Childhood Game Rules

Game: Mario Party

Players: 1-4

Platform: N64

           

           
            Mario Party is a virtual board game in which 4 players attempt to make their way around the board, play minigames, sabotage each other, and collect enough coins to buy a Star.  The person who has the most stars after a pre-determined amount of turns is the winner!

            At the start of the game, player order is decided by rolling a die.  Highest number rolled goes first and the lowest goes last.  After that, the die is then used to determine the number of spaces the player moves.  The player can land on a variety of spaces after their roll, such as a space that gives or takes away coins, a space that triggers a board-specific event, a space to buy a star, and many more.  

After all the players take their turns, a minigame is randomly selected.  The minigames give the players a chance to earn more coins in order to buy stars.  There are different types of minigames such as free for all, 2 vs. 2, and even 1 vs. 3.

Once all the rounds are over, the players are awarded bonus stars based on various accomplishments, such as having the most coins or winning the most minigames.  Once that is done, the player with the most total stars is declared the winner.