This time around the card game, though similar to Triple Triad from FFVIII, is slightly different. Noticeably, it was called Quad Mist in Japan, a sort of advanced Triple Triad. Triple Triad was played on a 3x3 grid, while Tetra Master is played on a 4x4 grid. As in Triple Triad, a challenge is made by pressing  next to someone. Both players select 5 cards from their decks, and place them strategically on the grid. Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that there are 16 squares on the grid, and 10 cards in play. To compensate, a number of squares are filled in already. As before, placing a card of a higher power (using an arrow instead of number system) flips your opponent's card to your colour. The person with the highest number of cards their colour when all cards are used wins, and takes one card from the opponent, UNLESS that person wins by perfect(ie, all cards are their colour) in which case they win ALL the cards!!!

Card Battles, Numbers on Cards, and Combos.
The card's numbers are a mystery, although the shop in Dali does tell us that the first number is the card's attack power, and the third and fourth are it's defence power. The letter in second place is the card's attack type:

F=physical attack M=magic attack X=physical & magical attack (strong).

Card battles occour when two arrows are placed pointing to each other. A random number is chosen from each card, the numbers on the cards being the highest each one can have, and these numbers are subtracted from each other. The card with the lower number is flipped.
When a card is flipped, it will also flip any cards its arrows point to, so long as it doesn't have an arrow protecting it. This can be used strategically to win the battle at the end. I even won a battle with only two cards my colour by using a combo, and I scored a perfect game.

Building Your Collection
Ah, yes...the trusty collecting quest. Well, there's 100 cards, roughly 10 in each category....monsters, more monsters, eidolons, weapons, etc. The best way to increase your collection is to goto the card stadium in Treno, where you can battle specific people to win cards. Later on in the game, that is, when you'll be able to choose who to battle. Looking for a Shiva card? Battle the eidolon card player. Want a Mythril sword? Beat the weapon master.
Of course, there are some really RARE cards that you'll only get once, often as Chocograph treasures. And, of course there's the secret card phantoms in Memoria.GHOSTS:In memoria (disc 4) you'll notice that there are exclamation marks that Zidane shakes his head at. If you challenge these phantoms to a game, you can get some rare cards like Ribbons, Flares, etc.

The following is a list of cards only as they appear in the JAP game:
Card List
#----Name

1. Goblin
2. Fang
3. Skeleton
4. Pudding
5. Zagnal
6. Lizard Man
7. Zombie
8. Bomb
9. Ironet
10. Sahagin
11. Yeti
12. Mimic
13. Wyaad
14. Madragora
15. Clawer
16. Sand Scorpion
17. Nymph
18. Sand Golem
19. Zuu
20. Dragon Fly
21. Carrion Worm
22. Kelberos
23. Ant Lion
24. Sabotender
25. Mealtime Cat
26. Rag Time Mouse
27. Hedgehog Pai
28. Ralbaimago
29. ???
30. Troll
31. Blazer Beatle
32. Scare Monster
33. Zemzelot
34. Stroper
35. Dantarian
36. Grand Dragon
38. Hectoeyes
39. Ogre
40. Armstrong
41. Ashu
42. Wraith
43. Gargoyle
44. Vepal
45. Grimlock
46. Tonberry
47. Aliman
48. Garuda
49. Molbol
50. Mover
51. Apadon
52. Behemoth
53. Tekkyojin
54. Godly Dragon
55. Ozuma
56. Hades
57. Holy
58. Meteor
60. Shiva
61. Ifrit
62. Ramuh
63. Atmos
64. Odin
65. Leviathan
66. Bahamut
67. Ark
68. Fenril
69. Maduin
70. Alexander
71. Excalibur 2
72. Altema Weapon
73. Masamune
74. Elixer
75. Dark Matter
76. Ribbon
77. Cat's Cradle
78. Save The Queen
79. Genji
80. Mithril Sword
81. Buruunarushisu
82. Hildagalde Number 3
83. Inbingibal
84. Cargo Ship
85. Hildagalde Number 1
86. Red Rose
87. The Theatre
88. Valtogance
89. Chocobo
90. Fat Chocobo
91. Mog
92. Frog
93. Bulmushi
94. Alexandria
95. Lindbulm
96. Futatsu's Moon
97. Galkant
98. Nemingway
99. Boko
100.Hikuutei

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