What is Triple Triad?

Triple Triad ( トリプルトライアード, Toripuru Toraiādo ) is a popular card game in Final Fantasy VIII. Conceived by battle system designer Hiroyuki Ito, Triple Triad is a sidequest and thus isn't needed in order to finish the game's story; however, the cards can be refined later into items with Quezacotl's Card Mod ability. Many of the rarer items are most easily found by refining the cards.

According to the Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania, the card game was created by the psychic named Orlan who modified fortune-telling cards for use in a game, coining the official name "Triple Triad." This name stayed popular throughout time. Triple Triad was initially enjoyed among troops, but then it spread to the common people and in time became extremely popular across the entire world.

How do I play?

Triple Triad is played on a three-by-three (3x3) square grid of blank spaces, where cards will be placed as the game progresses. The cards depict various characters, monsters & bosses within the game. Each card has four numbers (known as a Rank) placed in top left corner; each value corresponds to one of the four sides of the card. These numbers range from one to nine, the 'A'
letter represents ten. On the top right of the card there is sometimes an elemental symbol which will represent the card's element. The elements are important in certain rules and thus listed as:

Earth, Fire, Water, Poison, Holy, Lightning, Wind, and Ice.

In a basic game of Triple Triad, each player has five cards. A coin-flip decision is made to decide which of the two players will begin. The player who wins the coin toss may then choose a card to play anywhere on the grid. After the first card is played, the opposing player may then play their card on any unoccupied space on the board. The game continues with players' turns alternating.

Where do I play?

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