SAM08G (card)

SAM08G is a Triple Triad card in Final Fantasy VIII used to play the minigame and for turning into items with Quezacotl's Card Mod. SAM08G is the twenty-ninth card in the inventory and the seventh Level 3 card.
Being a Level 3 card, the card values on the SAM08G are not strong, but value placements may be useful for games that use Same and/or Plus. It is a fire-elemental card, which comes into effect when the Elemental rule is in play. Elemental is encountered halfway through the game at Fishermans Horizon, though it is also a rule in Dollet and the Queen of Cards can be paid money to introduce new rules to a region. Placing the SAM08G on a tile with the matching flame symbol gains +1 to all its values. The increased values do not count toward Same/Plus triggering, but do count toward Combo mechanics.
==Obtain==
The SAM08G monster has a 3.5% chance to drop the card. Using the Card command on a SAM08G has a 93.7% chance to procure a SAM08G card when it succeeds.
Any AI Triple Triad player who uses Level 3 cards has a chance of using SAM08G in a play, from where the player can win it in a card match.
==Card Mod==
A SAM08G card refines into a Running Fire with Quezacotl's Card Mod ability. Running Fire is a good item to procure early to use on Quistis to learn her Gatling Gun Blue Magic. It also becomes Demolition Ammo for Irvine's Shot. As Running Fires don't become any good magic, collecting SAM08G cards after already having used a Running Fire on Quistis is not a priority over other offerings on the table.
==Physical version==
In 1999, following the release of Final Fantasy VIII in Japan, Bandai produced a full set of collectible Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII Carddass Masters Perfect Visuals. The set was made up of the 110 cards as seen in the game along with 72 artwork cards and a collector's edition playing mat. The cards have a blue side and a red side. The cards have become a rare collector's item.
category:Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII