Final Fantasy IX / 9 / FF9 - Instruction Manual / Card Game

Quad Mist is a very popular card game around the world. Have fun challenging soldiers everywhere by talking with the SQUARE button.

A. Basic rules of the game
The player and the challenged opponent will each have 5 cards, and each will lay one-by-one cards on a 4 by 4 field. By placing the cards as described below, you can win your opponent's cards and make them yours. When all of the player's cards are used up, the side with the most cards win.

BASIC: If a placed card has a triangular mark on the side facing an opponent card without a mark, the opponent's card is turned over

CARD BATTLE: When the opponent card has a triangular mark to counter yours, the numbers displayed on the card gets subtracted from each other, and the one with the smaller number gets turned over.

COMBO: When a card gets turned over in card battle, it's possible for that card to turn over other cards around it (such as ones that cannot counter its sides with triangular marks).

POWER VALUE: A 4-figured word is inscribed on every card. This is the power value that determines the card's strength in card battle, and so the bigger the number the more powerful the card it. To find out which figure holds what meaning, you'll have to enjoy the game.

B. Let's consider various strategies
There's not just one way to winning the card games. Various strategies can be considered, depending on the shape of the field and the types of cards on hand. Here, I'll introduce 2 basic ways to play.
1. Stiffen your defense with triangular marks If you place your cards so their sides without triangular marks are protected, they are less likely to lose in card battle and get turned over.

2. Aim for one-shot sudden reversals Even if your cards get turned over, you can still get them all back with a one-shot reversal. It you use combos, it's possible to suddenly, at the final moment, turn all the enemy's cards in one stroke.

C. The cards you can get by winning the card game
By the game's end, the winner of the card game can receive one card from the opponent, among the ones that were turned over. Furthermore, if you win with all opponent cards turned over, you get all 5 cards. Please remember that, on the other hand, if you lose completely, your entire hand of 5 cards will be lost.

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