Final Fantasy Discovery

Some of you may have already seen that Triple Triad has been implemented into the game. It uses the exact same rules as Final Fantasy VIII does, and that probably won't change, unless the script author (Raizen) adds more types of rules at a later time. Even then, I may not use any of the new settings if any are added.

The only thing I will be doing is setting different types of card battles against opponents! Let me explain...

Final Fantasy VIII features different conditions for the outcome of a Tripe Triad game, and different sets of rules. Most of your card games will consist of the "Open" rule set and the "One" win condition, meaning you can see your opponents cards and if you win, you get to select one of theirs to keep, and vice versa.

There are a few aspects of FF8's TT game that aren't present in FFD's like the Elemental rule set and the Difference win condition.

Here are some of the other rules and win conditions:

RULE SETS
OPEN: Enables the player to see which cards the opponent is using.
SAME: When a card is placed touching two or more other cards (one or both of them have to be the opposite color), and the touching sides of each card is the same (8 touching 8 for example), then the other two cards are flipped. Combo rule applies.
PLUS: Similar to the Same rule. When one card is placed touching two others and the ranks touching the cards plus the opposing rank equal the same sum, then both cards are captured. Combo rule applies.
COMBO: Of the cards captured by the Same, Same Wall or Plus rule, if they are adjacent to another card whose rank is lower, then it is captured as well. This is not a separate rule; any time Same or Plus is in effect, Combo is in effect as well.
SAMEWALL: An extension of the Same rule. The edges of the board are counted as A ranks for the purposes of the Same rule. Combo rule applies. If the Same rule is not present in a region that has Same Wall, Same Wall will not appear in the list of rules when starting a game because it can have no effect without Same. However, it will still be carried with the player to other regions, and can therefore still be spread.
PLUSWALL: Similar to Samewall, in which the edges of the board are counted as A ranks for the purpose of the Plus rule.

WIN CONDITIONS
ONE: The winner of the game gets to select one card from the opponent to keep permanently. Be careful not to lose your rare cards!
ALL: The winner takes all of the opponents cards in their hand. Yikes.
DIRECT: The winner of the game will keep any cards of their color when the game is over. When playing with Direct win conditions, it's best to leave your opponent with as little cards as possible.

NORMAL CARD BATTLE
This is your standard card battle and will make up 90% of the card battles you participate in. The first move will be randomly selected at the start of the card game. Normal card battles will heavily feature the Open, Combo, and Plus rule sets and the One and Direct win conditions.

BOSS CARD BATTLE
These are reserved for opponents that hold a rare card, and they will ALWAYS go first at the start of the game. Once you win their rare card, they will not offer it again. You can try to get it from them more than once if you lose, though. Be warned that most boss card battles feature the "All" win condition, meaning they will win all of your cards in your hand if you lose!