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Fantasy VIII :: Triple Triad
This guide is from the manual
Triple Triad is a card game similar to dominos that lets party members duel
non-player characters (NPC's) with the cards they have in their possession.
The winner of the game is allowed to select a card from the playing hand of
their challenger.
There are actually 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 ablity that
can be learned only by a GF and must be junctioned prior to battle.
To Challenge a character, the player must first possess more than five cards.
When this condition is met (by talking to the man next to the lift on the second
flour of Balamb Garden), press 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. Once the order of play has been randomly selected,
each player places one card at a time on the 3x3 grid till all nine slots 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 FINAL
FANTASY (R) VIIII, "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
a smaller number on the side adjacent to a players card, the weaker card will
be caputured by the player, and converted to his colour. 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
and 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:
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