Rainbow Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
4	2	Clear Prankster’s Paradise	An easy tournament that features a whole menagerie of opponents
Round 1
Tama Sheep
Iceguin Ace
Juggle Pup
Round 2
Fin Fatale
Woeflower
Tatsu Steed
Round 3
Wheeflower
Sir Kyroo
Toximander
Round 4
Jestabocky
Staggerceps
Kooma Panda

Tin Pin Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
4	3	Default	An intermediate tournament where characters from Shibuya bring in some tough competition
Round 1
Woeflower
KO Kabuto
Ducky Goose
Round 2
Escarglow
Staggerceps
Fishboné
Round 3
Tatsu Blaze
Cera Terror
Zolephant
Round 4
Necho Cat
Sudo Neku
Tyranto Rex

Speed Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
1	3	Clear the Rainbow Cup	An intermediate tournament where speed demons are ready to run you out of town Special Rule: Action Gauge never drops
Round 1
Me Me Bunny
Thunderaffe
Halbird

Yummy Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
3	3	Clear Traverse Town II	An intermediate tournament introducing Dream Eaters that won’t compete anywhere else
Round 1
Fin Fatale
Iceguin Ace
Juggle Pup
Round 2
Tatsu Blaze
Chef Kyroo
KO Kabuto
Round 3
Ghostabocky
Frootz Cat
R & R Seal

Final Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
4	4	Clear Symphony of Sorcery	An advanced tournament that pits you against skilled Rushers and Dream Eaters that run the gamut
Round 1
Flowbermeow
Ducky Goose
Komory Bat
Round 2
Pricklemane
Necho Cat
Aura Lion
Round 3
Sir Kyroo
Chef Kyroo
Lord Kyroo
Round 4
Majik Lapin
Ryu Dragon
Pegaslick

Horror Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
1	5	Flick Rush Level 15	An advanced tournament packed with lightning-fast bouts and merciless brutes
Round 1
Fishboné
Ghostabocky
Skelterwild

Secret Cup

Rounds	Rank	How to Unlock	Description
5	5	Flich Rush Level 17	The ultimate championship. If you’re not ready to win, you had better be ready to lose
Round 1
Pegaslick
Kab Kannon
Halbird
Round 2
Majik Lapin
Electricorn
Ursa Circus
Round 3
Drak Quack
Ryu Dragon
Skelterwild
Round 4
Meowjesty
Meowjesty
Meowjesty
Round 5
Keeba Tiger
Tyranto Rex
Cera Terror