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Card Rules:

Open - You can see your opponent's hand, and they can see yours. I don't know if it affects the computer's strategy much, or at all, but it's definitely to your advantage. I recommend spreading it to every region you can.

Same - When at least two sides of a card match in numbers with two adjacent cards, (at least one of which is an opposing card) both cards will be turned over.

Plus - When at least two sides of a card add up to be equal (3+5 and 2+6) in numbers with two adjacent cards, (at least one of which is an opposing card) both cards will be turned over.

Same Wall - Used with the "Same" rule. The border of the playing field is considered to consist of "A"s for the purposes of using Same.

Elemental - Some squares have elemental symbols on them. The squares and symbols seem to be chosen at random. If an elemental card is placed on a square with the same element, the value the numbers on each side of the card is raised by 1 for the purposes of normal matches. If a non- elemental card or a card of the wrong element is placed on an elemental square, the numbers on each side drop in value by 1.

Sudden Death - If there's a draw, each player takes the cards they've won and the game restarts, with elemental squares moved if that rule is in effect. This continues until one player wins. This can work to your advantage if you've got a good hand, as you're pretty much guaranteed to win in the end, but it can be annoying to play through over and over.

Random - Each player's hand is chosen at random. One of the most despised rules in the game.

Trade Rules:

One - Choose one card from the opponent's hand.

Diff - Choose a number of cards from the opponent's hand equal to the number of cards you won by.

Direct - Keep the cards you turned over, lose cards turned over by the opponent. The most hated of the trade rules.

All - Win all of the opponent's cards.

Affecting the rules:

Adding a rule to a region is easy. Just play in a region that has the rule you want to add, then go to the region that you want to add the rule to. Play cards with someone, and they'll usually ask you if you want to add in the rules from the other region. Accept, and the rule may be added after the game. Removing rules is done in pretty much the same way, but it's rarer to see a rule removed. To make it easier, first choose "Yes" when they ask you to play, then, when the screen with the current rules pops up, select "Quit". The rules can be changed this way as well, and rules seem to be removed more often. Also, sometimes rules will be added and removed at random after a game. If you're having trouble in a region, try messing with the rules.

Rule sets:

Balamb - Open

Galbadia - Same

Dollet - Random, Elemental

FH - Elemental, Sudden Death

Trabia - Random, Plus

Centra - Random, Same, Plus

Esthar - Elemental

Lunar - Open, Random, Same, Plus, Same Wall, Elemental, Sudden Death

Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
1	Geezard	Monster	N/A	1	4	5	1	Geezard	1:5	Screws
1	Fungar	Monster	N/A	5	1	1	3	Fungar	1:1	M-Stone piece
1	Bite Bug	Monster	N/A	1	3	3	5	Bite Bug	1:1	M-Stone piece
1	Red Bat	Monster	N/A	6	1	1	2	Red Bat	1:1	Vampire Fang
1	Blobra	Monster	N/A	2	3	1	5	Blobra	4:1	Rune Amulet
1	Gayla	Monster	Thunder	2	1	4	4	Gayla	1:1	Mystery Fluid
1	Gesper	Monster	N/A	1	5	4	1	Gesper	1:1	Black Hole
1	Fastitocalon-F	Monster	Earth	3	5	2	1	Fastitocalon-F	5:1	Water Crystal
1	Blood Soul	Monster	N/A	2	1	6	1	Blood Soul	1:1	Zombie Powder
1	Caterchipillar	Monster	N/A	4	2	4	3	Caterchipillar	1:1	Spider Web
1	Cockatrice	Monster	Thunder	6	2	1	6	Cockatrice	1:1	Cockatrice Pinion
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
2	Grat	Monster	N/A	7	1	3	1	Grat	1:1	Magic Stone
2	Buel	Monster	N/A	6	2	2	3	Buel	1:1	Magic Stone
2	Mesmerize	Monster	N/A	5	3	3	4	Mesmerize	1:1	Mesmerize Blade
2	Glacial Eye	Monster	Ice	6	1	4	3	Glacial Eye	1:1	Arctic Wind
2	Belhelmel	Monster	N/A	3	4	5	3	Belhelmel	1:1	Saw Blade
2	Thrustaevis	Monster	Wind	5	3	2	5	Thrustaevis	1:1	Shear Feather
2	Anacondaur	Monster	Poison	5	1	3	5	Anacondaur	1:1	Venom Fang
2	Creeps	Monster	Thunder	5	2	5	2	Creeps	1:1	Coral Fragment
2	Grendel	Monster	Thunder	4	4	5	2	Grendel	1:1	Dragon Fin
2	Jelleye	Monster	N/A	3	2	1	7	Jelleye	1:1	Magic Stone
2	Grand Mantis	Monster	N/A	5	2	5	3	Grand Mantis	1:1	Sharp Spike
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
3	Forbidden	Monster	N/A	6	6	3	2	Forbidden	1:1	Betrayal Sword
3	Armadodo	Monster	Earth	6	3	1	6	Armadodo	1:1	Dino Bone
3	TriFace	Monster	Poison	3	5	5	5	TriFace	1:1	Curse Spike
3	Fastitcalon	Monster	Earth	7	5	1	3	Fastitcalon	1:1	Water Crystal
3	Snow Lion	Monster	Ice	7	1	5	3	Snow Lion	1:1	North Wind
3	Ochu	Monster	N/A	5	6	3	3	Ochu	1:1	Ochu Tentacle
3	SAM08G	Monster	Fire	5	6	2	4	SAM08G	1:1	Running Fire
3	Death Claw	Monster	Fire	4	4	7	2	Death Claw	1:1	Sharp Spike
3	Cactaur	Monster	N/A	6	2	6	3	Cactaur	1:1	Cactus Thorn
3	Tonberry	Monster	N/A	3	6	4	4	Tonberry	1:1	Chef's Knife
3	Abyss Worm	Monster	Earth	7	3	2	5	Abyss Worm	1:1	Windmill
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
4	Turtapod	Monster	N/A	2	3	6	7	Turtapod	5:1	Healing Mail
4	Vysage	Monster	N/A	6	5	4	5	Vysage,Lefty,Righty	1:1	Wizard Stone
4	T-Rexaur	Monster	N/A	4	6	2	7	T-Rexaur	2:1	Dino Bone
4	Bomb	Monster	Fire	2	7	6	3	Bomb	1:1	Bomb Fragment
4	Blitz	Monster	Thunder	1	6	4	7	Blitz	1:1	Dynamo Stone
4	Wendigo	Monster	N/A	7	3	1	6	Wendigo	1:1	Steel Orb
4	Torama	Monster	N/A	7	4	4	4	Torama	5:1	Life Ring
4	Imp	Monster	N/A	3	7	3	6	Imp	1:1	Wizard Stone
4	Blue Dragon	Monster	Poison	6	2	7	3	Blue Dragon	4:1	Fury Fragment
4	Adamantoise	Monster	Earth	4	5	5	6	Adamantoise	3:1	Turtle Shell
4	Hexadragon	Monster	Fire	7	5	4	3	Hexadragon	3:1	Red Fang
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
5	Iron Giant	Monster	N/A	6	5	6	5	Iron Giant	3:1	Star Fragment
5	Behemoth	Monster	N/A	3	6	5	7	Behemoth	10:1	Barrier
5	Chimera	Monster	Water	7	6	5	3	Chimera	10:1	Regen Ring
5	PuPu	Rare	N/A	3	A	2	1	PuPu	1:1	Hungry Cookpot
5	Elastoid	Monster	N/A	6	2	6	7	Elastoid	1:1	Steel Pipe
5	GIM47N	Monster	N/A	5	5	7	4	GIM47N	1:10	Fast Ammo
5	Malboro	Monster	Poison	7	7	4	2	Malboro	4:1	Malboro Tentacle
5	Ruby Dragon	Monster	Fire	7	2	7	4	Ruby Dragon	10:1	Inferno Fang
5	Elnoyle	Monster	N/A	5	3	7	6	Elnoyle	10:1	Energy Crystal
5	Tonberry King	Monster	N/A	4	6	7	4	Fastitcalon,Malboro	1:1	Chef's Knife
5	Wedge&Biggs	Monster	N/A	6	6	2	7	Snow Lion,Fungar	1:1	X-Potion
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
6	Fujin&Raijin	Boss	N/A	2	8	8	4	Iron Giant,Jelleye	1:1	X-Potion
6	Elvoret	Boss	Wind	7	8	3	4	Ochu,Bite Bug	1:10	Death Stones
6	X-ATM092	Boss	N/A	4	8	4	3	SAM08G,Red Bat	2:1	Turtle Shell
6	Grenaldo	Boss	N/A	7	2	8	5	Death Claw,Blobra	1:1	G-Returner
6	Gerogero	Boss	Poison	1	8	8	3	Cactaur,Gayla	10:1	Circlet
6	Iguion	Boss	N/A	8	2	8	2	Tonberry,Gesper	1:1	Cockatrice Pinion
6	Abadon	Boss	N/A	6	8	4	5	Abyss Worm,Blood Soul	1:30	Dark Ammo
6	Trauma	Boss	N/A	4	8	5	6	Turtapod,Caterchipillar	1:30	Demolition Ammo
6	Oilboyle	Boss	N/A	1	8	4	8	GIM47N,Cockatrice	1:30	Fire Ammo
6	Shumi Tribe	Boss	N/A	6	5	8	4	T-Rexaur,Gray	5:1	Gambler Spirit
6	Krysta	Boss	N/A	7	5	8	1	Bomb,Buel789	1:10	Holy Stones
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
7	Propagator	Boss	N/A	8	4	4	8	Blitz,Mesmerize	1:1	G-Mega-Potion
7	Jumbo Cactaur	Boss	N/A	8	8	4	4	Wendigo,Glacial Eye	1:1	Cactus Thorn
7	TriPoint	Boss	Thunder	8	5	2	8	Torama,Belhelmel	40:1	Jet Engine
7	Gargantua	Boss	N/A	5	6	6	8	Imp,Thrustaevis	10:1	Strength Love
7	Mobile Type 8	Boss	N/A	8	6	7	3	Blue Dragon,Anacondaur	1:10	Shell Stones
7	Sphinxara	Boss	N/A	8	3	5	8	Adamantoise,Creeps	1:1	G-Mega-Potion
7	Tiamat	Boss	N/A	8	8	5	4	Hexadragon,Grendel	1:10	Flare Stones
7	BGH251F2	Boss	N/A	5	7	8	5	Behemoth,Grand Mantis	1:10	Protect Stones
7	Red Giant	Boss	N/A	6	8	4	7	Chimera,Forbidden	1:5	Meteor Stones
7	Catoblepas	Boss	N/A	1	8	7	7	Elnoyle,Armadodo	1:1	Rename Card
7	Ultima Weapon	Boss	N/A	7	7	2	8	Elastoid,TriFace	1:1	Ultima Stone
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
8	Chubby Chocobo	GF	N/A	4	4	8	9	See Below	1:100	LuvLuvGs
8	Angelo	GF	N/A	9	6	7	3	See Below	1:100	Elixer
8	Gilgamesh	GF	N/A	3	7	9	6	See Below	1:10	Holy Water
8	MiniMog	GF	N/A	9	3	9	2	See Below	1:100	Pet House
8	Chicobo	GF	N/A	9	4	8	4	See Below	1:100	Gystahl Greens
8	Quetzacotl	GF	Thunder	2	9	9	4	See Below	1:100	Dynamo Stones
8	Shiva	GF	Ice	6	7	4	9	See Below	1:100	North Wind
8	Ifrit	GF	Fire	9	6	2	8	See Below	1:3	Elemental Attack
8	Siren	GF	N/A	9	6	2	8	See Below	1:3	Elemental Attack
8	Sacred	GF	Earth	5	1	9	9	See Below	1:100	Dino Bones
8	Minotaur	GF	Earth	9	9	2	5	See Below	1:10	Adamantines
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
9	Carbuncle	GF	N/A	8	4	A	4	See Below	1:3	Glow Curtains
9	Diablos	GF	N/A	5	A	8	3	See Below	1:100	Black Holes
9	Leviathan	GF	Water	7	A	1	7	See Below	1:3	Doc's Codes
9	Odin	GF	N/A	8	A	3	5	See Below	1:100	Dead Spirit
9	Pandemona	GF	Wind	A	1	7	7	See Below	1:100	Windmill
9	Cerberus	GF	N/A	7	4	6	A	See Below	1:100	Lightweight
9	Alexander	GF	Holy	9	A	4	2	See Below	1:3	Moon Curtains
9	Phoenix	GF	Fire	7	2	7	A	See Below	1:3	Phoenix Spirit
9	Bahumut	GF	N/A	8	A	2	6	See Below	1:100	Mega Elixer
9	DoomTrain	GF	Poison	3	1	A	A	See Below	1:3	Status Cards
9	Eden	GF	N/A	4	4	9	A	See Below	1:3	Monk Codes
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying
10	Ward	Player	N/A	A	7	2	8	See Below	1:3	Gaea's Ring
10	Kiros	Player	N/A	6	7	6	A	See Below	1:3	Accelerator
10	Laguna	Player	N/A	5	A	3	9	See Below	1:100	Heroes
10	Selphie	Player	N/A	A	8	4	6	See Below	1:3	Elemental Guard
10	Quistis	Player	N/A	9	6	A	2	See Below	1:3	Samantha Soul
10	Irvine	Player	N/A	2	6	9	A	See Below	1:3	Rocket Engine
10	Zell	Player	N/A	8	5	A	6	See Below	1:3	Hyper Wrists
10	Rinoa	Player	N/A	4	A	2	A	See Below	1:3	Magic Armlets
10	Edea	Player	N/A	A	A	3	3	See Below	1:3	Royal Crowns
10	Seifer	Player	N/A	6	9	A	4	See Below	1:3	Diamond Armors
10	Squall	Player	N/A	A	A	9	6	See Below	1:3	Three Stars
Level	Name	Type	Elemental	N	E	S	W	Located	Card Modifying

Card Locations

Level	Name	Located
8	Chubby Chocobo	First, you must go through the Queen of Cards MiniQuest. Challenge the guy sitting on the bench just outside of the library, in Balamb Garden.
8	Angelo	Win from Watts, on disc one or three.
8	Gilgamesh	First, you must go through the CC Group MiniQuest. Beat all of the members, then challenge King, in Balamb Garden.
8	MiniMog	Challenge a jogging lowerclassman, in Balamb Garden.
8	Chicobo	Visit and solve each puzzle in each Chocobo Forest in the world. Then, visit the Chocobo's Sanctuary to get the card.
8	Quezacotl	Challenge Mayor Dobe, on your first time to Fisherman's Horizon.
8	Shiva	Give "Girl Next Door" Magazine to Zone, in disc three, and give it to him for free, to receive card.
8	Ifrit	Defeat Ifrit in the Fire Caverns.
8	Siren	Go to the Pub in Dollet. Win against the guy on the second floor. He'll take you to his room. Challenge him in his room, to receive card.
8	Sacred	Defeat Brothers in the Tomb of the Unknown King.
8	Minotaur	Defeat Brothers in the Tomb of the Unknown King.
Level	Name	Located
9	Carbuncle	First, you must go through the CC Group MiniQuest. Beat all of the members, then challenge Heart, in Balamb Garden.
9	Diablos	Use the item 'Magic Lamp', and defeat Diablos to receive card.
9	Leviathan	First, you must go through the CC Group MiniQuest. Beat all of the members, then challenge Joker, in Balamb Garden
9	Odin	Defeat Odin, at Centra Ruins, to receive card.
9	Pandemona	After the invasion is over, challenge the hotel owner on the streets of Balamb.
9	Cerberus	While fighting the Red SeeD Ship, you will come across Cerberus. Defeat him to receive card.
9	Alexander	Challenge Piet, on Lunar Base.
9	Phoenix	First, you must go through the Queen of Cards MiniQuest. Challenge the Presidential Aide, in the first room you ever visit.
9	Bahumut	Defeat Bahumut, in Deep Sea Laboratory.
9	DoomTrain	First, you must go through the Queen of Cards MiniQuest. Challenge the Pub owner.
9	Eden	Defeat Ultima Weapon, in the Deep Sea Laboratory, to receive card.
Level	Name	Located
10	Ward	Challenge Dr. Odine, in Esthar.
10	Kiros	First, you must go through the Queen of Cards MiniQuest. Challenge a guy dressed in black, across from the shops, at Deling City.
10	Laguna	Challenge Ellone, at Lunar Base.
10	Selphie	Challenge Selphie's friend, standing next to the gargoyle, after the first visit to Trabia Garden.
10	Quistis	Challenge the guy, sitting at a table, in Balamb Garden's Cafeteria.
10	Irvine	First, you must go through the Queen of Cards MiniQuest. Challenge Flo at Fisherman's Horizon.
10	Zell	Challenge Zell's mother, in Balamb.
10	Rinoa	Intensionally loose the Ifrit Card to General Caraway, Rinoa's Father, and he will play the card regularly. To get Ifrit back, challenge Martine at Galbadia Garden.
10	Edea	Challenge Edea, on disc 3, at her house.
10	Seifer	Challenge Cid, on disc 3, at Edea's House.
10	Squall	Challenge Laguna, at the Lunar Base, before the end of disc three.
Level	Name	Located

Queen of Cards

In order to gain some of the Rare Cards, you must lose some of the Rare Cards that you have to the Card Queen. Once she has the Card that she requests, she will give you a clue to her whereabouts and move to another city and her father will create a new Rare Card based on the one that you gave up in a Card Game to her. Once you have the new Rare Cards, you can win back the Cards that you lost to her in normal fashion. Here is the listing of what Cards come with the forfeit of the Cards the Card Queen requests.

Forfeit	Receive	Located
MiniMog	Kiros	Deling City, across from shops, challenge man dressed in black.
Sacred	Irvine	Fisherman's Horizon, challenge Mayor's Wife.
DoomTrain	Phoenix	Presidential Palace, in Esthar, from Presidential Aide.
Chicobo	Chubby Chocobo	Balamb Garden, outside the library, challenge the guy on the bench.
Alexander	DoomTrain	Timber, behind the bar, challenge the Pub's Owner.
Forfeit	Receive	Located

CC Group

There are 6 members in the CC Group all of which are in Balamb Garden. You must go through them in the order they are listed to get Carbuncle, Leviathan, and the Gilgamesh card.

CC Member	Located	Rare Cards	Defeat to challenge
Jack	Balamb Garden hallway, by the main directory	None	Club,Joker
Club	Balamb Garden hallway, near the cafeteria.	None	Diamond
Diamond	A group of girls, standing infront of the main directory.	None	Spade
Spade	He is on the second floor, by the elevator.	None	Heart
Heart	She, Xu, is on the main bridge	Carbuncle	King
Joker	Training Center	Leviathan	None
King	Find Nida, on the bridge. Go to the infirmary afterwards. Defeat Dr. Kadowaki. Go to your dorm and sleep. When you wake, King will be standing there.	Gilgamesh	None
CC Member	Located	Rare Cards	Defeat to challenge

UFO Card

There are four locations that you need to find to meet up with the alien. You have to go to these places in order. To make it easier on yourself, I suggest equiping someone in your party with the Enc-None Ability. First, go to the Windhill Bluffs. They are right next to Windhill. Second, go to Mandy Beach. It is south of Timber. Third, go to Kashkabald Desert. It is an island to the east of Centra Ruins. Last, go to a penninsula to the east of Trabia Garden. After seeing all four sightings, return to where Balamb Garden once sat and you'll meet with the alien named "PuPu".

The alien is just like the 'Magic Pot' from the previous Final Fantasies, rather it only wants elixers. Be sure you are capable of giving him 5 or so. When you give him enough, he will give you the PuPu Card. If you choose to fight him, you will only get an Accelerator and receive no card.