The cards originated when a psychic names Orlan modified these tarot cards for games. The game became popular with soldiers passing time between battles. As its popularity spread, each region developed its own rules and picture variations.

Summary: Card are placed in turn, and the player with the most cards when all 9 areas are filled wins.

Choose 5 cards before you begin. Pay attention to numbers and elements.
Can also be found in the 'Tutorial' section under 'Card Game Rules'.

Same turns over cards that have the same number values on 2 or more sides.


For example, the numbers 4 and 1 are adjacent to top and left sides. This turns over the top and left cards.

Plus means that cards adding to the same number on more than 2 adjacent sides are turned over.


For example, the cards placed add up to 7 on the top and left sides. The cards on the top and left are turned over.

Cards turned over using Same or Plus turn over adjacent cards in Combo.

For example, blue will be turned over because 1 of the 2 cards turned over is a larger number.

Same Wall uses Battle Area wall (the frame) as 1 of card's 4 sides when using Same rule.
Wall is assumed to have 'A' or a value of 10 on all sides.

Elemental changes the number value of the card depending on the elemental property. When a card and slot match elemental properties, the number value increases by 1. If elements don't match, the card loses 1 from the original number value.

Open
-All cards face up.
Random
-Cards chosen at random.
Sudden Death
-Play until someone wins.

Cards are traded when the game is over. The winner takes 1 card from the loser in the basic trade rule 'One'.
There are many trade rules besides 'One'. Pay attention to the trade rules before you begin a game.

Direct
-Take cards you turned over, but lose cards turned over by the opponent
Diff
-Winner takes the number of cards by which s/he won.
All
-The winner takes all the cards from the loser.

At the beginning of the game, after leaving the classroom and on your way to the elevator you'll see a guy standing in the walkway, talk to him to recieve a starter pack of cards. Then work on getting Quezacotl's Card/Card Mod. Once available, put the Card Command into a slot of your Commands. Either before or after going into the Fire Cavern and beating Ifrit/getting the Ifrit card, start turning Bite Bugs/Bombs into cards. The Card command is like playing Pokemon you must weaken your enemy before the card command will work otherwise you'll keep missing. If you're lucky, when turning Bite Bugs into cards you may get a Elvoret Card.

Continue with the story until after the SeeD field exam and you're able to freely roam Balamb. By now you should have; Ifrit, Elvoret, Bombs and some other cards. Save your game, then pay a visit to Zell's Mom (Zell must be in party), with the cards you have, if used properly, you should be able to beat Zell's mom easily. It may take a few tries but if you keep winning you'll be able to get Zell's card.

Note: To be on the safe side you should save after 3 wins or less, just in case.

Progress with the story a bit until the morning of your first mission. Talk to Cid at the front gate/get your team then;

1.Challenge the kid running around on the first floor until you get the 'MiniMog' Card.

2. Go to the cafeteria (daydreaming guy) or 2nd floor classroom (either girl) and keep challenging them until you recieve the 'Quistis' Card.

3. Go to Cid's Office (3F) and challenge Cid for the 'Seifer' card. *Cid is a pretty good player, be careful*

Notes:
A = 10
Had problems with whitespace not being added in so had to change card format to; North (N), South (S), East (E), and West (W)
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Level 1: Monster Cards
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Name: Geezard
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 5 Screws
N = 1, W = 5, E = 4, S = 1
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Name: Funguar
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 M-Stone Piece
N = 5, W = 3, E = 1, S = 1
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Name: Bite Bug
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 M-Stone Piece
N = 1, W = 5, E = 3, S = 3
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Name: Red Bat
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Vampire Fang
N = 6, W = 2, E = 1, S = 1
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Name: Blobra
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 4 = 1 Rune Amulet
N = 2, W = 5, E = 3, S = 1
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Name: Gayla
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Mystery Fluid
N = 2, W = 4, E = 1, S = 4
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Name: Gesper
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Black Hole
N = 1, W = 1, E = 5, S = 4
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Name: Fastitocalon-F
Elemental: Earth
Card Mod: 5 = 1 Water Crystal
N = 3, W = 5, E = 5, S = 2
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Name: Blood Soul
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Zombie Powder
N = 2, W = 1, E = 5, S = 2
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Name: Caterchipillar
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Spider Web
N = 4, W = 3, E = 2, S = 4
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Name: Cockatrice
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Cockatrice Pinion
N = 2, W = 6, E = 1, S = 2

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Level 2: Monster Cards
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Name: Grat
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Magic Stone
N = 7, W = 1, E = 1, S = 3
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Name: Buel
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Magic Stone
N = 6, W = 3, E = 2, S = 2
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Name: Mesmerize
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Mesmerize Blade
N = 5, W = 4, E = 3, S = 3
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Name: Glacial Eye
Elemental: Ice
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Arctic Wind
N = 6, W = 3, E = 1, S = 4
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Name: Belhelmel
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Saw Blade
N = 3, W = 3, E = 4, S = 5
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Name: Thrustaevis
Elemental: Wind
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Shear Feather
N = 5, W = 5, E = 3, S = 2
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Name: Anacondaur
Elemental: Poison
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Venom Fang
N = 5, W = 5, E = 1, S = 3
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Name: Creeps
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Coral Fragment
N = 5, W = 2, E = 2, S = 5
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Name: Grendel
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Dragon Fin
N = 4, W = 2, E = 4, S = 5
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Name: Jelleye
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Magic Stone
N = 3, W = 7, E = 2, S = 1
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Name: Grand Mantis
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Sharp Spike
N = 5, W = 3, E = 2, S = 5

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Level 4: Monster Cards
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Name: Forbidden
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Betrayal Sword
N = 6, W = 2, E = 6, S = 3
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Name: Armadodo
Elemental: Earth
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Dino Bone
N = 6, W = 6, E = 3, S = 1
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Name: Tri=Face
Elemental: Poison
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Curse Spike
N = 3, W = 5, E = 5, S = 5
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Name: Fastitocalon
Elemental: Earth
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Water Crystal
N = 1, W = 3, E = 5, S = 1
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Name: Snow Lion
Elemental: Ice
Card Mod: 1 = 1 North Wind
N = 7, W = 3, E = 1, S = 5
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Name: Ochu
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Ochu Tentacle
N = 5, W = 3, E = 6, S = 3
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Name: SAM08G
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod:1 = 1 Running Fire
N = 5, W = 4, E = 6, S = 2
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Name: Death Claw
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Sharp Spike
N = 4, W = 2, E = 4, S = 7
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Name: Cactuar
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Cactus Thorn
N = 6, W = 3, E = 2, S = 6
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Name: Tonberry
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Chef's Knife
N = 3, W = 4, E = 6, S = 4
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Name: Abyss Worm
Elemental: Earth
Card Mod:1 = 1 Windmill
N = 7, W = 5, E = 2, S = 3

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Level 4: Monster Cards
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Name: Turtapod
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 5 = 1 Healing Mail
N = 2, W = 7, E = 3, S = 6
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Name: Vysage
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Wizard Stone
N = 6, W = 5, E = 5, S = 4
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Name: T-Rexaur
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 2 = 1 Dino Bone
N = 4, W = 7, E = 6, S = 2
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Name: Bomb
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Bomb Fragment
N = 2, W = 3, E = 7, S = 6
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Name: Blitz
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Dynamo Stone
N = 1, W = 7, E = 6, S = 4
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Name: Wendigo
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Steel Orb
N = 7, W = 6, E = 3, S = 1
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Name: Torama
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 5 = 1 Life Ring
N = 7, W = 4, E = 4, S = 4
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Name: Imp
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Wizard Stone
N = 3, W = 6, E = 7, S = 3
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Name: Blue Dragon
Elemental: Poison
Card Mod: 4 = 1 Fury Fragment
N = 6, W = 3, E = 2, S = 7
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Name: Adamantoise
Elemental: Earth
Card Mod: 3 = 1 Turtle Shell
N = 4, W = 6, E = 5, S = 5
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Name: Hexadragon
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Sharp Spike
N = 7, W = 3, E = 5, S = 4

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Level 5: Monster Cards
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Name: Iron Giant
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 3 = 1 Star Fragment
N = 6, W = 5, E = 5, S = 6
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Name: Behemoth
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 10 = 1 Barrier
N = 3, W = 7, E = 6, S = 5
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Name: Chimera
Elemental: Water
Card Mod: 10 = 1 Regen Ring
N = 7, W = 3, E = 6, S = 5
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Name: PuPu
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Hungry Cookpot
N = 3, W = 1, E = A, S = 2
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Name: Elastoid
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Steel Pipe
N = 6, W = 7, E = 2, S = 6
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Name: GIM47N
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Fast Ammo
N = 5, W = 4, E = 5, S = 7
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Name: Malboro
Elemental: Poison
Card Mod: 4 = 1 Malboro Tentacle
N = 7, W = 2, E = 7, S = 4
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Name: Ruby Dragon
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod: 10 = 1 Inferno Fang
N = 7, W = 4, E = 2, S = 7
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Name: Elnoyle
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 10 = 1 Energy Crystal
N = 5, W = 6, E = 3, S = 7
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Name: Tonberry King
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Chef's Knife
N = 4, W = 4, E = 6, S = 7
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Name: Wedge, Biggs
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 X-Potion
N = 6, W = 7, E = 6, S = 7

Note: If you have the patience to play a lot, you can win the entire set from one person. In Galbadia Garden, there are three people inside a classroom off the east branch of the center path, talking about cards the female of the group in the middle has the complete set. Warning: She's pretty good, so be careful.
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Level 6: Boss Cards
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Name: Fujin, Raijin
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 X-Potion
N = 2, W = 4, E = 8, S = 8
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Name: Elvoret
Elemental: Wind
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Death Stones
N = 7, W = 8, E = 4, S = 3
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Name: X-ATM092
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 2 = 1 Turtle Shell
N = 4, W = 3, E = 8, S = 7
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Name: Granaldo
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 G-Returner
N = 7, W = 5, E = 2, S = 8
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Name: Gerogero
Elemental: Poison
Card Mod: 10 = 1 Circlet
N = 1, W = 3, E = 8, S = 8
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Name: Iguion
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Cockatrice Pinion
N = 8, W = 2, E = 2, S = 8
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Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 30 Dark Ammo
N = 6, W = 5, E = 8, S = 4
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Name: Trauma
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 30 Demolition Ammo
N = 4, W = 6, E = 8, S = 4
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Name: Oilboyle
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 30 Fire Ammo
N = 1, W = 8, E = 8, S = 4
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Name: Shumi Tribe
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 5 = 1 Gambler Spirit
N = 6, W = 4, E = 5, S = 8
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Name: Krysta
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Holy Stones
N = 7, W = 1, E = 5, S = 8

Note: If you have the patience to play a lot, you can win the entire set from one person. In Fisherman's Horizon to the right of the Mayor's house you'll find, Martine, the Headmaster of Galbadia Garden and he has all the Level 7 Boss Cards at his disposal.
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Level 7: Boss Cards
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Name: Propagator
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 G-Mega-Potion
N = 8, W = 8, E = 4, S = 4
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Name: Jumbo Cactuar
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Cactus Thorn
N = 8, W = 4, E = 8, S = 4
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Name: Tri-Point
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 40 = 1 Jet Engine
N = 8, W = 8, E = 5, S = 2
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Name: Gargantua
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 10 = 1 Strength Love
N = 5, W = 8, E = 6, S = 6
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Name: Mobile Type 8
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Shell Stones
N = 8, W = 4, E = 6, S = 7
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Name: Sphinxara
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 G-Mega-Potion
N = 8, W = 8, E = 3, S = 5
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Name: Tiamat
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Flare Stones
N = 8, W = 4, E = 8, S = 5
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Name: BGH251F2
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Protect Stones
N = 5, W = 5, E = 7, S = 8
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Name: Red Giant
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 5 Meteor Stones
N = 6, W = 7, E = 8, S = 4
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Name: Catoblepas
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Rename Card
N = 1, W = 7, E = 8, S = 7
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Name: Ultima Weapon
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 1 Ultima Stone
N = 7, W = 8, E = 7, S = 2

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Level 8: GF Cards
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Name: Chubby Chocobo
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 LuvLuvGs
N = 4, W = 9, E = 4, S = 8
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Name: Angelo
Elemental: Wind
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Elixirs
N = 9, W = 3, E = 6, S = 7
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Name: Gilgamesh
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Holy Wars
N = 3, W = 6, E = 7, S = 9
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Name: MiniMog
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Pet Houses
N = 9, W = 2, E = 3, S = 9
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Name: Chicobo
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Gysahl Greens
N = 9, W = 4, E = 4, S = 8
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Name: Quezacotl
Elemental: Thunder
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Dynamo Stones
N = 2, W = 4, E = 9, S = 9
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Name: Shiva
Elemental: Ice
Card Mod: 1 = 100 North Winds
N = 6, W = 9, E = 7, S = 4
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Name: Ifrit
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Elem Atks
N = 9, W = 8, E = 6, S = 2
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Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Status Atks
N = 8, W = 2, E = 9, S = 6
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Name: Sacred
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Dino Bones
N = 5, W = 9, E = 1, S = 9
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Name: Minotaur
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 10 Adamantines
N = 9, W = 9, E = 5, S = 2

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Level 9: GF Cards
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Name: Carbuncle
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Glow Curtains
N = 8, W = 4, E = 4, S = A
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Name: Diablos
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Black Holes
N = 5, W = 3, E = A, S = 8
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Name: Leviathan
Elemental: Water
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Doc's Codes
N = 7, W = 7, E = A, S = 1
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Name: Odin
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Dead Spirits
N = 8, W = 5, E = A, S = 3
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Name: Pandemona
Elemental: Wind
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Windmills
N = A, W = 7, E = 1, S = 7
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Name: Cerberus
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Lightweights
N = 7, W = A, E = 4, S = 6
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Name: Alexander
Elemental: Holy
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Black Holes
N = 9, W = 2, E = A, S = 4
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Name: Phoenix
Elemental: Fire
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Phoenix Spirits
N = 7, W = A, E = 2, S = 7
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Name: Bahamut
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Megalixirs
N = A, W = 6, E = 8, S = 2
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Name: Doomtrain
Elemental: Poison
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Status Guards
N = 3, W = A, E = 1, S = A
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Name: Eden
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Monk's Codes
N = 4, W = A, E = 4, S = 9

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Level 10: Player Cards
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Name: Ward
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Gaea's Rings
N = A, W = 8, E = 7, S = 2
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Name: Kiros
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Accelerators
N = 6, W = A, E = 7, S = 6
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Name: Laguna
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 100 Heroes
N = 5, W = 9, E = A, S = 3
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Name: Selphie
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Elem Guards
N = A, W = 4, E = 8, S = 6
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Name: Quistis
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Samantha Souls
N = 9, W = 2, E = 6, S = A
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Name: Irvine
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Rocket Engines
N = 2, W = A, E = 6, S = 9
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Name: Zell
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Hyper Wrist
N = 8, W = 6, E = 5, S = A
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Name: Rinoa
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Magic Armlets
N = 4, W = A, E = A, S = 2
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Name: Edea
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Royal Crowns
N = A, W = 3, E = A, S = 3
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Name: Seifer
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Diamond Armors
N = 6, W = 4, E = 9, S = A
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Name: Squall
Elemental: N/A
Card Mod: 1 = 3 Three Stars
N = A, W = 9, E = 4, S = 6

Level: 5
Name: PuPu
Location: Balamb Area
Condition: Must Complete the Alien Encouter Side Quest by giving the Alien 5 Elixirs. If the alien is killed, you can't get the card.

Level: 6
Location: Galbadia Garden, East Wing Classroom
Condition: Must defeat female student many times to earn all Level 6 Boss Cards.

Level: 7
Location: Fisherman's Horizon, right of Mayor's house
Condition: Must defeat Martine, Headmaster of Galbadia Garden, many times to earn all Level 7 Boss Cards.

Level: 8
Name: Chubby Chocobo
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Must take part in the Queen of Cards Quest (See "Side Quests" for more info.) A male student, who's sitting on a bench outside the Library, has the card.

Level: 8
Name: Angelo
Location: Forest Owl's Train/White SeeD Ship
Condition: Must win from Watts of the Forest Owl's resistance group.

Level: 8
Name: Gilgamesh
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Must take part in the CC Group Side Quest. The CC Group's King has this card. (See "Side Quests" for more info.)

Level: 8
Name: MiniMog
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Challenge the underclassmen jogging around the Hall.

Level: 8
Name: Chicobo
Location: Chocobo Sanctuary
Condition: Must visit each Chocobo Forest and solve the puzzles. Then go to the Chocobo Sanctuary to receive this card.

Level: 8
Name: Quezacotl
Location: Fisherman's Horizon
Condition: Challenge Mayor Dobe in FH. Try to get this card when you first arrive at FH.

Level: 8
Name: Shiva
Location: White SeeD Ship
Condition: Receive from Zone of the Forest Owl's resistance group. He's on the White SeeD's Ship. Must have the "Girl Next Door" magazine (found at Timber Maniacs in Timber) in your inventory before Zone will give up this card. You must give Zone the magazine for free.

Level: 8
Name: Ifrit
Location: Fire Cavern
Condition: Defeat the Fire Cavern's Boss, Ifrit.

Level: 8
Name: Siren
Location: Dollet
Condition: Visit the Pub in Dollet, and challenge the Pub's manager on the second floor. Once you defeat him, he'll take you to a back room, where you can challenge him again and win the Siren Card normally.

Level: 8
Name: Sacred
Location: Tomb of the Unknown King
Condition: Defeat the Brothers in the Tomb of the Unknown King.

Level: 8
Name: Minotaur
Location: Tomb of the Unknown King
Condition: Defeat the Brothers in the Tomb of the Unknown King.

Level: 9
Name: Carbuncle
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Must take part in the CC Group Side Quest. Heart, a CC Group Member, has this card. (See "Side Quests" for more info)


Level: 9
Name: Diablos
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Cid will give you a Magical Lamp before you leave on you first mission. Use the lamp to challenge the GF Diablos. Defeat Diablos to get its card.

Level: 9
Name: Leviathan
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Must take part in the CC Group Side Quest. Joker, a CC Group member, has the card. (See "Side Quests" for more info)

Level: 9
Name: Odin
Location: Centra Ruins
Condition: Take part in the Centra Ruins Side Quest and defeat the GF Odin.

Level: 9
Name: Pandemona
Location: Balamb
Condition: Challenge the Hotel's Owner, who's standing in the street outside the hotel. Must wait until Galbadia's invasion of Balamb has ended.

Level: 9
Name: Cerberus
Location: Galbadia Garden
Condition: While at Galbadia Garden a second time, challenge Cerberus in the central hall. Defeat it to win the card.

Level: 9
Name: Alexander
Location: Lunar Base
Condition: Challenge Piet, the head technician at Lunar Base. Also, you can challenge him later only finding the escape pod's crash site, south of Tears' Point.

Level: 9
Name: Pheonix
Location: Esthar
Condition: Must take part in the Queen of Cards Side Quest. The Presidential Aide inside the Presidential Palace has this card. The aide is in the room you first visit during your initial visit to Esthar. (See "Side Quests" for more info)

Level: 9
Name: Bahamut
Location: Deep Sea Research Facility
Condition: Locate the Deep Sea Research Center in the southwest corner of the World Map. Go there using the Ragnarok, and challenge the GF Bahamut. Defeat Bahamut to win the card.

Level: 9
Name: Doomtrain
Location: Timber
Condition: Must take part in the Queen of Cards Side Quest. The Pub's owner will have this card in his deck once you complete the necessary requirements. (See "Side Quests" for more info)

Level: 9
Name: Eden
Location: Deep Sea Deposit
Condition: Defeat Bahamut at the Deep Sea Research center, and go into the facility's lover levels to solve the steam puzzle. You must defeat Ultima Weapon, who carries the GF Eden, to get the card.

Level: 10
Name: Ward
Location: Esthar
Condition: Challenge Dr. Odine to a game of cards.

Level: 10
Name: Kiros
Location: Deling City
Condition: Not available until you've completed a portion of the Queen of Cards Side Quest. A man dressed in black, who stands across the street from the shops in Deling City's shopping district, has this card.(See "Side Quests" for more info)

Level: 10
Name: Laguna
Location: Lunar Base
Condition: Ellone has this card. Must get this card while on the Lunar Base; if not you must get it from the Card Queen.

Level: 10
Name: Selphie
Location: Trabia Garden
Condition: Selphie's friend near the gargoyle statue has this card. Challenge her after you first visit to Trabia Garden to get the card.

Level: 10
Name: Quistis
Location: Balamb Garden
Condition: Can win this card from any of the "Trepies" in Balamb Garden. The "Trepies" are: the two girls in the second floor classroom and the daydreaming guy in the Cafeteria.

Level: 10
Name: Irvine
Location: Fisherman's Horizon
Condition: Must complete the proper portion of the Queen of the Cards Side Quest. Flo, Mayor Dobe's wife, has the card. Challenge her in the Mayor's House. (See "Side Quests" for more info)

Level: 10
Name: Zell
Location: Balamb
Condition: Zell's mother in Balamb with Zell in your party. Challenge Zell's mother to get this card.

Level: 10
Name: Rinoa
Location: Deling City
Condition: Rinoa's Father, General Caraway, has this card, but doesn't use it. To make him use it, intentionally lose your Ifrit card to him and then win the Rinoa Card from him. You can get the Ifrit card back from Martine in FH.

Level: 10
Name: Edea
Location: Edea's House
Condition: Challenge Edea at her home to get this card.

Level: 10
Name: Seifer
Location: Balamb Garden/Edea's House
Condition: Challenge Cid before your first mission, or at Edea's House.

Level: 10
Name: Squall
Location: Esthar/Ragnarok
Condition: Laguna has Squall's card. You can win it from him or once everyone is on board the Ragnarok.

Challenge CC Members
Difficulty: Medium

Note: If the CC Group won't challenge you, it's probably because you haven't been playing enough card games at Balamb Garden. You must build up your reputation as a card player by defeating card players at the Garden. Walk around and win about 15 card games, and then attempt this quest again.

To face the entire CC group, you must challenge them one at a time from the lowest-ranking member to the highest-ranking member.

#1 Jack
Location: In the Balamb Garden Hallway near the Directory. Tends to enter from the bottom of the screen on either side of the divider.
Jack has no rare cards.

#2 Club
Location: In the Balamb Garden Hallway near the entrance to the Cafeteria. Appears randomly and is often difficult to find.
Club has no rare cards.

#3 Diamond
Location: In front of the Directory in the Balamb Garden Hallway. Diamond is actually a pair of female SeeD cadets.
They have no rare cards.

#4 Spade
Location: On the second floor next to the elevator. Spade is one of the two people that normally hands out in this area.
Spade has no rare cards.

#5 Heart
Location: On the bridge.
This is none other than Xu. She has the Carbuncle Card.

#6 Joker
Location: Inside the Training Center. Joker appears randomly, so he isn't always easy to find.
He has the Leviathan Card and will upgrade you Battle Meter to include GF information if you defeat him. You can challenge Joker at any time once you have beaten Jack.

#7 King
Location: Finding King is a bit tougher. Speak with Nida on the bridge and then visit the infirmary and challenge Dr. Kadowaki to a game. She will suggest that you'll soon find the King. Return to your dorm room and take a nap. King will appear while you're resting.
You can win the Gilgamesh Card from King.
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Queen of Cards Quest
Difficultly: Hard

At the beginning of the game, you can find the Queen of Cards in Balamb near Balamb Station. She will stay here until you win/lose a rare card (higher than level 8) from/to her. Once you accomplish this talk to her, and she'll give you a int of her next destination. She can be found in eight places; Balamb, Shumi Village, Dollet, Deling City, Winhill, Esthar, Fisherman's Horizon, and Lunar Gate.

The quest takes place in the town of Dollet. When speaking to her (normally) you'll see a fourth option, "About your father," and she'll proceed to ask you for a specific card. The first card she'll request is the MiniMog Card. You must lose the MiniMog card to her in a card game. This will cause her father to create a new card that you can win somewhere in the world.

After giving her the card she requests you'll have to follow her around the world until she returns to Dollet again, then she'll request another card. Do this five times for the five 'new' cards to be created and find the individuals with the cards and beat them in a card game for them.

Note: You can retrieve any of the five cards you are required to give to the Card Queen from her little brother in Dollet (child one screen down from the pub). Any other cards lost to her Card Queen must be won in normal fashion.

Card Queen Says | She's going to...
Galbadia | Galbadia Hotel in Deling City
Fisherman's Horizon | On train tracks in Fisherman's Horizon
Esthar | The Presidential Palace in Esthar
Trabia | The Hotel in Shumi Village
Centra | The Hotel in Winhill
Dollet | The Pub in Dollet
Far Away | Lunar Gate's Concourse Area

Present Location | Will move to...

Balamb | Dollet (37.5%), Deling City (62.5%)
Deling City | Balamb (12.5%), Dollet (12.5%), Winhill (12.5%), FIsherman's Horizon (62.5%)
Dollet | Balamb (37.5%), Deling City (62.5%)
Shumi Village | Balamb (25%), Dollet (50%), Lunar Gate (25%)
Winhill | Deling City (37.5%), Dollet (37.5%), Fisherman's Horizon (62.5%)
Fisherman's Horizon | Dollet (12.5%), Winhill (25%), Esthar (62.5%)
Esthar | Dollet (12.5%), Shumi Village (25%), Fisherman's Horizon (12.5%), Lunar Gate (50%)
Lunar Gate | Random Area (any of the eight, gives no clue to destination)

Card Given | Card Created | Where to find New Card

MiniMog | Kiros | Deling City, Man in black across from Junk Shop
Sacred | Irvine | Fisherman's Horizon, Flo, wife of the F.H.'s Mayor Dobe
Doomtrain | Phoenix | Esthar, Presidential Palace, Presidential Assistant in blue
Chicobo | Chubby Chicobo | Balamb Garden, Student sitting on bench outside Library
Alexander | Doomtrain | Timber, Pub's owner, man behind right counter
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Alien Encounter
Difficultly: Medium

While exploring certain areas, you may have been surprised to encounter a UFO. You can spot the UFO in four places; Winhill Bluffs, Mandy Beach, Kashkabald Desert, and Trabia Heath Peninsula.

Travel to these areas and walk around until you enter a battle with no enemies. The UFO will appear in the distance, carrying an object, and then it will fly away. You can speed up your search by equipping Diablos' Enc-None ability. Although seeing the UFO is considered an encounter, you can still find the UFO with the Enc-None ability equipped, however, you won't have to deal with fighting any monsters.

After encountering the UFO in all four locations, pilot the Ragnarok to the plateau just north of the Grandidi Forest (above Chocobo Forest). After walking around on this plateau, you'll encounter the UFO again; but this time you can fight it. After defeating it, watch it fly off into the distance. You will recieve an Aegis Amulet for winning this battle.

Note: Before moving onward, you should equip your characters with the Item Command. In addition, you should have five elixirs (You can buy them in Esthar) in your inventory.

Now return to Balamb and explore the area where Balamb Garden was once positioned (Alcauld Plains). Here you'll encounter the alien known as PuPu. The alien will ask you for an elixir. Use, an Elixir on the Alien, and it will continue to ask you for more Elixirs. Give the PuPu a total of five elixirs and it will give you the PuPu card.

You can fight the alien if you want to win an Accelerator, however, giving the PuPu elixirs is the only way to get its one-of-a-kind card.
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Chocobo Forest
Difficultly: Hard

The Chocobo Forest side quest can be a little confusing, so before entering each Chocobo Forest make sure to save.

Chocobo Forest Guide - IGN
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If requested, I can also add guides for any other cards that are difficult to get.

This is simply a walkthrough of when certain cards are available.

Note: Most cards are available until *Spoiler Alert* "Disc 4" or continuing the story after rescuing Rinoa with the Ragnarok.

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Walkthrough
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At the beginning of the game, after leaving the classroom and on your way to the elevator you'll see a guy standing in the walkway, talk to him to recieve a starter pack of cards.

-Fight Ifrit, earn 'Ifrit' card. (Fire Cavern)

-After SeeD Field Exam, Zell's Mom for 'Zell' card. (Balamb)

-Morning after SeeD party, challenge little kid running around for 'MiniMog' card. (Balamb Garden - Main Hall)

-Morning after SeeD party, challenge Trepies for 'Quistis' (Balamb Garden - daydreamer in Cafeteria or 2F Classroom girls)

-Recieve first mission then go to Cid's Office, challenge Cid for 'Seifer' card. (Balamb Garden - 3F)

-Fight Diablos, earn 'Diablos' card (Use Magical Lamp)

-Challenge Watts for 'Angelo' card (Forest Owls: Train)

-Challenge Galbadia Student for all 'Level 6 Boss' Cards. (Galbadia Garden - East Branch Classroom, middle female student)

-Defeat Sacred/Minotaur, earn 'Sacred' and 'Minotaur' cards.

-Chance #2 for 'Seifer' card, challenge Cid (Fisherman's Horizon - after recieving orders)

-Challenge Mayor Dobe, for 'Quezacotl' card (Fisherman's Horizon - Mayor's House)

-Challenge Martine, Headmaster of Galbadia Garden, for all 'Level 7 Boss' Cards. (Fisherman's Horizon - right of Mayor's House)

*Note: Side Quests*

- Do Chocobo Forest Side Quest for 'Chicobo' Card. (World)

-Defeat Odin, earn 'Odin' card (Centra Ruins)

-Challenge CC Members Side Quest (Balamb Garden)

*Note: Continuing with the story*

-Challenge Selphie's friend for 'Selphie' card (Trabia Garden - near gargoyle statue)

-Defeat Cerberus, earn 'Cerberus' card (Galbadia Garden)

-Challenge Edea, for 'Edea' Card (Edea's House)

-Challenge Zone, for 'Shiva' Card (White SeeD Ship)

-Challenge Watts, if you haven't yet, for 'Angelo' Card (White SeeD Ship)

-Challenge Dr. Odine, for 'Ward' Card (Esthar)

-Challenge Ellone, for 'Laguna' Card (Lunar Base)

-Challenge Piet, for 'Alexander' Card (Lunar Base)

-Challenge Laguna, for 'Squall' Card (Laguna's chamber or on the Ragnarok)

-All other cards missed or haven't recieved yet. (World)

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