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Final Fantasy IX
At last, it's here. I'm starting my FFIX page. This will be simmilar to my FFVII and FFVIII pages, in reguards to the layout and type of information covered. It'll start out pretty small, but once i beat the game and play through it again, it'll fill up. Well, let's get on w/ it.
Tetra Master
If you are anything like me, you were probably ripping your hair out in frustration because you never seemed to be able to win a card battle. Or a game, for that matter. (btw, a lot of information i'm about to give you was obtained by Trifthen's Thrifthen's FAQ on GameFAQs.com.)
Card Strengths
On the bottom of your cards, you will see a number, a letter, and two more numbers. Let's use 4P23 for example. The 4 represents the cards attack strength(possible 0-E). The letter P represents the type of attack it does(M, P, X, A). The last two represent the cards defense. The 2 is it's defense against Physical Attacks, and the 3 is it's defense against Magical attacks. 
Types of Cards
There are four types of cards: P, M, X, and A. P stands for physical, indicating the type of attack. M stands for Magical, also the type of attack. X and A are special cases. For an X card, it changes it's attack based on the defense of the card it's attacking. For example, if a card with 4X23 is attacking a 3M51, the 4X23 card would make it's attack magical, attacking the 1, which is lower than the 5. Thus when attacking with a X card, you will always attack the lower of the two defences. Now, and A card is simmilar, only better. If a 4A23 attacked a 1M67, the A card would attack the 1, which isn't even a defense stat. The A card will attack the lowest number on the whole card. So when you use an A card, you will always have the advantage.