card game

Triple Triad is a card game similar to dominos that lets party members duel non-player charactersgame gets to select a card from the playing hand of their opponent. (NPC's) with the cards they have in their possession. The winner of the

There are three ways to obtain game cards. characters can obtain cards by winning a challenge against a NPC, by defeating monsters, or by using the <Card> command during battle. The <Card> command is an ability that can be learned only by a GF and must be Junction prior to battle.

To challenge a character, the player must first possess more than five cards. When this condition is met (by talking to man next to the elevator on the second floor of Balamb Garden), press the (square) button when facing a character to initiate the challenge.

Basic Rules

The basic rules of the game are simple. The character and the opponent will start with a hand of five cards each. Each card represents a point. The character gains or loses points as they capture or lose cards. After the computer randomly selects who goes first, each player places one card at a time on the 3X3 grid until all nine slots on the grid are filled. The winner of the game is the one who possesses the most points at the end of the game. Keep in mind that as the player progresses through FF8, "local rules" may appear which change the way the game is played.

Card Values

Each card has four numbers. Each number represents the strength of a side on the card, and can have a value between 1 and 10 (a 10 on a card is denoted as an "A"). If the player places a card on the grid next to a card that has smaller number on the side adjacent to the player's card the weaker card will be captured by the player converted to their color. At the same time, the player gains a point, while the opponent loses a point (points are based on the number of cards a player currently controls, counting captured cards not yet in play).

For instance, the opponent places a card that has a 3 on the right side in the top left corner of the grid. to capture this card, the player can place any card that has a number larger than 3 on its left side to the right of the opponent's card.

There are four types of cards a player can collect:
Monsters
Bosses
GF's
Characters

The most common cards are monster cards, followed by boss cards, GF cards, and character cards. The more powerful a card is, the harder it is to find. Later in the game, an ability can be learned by the GF's that lets the player convert cards in his or her possession into rare items needed for weapon upgrades and magic refinement.

Local Rules

Hands

Open- All ten cards will be facing up so the player can see them.

Random- Five cards will be selected automatically from the player's collection of cards.

Rewards

One- The winner of the game can choose one card from the opponent's hand and keep it.

Diff- The winner of the game can choose a number of cards equal to the difference between the winner score ad losing score.

All- The winner of the game can keep all cards used by the opponent.

Direct- Each player gets to keep the cards they captured at the end of the game.

A detailed description of the Triple Triad rules can be found on Tutorial Menu screen and on the study panel in Balamb Garden.