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[[Image:FFX-2 Sphere break 4.jpg|right|thumb|Game board: Core Sphere (light blue) surrounded by center coins (gold) which are in turn surrounded by border coins (dark blue)]]
'''Sphere Break''' is a minigame within the role-playing game ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''. A bit like Sudoku, the game has a numerical grid that has to be dealt with using a set of rules. The mechanics of the minigame are purely mathematical, relying on sums and multiplications; the aim is to create the most multiples of a "core number" by combining numbers of the 16 coins on the board.
The Sphere Break minigame is a bit like Sudoku, as the game has a numerical grid that has to be dealt with using a set of rules. The mechanics of the minigame are purely mathematical, relying on sums and multiplications; the aim is to create the most multiples of a "core number" by combining numbers of the 16 coins on the board.
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== Game elements ==
===Core Spheres===
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! Name !! Number of Turns !! Time Limit !! Quota !! Difficulty !! Availability
Coins are numbered from 1–9 and possess several different attributes that can help you in the main game or in the Sphere Break minigame itself (free magic item, free potions, echo, more coins, quota multipliers, etc.).
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====Entry coins====
You will be playing against the dealer (owner of the Core Sphere), and must select four coins to bet. They will be your entry coins and will be placed in the center. During the game, every time the dealer rolls a number on the Core Sphere, you have to pick at least one entry coin to start your turn.
==Gallery==
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! Coin Name !! Entry Number !! Trait !! Obtained
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| Adamantoise Coin || 3 || Item || '''Dig''' - Western or Southern Expanses.
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| Ahriman Coin || 6 || Coin Count Echo || Given x5 when entering the Minigame
'''Win''' - Practice Core Sphere or Easy Core Spheres.
At each turn, 0–12 coins surround the center coins and the Core Sphere. You use them to make a Core Break. At each turn, any coin not used in a Core Break is increased in value by one. If it had a value of 9 before, it is removed from play as they cannot be a value of 10. Coins used in a Core Break are also removed. Empty spaces are filled (or not) randomly, with a new coin valued from 1–9.
Image:FFX-2_Sphere_break_2.jpg|Game Opening
Image:FFX-2_Sphere_break_4.jpg|Game Board
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=== Core Break ===
A Core Break happens when you select coins that, added to each other, form a sum that is a multiple of the number rolled by the Core Sphere. You have to obtain a Core Break in a set limit of time or you lose the game. A Core Break ends a turn in the game.
===Coin traits===
===Echo Bonus===
== Game mechanics ==
# Like a dice, the dealer makes his Core Sphere produce a number from 1–9 for a set number of turns, i.e. 20 turns.
# For each turn, you have to use at least one of your center coins, which, on the tournament of Final Fantasy X-2, are preset 1, 2, 3 and 5 with multiplier echo.
#Each turn has a set time limit from (60 seconds, 30 seconds, etc.) and you have to produce a multiple of the Core Sphere within it. If you fail, you lose the game and also lose the center coins you bet.
#Each game has a "quota", i.e. a set number of coins that needs to be used in the games set umber of turns. If all turns are used and you did not complete your quota, you lose the game and also lose the center coins you bet.
== Game elements ==
By using the multipliers and other coin attributes, you can beat dealers with very difficult Core Spheres. The current champion Shinra has a quota of 100 coins that have to be obtained in just 15 turns with a time limit per turn of 45 seconds.
=== Coins ===
== A sample game ==
A very easy game with low quota, lots of turns and large time limit per turn.
Coins are numbered from 1 to 9 and possess several different attributes that can help you in the Final Fantasy X-2 or in the Sphere Break Minigame itself (Free magic Item, Free potions, Echo, + coins, quota multipliers,...)
*'''Quota''': 30 coins
*'''Turns''': 20 turns
=== Core Break ===
*'''Time limit per turn''': 60 seconds
A ''Core Break'' happens when the player selects coins that added to each other form a sum that is a multiple of the number rolled by the '''Core Sphere'''. The player with the coins has to obtain a ''Core Break'' in a set limit of time or he loses the game. A core break ends a turn in the game.
;Turn 1
[[Image:FFX-2_Sphere_break_4.jpg|right|300 px|thumb|Game board: Core Sphere (light blue) surrounded by center coins (gold) which are in turn surrounded by border coins (dark blue)]]
For the first turn, the dealer rolls out a number from 1–9, i.e. '''7'''.
=== Center Coins / Entry Coins ===
In your first turn, you need to find a multiple of 7 by adding the center coins (1, 2, 3, and 5 with multiplier echo) and the 0–12 border coins (randomly set). Here you could just use center coins (2+5), but this is not to your advantage because center coins do not add any coins to the quota of 30 coins you have to use before your 20 turns are complete. You have to pick one center coin, for instance '''2''', bringing the sum to 2.
The player playing against the dealer (owner of the core sphere) selects 4 coins to bet. They will be his entry coins and will be placed in the center. During the game, every time the dealer rolls a number on the core sphere, his opponent has to pick at least one entry coin to start his turn.
Now you look at the border coins and try to get as many border coins as you can to make a multiple of the Core Sphere's '''7'''. Since you already picked a '''2''' the maximum sum of the border coins you can pick has to be either 5, 12, 19, etc. to yield a multiple of '''7''', such as 7, 14, 21, etc.
=== Border Coins ===
If you pick three border coins: '''8''', '''8''' and '''3''', making your total sum 21 (2+8+8+3), you'll obtain a successful turn, i.e. a Sphere Break. Your quota is now equal to three coins and your multiplier is 3, because you closed the turn with 21 which is 3×7. The multiplier is important, because one of your center coins has the multiplier echo attribute and will help augment your quota in the next turn.
At each turn, a number of coins between 0 to 12 coins surrounds the center coins and the core sphere. The player uses them to make a '''Core break'''. At each turn, any coin not used in a core break is increased in value by one. If it had a value of 9 before, it is removed from play as they cannot be a value of ten. Coins used in a core break are also removed. Empty spaces are filled (or not) randomly, with a new coin valued from 1 to 9.
;Turn 2
On the second turn, the Core Sphere rolls a '''1''', which is good for the dealer and bad for you.
== Game mechanics ==
Faced with a '''1''' from the Core Sphere, you are forced to pick only center coins, as any number you pick will be a multiple of 1 and you have to start by picking a center coin. This means you will not get any extra coins to add to your quota this turn.
# Like a dice, the dealer makes his ''Core Sphere'' produce a number from 1 to 9 for a set number of turns, i.e. 20 turns
As noted above, any center coin (1 ,2, 3 or 5) will end the turn. To be clever, you would use the multiplier echo to your advantage here and pick the '''3''' center coin. This will make your multiplier for his second turn to be equal 3, which is what 3×1 amounts to. Note that the turn ends with the same multiplier as the last turn: '''3'''. This means you have a multiplier echo.
# For each turn, the player has to use at least one of his center coins which on the tournament of Final Fantasy X-2 are preset 1,2,3 and 5 with multiplier Echo
#Each turn has a set time limit from (60 seconds, 30 seconds..) and the player has to produce a multiple of the ''Core Sphere'' within it. If he fails he loses the game and also loses the center coins he bet
#Each game has a "Quota", i.e. a set number of coins that needs to be used in the games set umber of turns. If all turns are used and the player did not complete his quota he loses the game and also loses the center coins he bet
*By using the multipliers and other coin attributes players can beat dealers with very difficult ''Core Spheres''. The current champion Shinra has a quota of 100 coins that has to be obtained in just 15 turns with a time limit per turn of 45 seconds.
== A sample game ==
The turn ends with a quota of '''3''' (no border coins were added) and a multiplier echo of '''1'''.
* Quota: 30 coins, Turns: 20 turns, Time limit per turn: 60 seconds (''a very easy game with low quota, lots of turns and large time limit per turn'')
;Turn 3
:1 - For the first turn, the dealer rolls out a number from 1-9, i.e. '''7'''
For the third turn, the Core Sphere rolls a '''2'''.
::In his first turn the player needs to find a multiple of 7 by adding the center coins (1,2,3, and 5 with ''multiplier echo'') and the 0-12 border coins (randomly set).
:: Here the player could just use center coins (2+5) but this is not to the player's advantage because center coins do not add any coins to the quota of 30 coins he has to use before his 20 turns are complete. The player has to pick one center coin, so let's pick '''2''' (Sum=2)
:: Now the player looks at the border coins and tries to get as many border coins he can to make a multiple of the core sphere's '''7'''. Since he already picked a '''2''' the maximum sum of the border coins he can pick has to be either ''5'' or ''12'' or ''19'' etc... to yield a multiple of '''7''' such as ''7'' or ''14'' or ''21'' etc...
:: The player picks 3 border coins: '''8''', '''8''' and '''3''' making his total Sum = 2 + 8 + 8 + 3 = 21 and obtains a successful turn, i.e., a ''sphere break''
:: His quota is now equal to 3 coins and his ''multiplier'' was ''3'' because he closed the turn with 21 which is 3 * 7 . The multiplier is important because one of his center coins has the ''multiplier echo'' attribute and will help augment the player's quota in his next turn
:2 - On the second turn the ''Core Sphere'' rolls a '''1''' which is good for the dealer and bad for the player
:: Faced with a '''1''' from the core sphere the player is forced to pick only center coins, as any number he picks will be a multiple of 1 and he has to start by picking a center coin. This means he will not get any extra coins to add to his quota this turn.
::As noted above, any center coin (1,2,3 and 5) will end the turn. A clever player would use the ''multiplier echo'' to his advantage here and pick the '''3''' center coin. This will make his multiplier for his second turn to be equal ''3'' which is what 3 * 1 amounts to.
::Note that the turn ends with the same multiplier as the last turn: ''3''. This means the player has a ''multiplier echo''
:: The turn ends with a quota of 3 (no border coins were added) and a ''multiplier echo'' of 1
:3 - For the 3rd turn the Core sphere rolls a '''2'''
:: A clever player would pick his mandatory center coin to be ''odd'' because any coin that is even will end his turn. Our player picks '''1'''
:: For the border coins, our player can now keep on picking ''odd'' coins but to take advantage of the ''multiplier echo'' he needs to stop when his sum totals ''6'' which is 3 * 2 and gives him another ''multiplier echo''.
:: Our player picks a '''5''' border coin making his sum equal 1+5 = 6 and making another multiplier echo
:: The turn ends with a quota of 4 plus the echo bonus of 2 * his quota on this turn which is 2*1, giving him a total quota of 6 and a new ''multiplier echo'' of 2
:4-20 - The game proceeds until either all 20 turns are completed or the quota of 30 coins is fulfilled. If the player fulfills his quota before the end of 20 turns he wins the game and all the prizes yielded by the border coin attributes.
You want to pick your mandatory center coin to be ''odd'', because any coin that is even will end your turn. For instance, you might pick '''1'''.
For the border coins, you can now keep on picking odd coins, but to take advantage of the multiplier echo, you need to stop when your sum totals '''6''', which is 3×2 and gives you another multiplier echo. You might pick a '''5''' border coin, making your sum equal 6 (1+5) and making another multiplier echo.
The turn ends with a quota of '''4''' plus the echo bonus of '''2''' multiplied by your quota on this turn, which is 2×1, giving you a total quota of '''6''' and a new multiplier echo of '''2'''.
== External links ==
;Turns 4–20
The game proceeds until either all 20 turns are completed or the quota of 30 coins is fulfilled. If you fulfill your quota before the end of 20 turns, you win the game and all the prizes yielded by the border coin attributes.
*[http://projects.aeroleviathan.com/ihsb/ I Hate Sphere Break! (a PHP version of Sphere Break)]
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*[http://eyesonff.com/ff10-2/sbluca.php Sphere Break at Eyes on Final Fantasy Forum]
*[http://faqs.ign.com/articles/442/442330p1.html Sphere Break Gil Trick] and lots of Sphere break tips
Game board: Core Sphere (light blue) surrounded by center coins (gold) which are in turn surrounded by border coins (dark blue)
The Sphere Break minigame is a bit like Sudoku, as the game has a numerical grid that has to be dealt with using a set of rules. The mechanics of the minigame are purely mathematical, relying on sums and multiplications; the aim is to create the most multiples of a "core number" by combining numbers of the 16 coins on the board.
Coins are numbered from 1–9 and possess several different attributes that can help you in the main game or in the Sphere Break minigame itself (free magic item, free potions, echo, more coins, quota multipliers, etc.).
You will be playing against the dealer (owner of the Core Sphere), and must select four coins to bet. They will be your entry coins and will be placed in the center. During the game, every time the dealer rolls a number on the Core Sphere, you have to pick at least one entry coin to start your turn.
Coin Name
Entry Number
Trait
Obtained
Adamantoise Coin
3
Item
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Ahriman Coin
6
Coin Count Echo
Given x5 when entering the Minigame
Win - Practice Core Sphere or Easy Core Spheres.
Angra Mainyu Coin
3
Quota x4
Win - Marvelous Core Sphere.
Arachnid Coin
1
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Win - Shinra Core Sphere,
Dig - Eastern or Northern Expanses.
Auron Coin
9
Quota x4
Win - Bevelle Core Sphere.
Azi Dahaka Coin
7
Rare Item
Win - Marrrvelous Core Sphere,
Dig - Central Expanse.
Behemoth Coin
7
Quota x2
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Bird Coin
5
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Given x5 when entering the Minigame,
Win - Practice Core Sphere or Easy Core Spheres.
Blade Coin
3
Coin Count Echo
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Bomb Coin
1
Coin Count Echo
Dig - Eastern or Northern Expanses.
Cactuar Coin
2
Coin
Dig - Eastern or Northern Expanses.
Chimera Coin
2
Item
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Chocobo Coin
6
Coin
Win - Marrrvelous Core Sphere,
Dig - Central Expanse.
Coeurl Coin
5
Coin Count 2
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Coyote Coin
3
Coin
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses,
Win - Practice Core Sphere or Easy Core Spheres,
Given x5 when entering the Minigame.
Creeper Coin
3
Coin Count 2
Dig - Eastern or Northern Expanses.
Daeva Coin
9
Quota x2
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Defender Coin
8
Multiplier Echo
Win - Dream Shop Core Sphere,
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Dinctus Coin
1
Coin Count:2
Dig - Central Expanse.
Dragon Coin
9
Gil x2
Win - Shinra Core Sphere,
Dig - Eastern or Northern Expanses.
Drake Coin
4
Coin Count Echo
Win - Dream Shop Core Sphere,
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Eater Coin
3
Rare Coin
Dig - Central Expanse.
Elemental Coin
9
-
Win - Punk Core Sphere,
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses.
Evrae Coin
2
Quota x3
Dig - Central Expanse.
Flan Coin
2
Item
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses,
Win - Practice Core Sphere or Easy Core Spheres,
Given x5 when entering the Minigame.
Fungus Coin
3
Coin
Win - Shinra Core Sphere,
Dig - Eastern or Northern Expanses.
Gel Coin
3
-
Win - Marrrvelous Core Sphere,
Dig - Central Expanse.
Georapella Coin
2
Quota x4
The boy on the Kilika island base (Accessible by speaking to the cameraman in chapters 1/3/5)
Guardian Coin
4
Quota x3
Win - Marrrvelous Core Sphere.
Haizhe Coin
5
Coin
Dig - Central Expanse
Helm Coin
1
-
Dig - Western or Southern Expanses,
Win - Practice Core Sphere or Easy Core Spheres,
Given x5 when entering the Minigame.
At each turn, 0–12 coins surround the center coins and the Core Sphere. You use them to make a Core Break. At each turn, any coin not used in a Core Break is increased in value by one. If it had a value of 9 before, it is removed from play as they cannot be a value of 10. Coins used in a Core Break are also removed. Empty spaces are filled (or not) randomly, with a new coin valued from 1–9.
A Core Break happens when you select coins that, added to each other, form a sum that is a multiple of the number rolled by the Core Sphere. You have to obtain a Core Break in a set limit of time or you lose the game. A Core Break ends a turn in the game.
Like a dice, the dealer makes his Core Sphere produce a number from 1–9 for a set number of turns, i.e. 20 turns.
For each turn, you have to use at least one of your center coins, which, on the tournament of Final Fantasy X-2, are preset 1, 2, 3 and 5 with multiplier echo.
Each turn has a set time limit from (60 seconds, 30 seconds, etc.) and you have to produce a multiple of the Core Sphere within it. If you fail, you lose the game and also lose the center coins you bet.
Each game has a "quota", i.e. a set number of coins that needs to be used in the games set umber of turns. If all turns are used and you did not complete your quota, you lose the game and also lose the center coins you bet.
By using the multipliers and other coin attributes, you can beat dealers with very difficult Core Spheres. The current champion Shinra has a quota of 100 coins that have to be obtained in just 15 turns with a time limit per turn of 45 seconds.
A very easy game with low quota, lots of turns and large time limit per turn.
Quota: 30 coins
Turns: 20 turns
Time limit per turn: 60 seconds
Turn 1
For the first turn, the dealer rolls out a number from 1–9, i.e. 7.
In your first turn, you need to find a multiple of 7 by adding the center coins (1, 2, 3, and 5 with multiplier echo) and the 0–12 border coins (randomly set). Here you could just use center coins (2+5), but this is not to your advantage because center coins do not add any coins to the quota of 30 coins you have to use before your 20 turns are complete. You have to pick one center coin, for instance 2, bringing the sum to 2.
Now you look at the border coins and try to get as many border coins as you can to make a multiple of the Core Sphere's 7. Since you already picked a 2 the maximum sum of the border coins you can pick has to be either 5, 12, 19, etc. to yield a multiple of 7, such as 7, 14, 21, etc.
If you pick three border coins: 8, 8 and 3, making your total sum 21 (2+8+8+3), you'll obtain a successful turn, i.e. a Sphere Break. Your quota is now equal to three coins and your multiplier is 3, because you closed the turn with 21 which is 3×7. The multiplier is important, because one of your center coins has the multiplier echo attribute and will help augment your quota in the next turn.
Turn 2
On the second turn, the Core Sphere rolls a 1, which is good for the dealer and bad for you.
Faced with a 1 from the Core Sphere, you are forced to pick only center coins, as any number you pick will be a multiple of 1 and you have to start by picking a center coin. This means you will not get any extra coins to add to your quota this turn.
As noted above, any center coin (1 ,2, 3 or 5) will end the turn. To be clever, you would use the multiplier echo to your advantage here and pick the 3 center coin. This will make your multiplier for his second turn to be equal 3, which is what 3×1 amounts to. Note that the turn ends with the same multiplier as the last turn: 3. This means you have a multiplier echo.
The turn ends with a quota of 3 (no border coins were added) and a multiplier echo of 1.
Turn 3
For the third turn, the Core Sphere rolls a 2.
You want to pick your mandatory center coin to be odd, because any coin that is even will end your turn. For instance, you might pick 1.
For the border coins, you can now keep on picking odd coins, but to take advantage of the multiplier echo, you need to stop when your sum totals 6, which is 3×2 and gives you another multiplier echo. You might pick a 5 border coin, making your sum equal 6 (1+5) and making another multiplier echo.
The turn ends with a quota of 4 plus the echo bonus of 2 multiplied by your quota on this turn, which is 2×1, giving you a total quota of 6 and a new multiplier echo of 2.
Turns 4–20
The game proceeds until either all 20 turns are completed or the quota of 30 coins is fulfilled. If you fulfill your quota before the end of 20 turns, you win the game and all the prizes yielded by the border coin attributes.
