The first fight in the game is with Joey. He uses fire-based monsters. Use water-based monsters to battle with. Place your token near the bottom corner where the hills slopes down. Place your monsters surrounding your token to protect it. Make sure you summon all your monsters before you move their positions. Once you and Joey summon all the monsters. The field will flood some of the arena, giving the water-based monster a field power up. Allow Joey's troops to get close to the water so that you can maintain the power bonus. After a few more turns, the field will flood even more. If Joey's monsters were near the water, the location where they were at is probably flooded, causing them to get weaker while you maintain your increased power. Keep hammering away at his monsters for victory. Additionally, to defeat Joey get or buy water and other monsters that can go on land, because thewater goes up and down.