Hint: Winning the Festival of the Hunt:
If you want Zidane to win the Festival of the Hunt, make sure to equip him with The Ogre. One hit should be enough to kill any monster in town. First, go to the end of the Theater District, wait in front of the barrels for a moment, then kill the Fang that appears. Next, go to the Business District and go north. Kill the Fang on the left side of the screen, then head down the right-hand path. You should see the Zaghnol. If not, exit and re-enter until it appears. When you go to kill it, Freya should appear to help you. Use her jump skill and have Zidane attack. If Zidane kills the Zaghnol, he will be catapulted into the lead. After winning, you will receive 5000 Gil.

If you want Freya to win, just kill Zidane. She will receive a Coral Ring.

If you want Vivi to win, follow these instructions exactly. As soon as you step off the tram, immediately get back on and head to the Business District. Head north, fighting as few monsters as possible, and take the left path into the church area. Kill the Fang that is there, then head back out. Vivi should run by, chased by a Fang. Kill the Fang that is chasing Vivi, then head to the right-hand path, where the Zaghnol is located. When you fight the Zaghnol, just have Zidane and Freya kill each other. With luck, Vivi should win the Festival and get a Theater Ship card.

Hint: Alexandria card:
Wait until Alexandria is destroyed by Invincible (the big eye in the sky) at the start of Disc 3. Go to the center of the town and press Square to challenge the little girl who is chasing the boy. She will say "Here, I found this card in the rubble. You can have it." She will give you the card.

Hint: Lindblum card:
After Lindblum is attacked in Disc 2, go north of the inn until you enter another screen. Go to the wreckage that blocks the path to the north. The Lindblum card will be lying around in that area.

Hint: Namingway card:
At the Treno Card Tournament in Disc 3, view all of the ATEs. When Vivi is trying to decide whether or not to head home, tell him not to. The next ATE with Vivi in it will show Mario getting a Namingway Card. In the second round of the tournament, you will face Mario, and he should have multiple (probably two or three) Namingway Cards along with other cards. Defeat him to receive a Namingway Card before Kuja's Palace.

Hint: Oglop card:
It is possible, though not easy, to get an Oglop card as early as Disc 2. On the mountain path from Conde Petite to Madain Sari, there are little yellow-orange spots running around. Those are Mountain Oglops. Catch one by pressing X (no ! or ? will appear, just keep pressing the button) and give it to the dwarf outside the item shop in Conde Petite (the male one, Brian Rootrunner). He will give you an Oglop card.