T R I P L E   T R I A D   C A R D   G A M E Game rules for Triple Triad vary, based on the location and geographic region of the population. Your initial set of rules apply to you and will be used in any area that is unfamiliar with them. Rules you acquire from one location that are used on another will bind those rules together if that area is unfamiliar with the rules. For example, using game rules you acquired from Trabia on a card player in Fisherman's Horizon will combine rules between both areas. If the "Queen of Cards" is located in a region you play Triple Triad at, the rules are randomly selected upon play. Triple Triad is a tic-tac-toe style card game, in which cards are placed on a 3x3 cell game board. Each card competes for a gained point by outvaluing a neighboring card placed by an opponent, based on the value of the card. Each card has a different value on each side. For example, if the number on the top side of your card is higher than the bottom number of your opponents card and is placed on a cell below the card, you gain a point. This technique is known as "flipping."

C A R D   P R O P E R T I E S Cards can be acquired typically by defeating enemies, mugging them, completeing subquests, and battling characters to a game of Triple Triad throughout the entire world. Rules vary, based on where you've played and what your opponent may desire to play under. Card Name* Top* Lft* Image of what the card looks like. Name of the card. Top numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the bottom of a card above, this card is stronger. Left numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the right of a card to the left, this card is stronger. Rgt* Btm* Element CCI Right numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the left of a card to the right, this card is stronger. Bottom numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the top of a card below, this card is stronger. Elemental value of the card. When battling another card, elemental variants can either improve or hinder the overall strength during battle. What the card can be turned into using the Card Mod refinement ability from Quezacotl. Amt Acquire The amount of resulting CCI items that can be refined from a single card. Values shown with an equal sign (for example 10=1) indicates it takes 10 cards to refine to 1 CCI item. Method of obtaining the card via battle, card battle, or side quest. * information fields can be sorted in ascending or descending order.

T R I P L E   T R I A D   C A R D   R U L E S Many different games can be played with Triple Triad cards, based on the skill level and desire of your opponent. The resulting rules don't necessary change the basic gameplay, but what cards can be played and how they're obtained after the game is completed. Make sure you know the rules well or you may end up losing valuable cards. You can always reset the rules by talking to the young girl near the sea dock in Balamb. Elemental Rule Same Rule When the Elemental rule is in effect, certain elemental symbols become scattered upon the playing area. If you play a card with an elemental type identical to the spot you play it, all sides of that card gain a value. If you play a card on an elemental symbol that doesn't match, whether it has no elemental standing or a different one from the symbol in the space you play it, it loses a value of all its sides. Same works often when you least expect it. Same comes into play when you play a card that possesses the same exact values as the cards they touch. For example, if Player A plays a card with a 2 to the left and a 3 to the right inbetween two cards, both adjacent cards having those same values, Player A would possess all three cards. Plus Random Rule Plus works much like Same. When the Plus rule is is effect, if Player A plays a card between or adjacent to two other cards, and the values of two sides add up to the same amount, all three cards are captured by Player A. Random forces to take a hand randomly selected from your available cards. One of the roughest rules in the game if you have lots of low-quality cards in the back of your deck. Open Rule Sudden Death Open enables you to see your opponent's hand during gameplay. Useful in planning strategy, but remember that your opponent can also see your hand, too. Sudden Death means no draws are allowed. The game is played until there is a decisive victor. In the event of a seeming draw, the cards are distributed by color to the respective people. However, they're distributed at the time of teh draw, so any cards you've captured are going to be used in your hand, and vice versa.