Xenosaga Episode I Minigame

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Start playing

When Shion is summoned to the Elsa bridge, detour to the galley and talk to the robot bartender. She gives you the and a playable . At an E.V.S.-enabled save point, use the Passport from Key Items and run the tutorial before trying to reverse-engineer the whole thing from a loss screen.

You do not lose ownership of your cards when you lose a match.

Open packs and improve the deck

Use the Card menu to open products and build up to five saved decks.

Product	What it adds
	A complete 40-card deck
	10 cards: 1 rare, 2 uncommon, and 7 common
	10 cards: 1 rare, 2 uncommon, and 7 common from the second card pool

You can buy more and on the Elsa. becomes available in stores after reaching the Durandal and can also be purchased through the Casino exchange.

You can hold no more than three copies of one . When you open a pack, any copies beyond that limit are sold automatically for 5G each.

Deck rules worth remembering

Situation	Actionable rule
Card costs	Every point of cost removes a card from your deck. Use expensive cards to end a game, not merely to make the board look impressive.
E marks	A newly played card with an E mark cannot satisfy another card’s requirement until the mark clears.
Playing a Gnosis card	You must remove a non-E Human from your side. Do not discover this by sacrificing your Lv 10 Shion. Again.
Requirements	Keep inexpensive Humans available; many upper-level cards require at least one Human in play.
Mech events	Many strong Event cards require two Mech units; KOS-MOS counts as one.
Shion discounts	Shion must be on the battlefield, not Standby, to make eligible KOS-MOS and VX cards free.
Swimsuit Shion	It does not satisfy effects that specifically require Shion, although normal uniqueness restrictions still apply.
Realians	Their low cost and relaxed deployment limit make them useful for early board presence and disposable defense.
High-cost cards	Build around one or two card families; a deck full of expensive “best cards” can fail before meeting their requirements.

Attack types at a glance

Attack	What it can reach
Hand	Must attack from the front row and hits the card directly ahead. It cannot reach the opposing deck.
Ballistic	Can attack from the back row and fires through its lane: front card, rear card, then deck.
Spread	Damages every enemy Battle card but does not hit the deck. Use it to clear a path for something else.
Homing	Attacks the opposing deck regardless of cards on the battlefield. Protect these cards if direct deck damage is your plan.

Game modes and rewards

Mode	Length	Reward behavior
Exhibition	One match	Choose from the available opponents; a win gives one Card Pack.
Tournament	Five matches	Each victory adds a Card Pack. The first complete tournament win also gives a ; later complete wins can give Swimsuit Shion or Swimsuit MOMO promotional cards.
Two-player	Local match	No main-game reward.

Promotional cards

Each PM Card opens from Key Items into three copies of its named .

Field and quest packs

PM Card A: Phenomenon Change. Return to the Encephalon playground with Jr. or MOMO as field leader and examine the pink play structure.
PM Card B: Zohar. Examine the middle-room dryer in the Kukai Foundation Dry Cleaners.
PM Card C: Bunnie. Answer all five questions correctly at the .
PM Card D: Lv 10 KOS-MOS. Use the tunnel behind the breakable rock in the Encephalon forest and open the campfire chest.
PM Card E: Lv 10 chaos. Open the chest at the bottom-right of the city streets during the Encephalon route.

Casino packs

After Song of Nephilim, the Casino exchange sells through for 1,000 coins each.

Pack	Card inside
	AG-05
	Third Armament
	Testament
	AG-04
	Phase Cannon
	Invoke
	Destiny
	Dammerung
	So Weak!
	Rhine Maiden
	Unknown Armament

After defeating Proto Dora, the exchange adds for 1,000 coins. It contains three Proto Dora cards.