Triple Triad

Triple Triad is a collectible card game featured in Final Fantasy VIII. It is one of the most iconic mini-games in the series, allowing players to collect, trade, and battle cards across the world of FFVIII.

How to Play Triple Triad

1. The Basics Played on a 3x3 grid.
Each player has five cards in hand.
Players take turns placing cards on the grid.
Each card has four numbers (top, bottom, left, right) that determine its strength in battles.

2. Capturing Cards When you place a card next to an opponent’s card, the higher number wins and captures the card. If a captured card is flipped, it changes ownership.

Triple Triad Rules

Rule Description
Same If two or more sides match exactly with adjacent cards, all matching cards are captured.
Plus If two or more sides add up to the same number, the matching cards are captured.
Elemental Some grid spots have element icons. Cards with matching elements get a +1 boost; mismatched cards get -1.
Random Your five cards are chosen at random from your deck instead of manually selecting them.
Sudden Death After a tie, both players keep playing with captured cards from the previous round.
Direct Instead of capturing flipped cards, you take them directly into your deck.


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