Editing Minigame Space

{{space infobox
|image=[[File:MP10 SpaceMinigame.png|104px]]
|purpose='''''Mario Party:''''' Triggers a one-player minigame.<br>'''''Mario Party 3:''''' Same as a [[Duel Space]], Duel Mode only.<br>'''''Mario Party 10:''''' Triggers a minigame.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1998]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 10]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
}}

The '''Minigame Space''' (also formatted as '''Mini-game Space''') is a special [[Space (Mario Party series)|space]] found in ''[[Mario Party]]''. If a player lands on this space, they play a single-player [[minigame]] to earn coins only for them. If the player loses, they lose 5 [[Coin]]s, with the exception of some minigames.

In ''[[Mario Party 3]]''{{'}}s Duel Mode boards, it appears again, this time with [[Tumble]]'s face depicted on it. In this game, landing on it begins a Duel minigame hosted by Tumble. The winner of the minigame receives 10 Coins from [[Belltop]].

In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', they only appear in Story Mode and are known as '''VS Spaces'''. When landed on, a VS Minigame hosted by [[Misstar]] begins, in which the winners take Coins from the losing players. The type of minigame played and the number of Coins at stake depends on the number of [[Koopa Kid]]s remaining: when all three remain, 15 Coins are at stake and a 1-vs.-3 minigame is played; when two remain, 20 Coins are at stake and a 2-vs.-2 minigame is played (with [[Toad]] as the player's ally); when only one remains, 20 Coins are at stake and a Duel minigame is played. If the player wins, the Coins taken are split up among the Koopa Kids (5 Coins each when all three remain, for example), and Misstar awards the player their Coins. If the Koopa Kids win, the player must give up the full number of Coins themselves and the winnings are split up among the Koopa Kids by [[Bowser]], who flattens the player similar to his appearance on a [[Bowser Space]].

In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Minigame Spaces function as they did previously, except for the fact that they reward [[Mushroom]]s, which constitute the player's turns. Two characters can appear to challenge the player: Tumble, who gives the player two Mushrooms for completing a minigame, or [[Koopa Kid]], who gives the player one Mushroom for succeeding and steals a Mushroom if the minigame is failed.

Later, it makes an appearance in the ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' Solo Mode. When a player lands on this space, they play either a 4-Player minigame, a 1-vs.-3 minigame or a 2-vs.-2 minigame, against the three different colored [[Koopa Kid]]s. There is also a space called the Battle Minigame Space, and a Duel Minigame Space. The Duel Minigame Space makes the player challenge a Koopa Kid in a one-on-one battle.

The space returns in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. In the board [[Perilous Palace Path]], the three winners of this initial minigame will get to choose between three random items. In [[Rocket Road]], the initial winner gets the [[Booster (Mario Party: Island Tour)|boosters]] of the player who landed on the space. In [[Star-Crossed Skyway]], the player who gets first get 3 [[Mini Star|Mini Stars]], second 2, third 1, and fourth 0. The amount of [[Mini Star|Mini Stars]] collected from the minigame double after a player moves on the fourth part of the board. If a tie occurs in a minigame for any position, a [[Dice Block]] decides.

Minigame Spaces reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. When players land on it, they need to punch a block to decide what type of minigame they play.
Here are the types of minigames players can play and the payouts:
*Free-for-All (vs. 2, 3, or 4)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! 2 Players !! 3 Players !! 4 Players
|-
| '''1st''' || 5 Mini Stars || 5 Mini Stars || 5 Mini Stars
|-
| '''2nd''' || 1 Mini Star || 3 Mini Stars || 3 Mini Stars
|-
| '''3rd''' || - || 1 Mini Star || 2 Mini Stars
|-
| '''4th''' || - || - || 1 Mini Star
|}
*1 vs. 3 or 1 vs. 2 (3 or 4 players only)
**The Captain is the solo player.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Result !! 1 vs. 2 !! 1 vs. 3
|-
| '''Captain Wins''' || 7 Mini Stars || 7 Mini Stars
|-
| '''Other Team Wins''' || 4 Mini Stars || 3 Mini Stars
|-
| '''Draw''' || 4 Mini Stars || 4 Mini Stars
|}
*2 vs. 2 (4 players only)
**Pairings are always 1st and 4th vs 2nd and 3rd
**The winners each get 4 Mini Stars, unless a draw happens, in which case everyone gets 4 Mini Stars
*Battle
**Hammer Bro. comes out and forces all players to bet 5 Mini Stars for the next Minigame. If Mini Stars are insufficient then Hammer Bro. makes up the difference.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! 2 Players !! 3 Players !! 4 Players
|-
| '''1st''' || 10 Mini Stars || 10 Mini Stars || 10 Mini Stars
|-
| '''2nd''' || 0 Mini Stars || 5 Mini Stars || 6 Mini Stars
|-
| '''3rd''' || - || 0 Mini Stars || 4 Mini Stars
|-
| '''4th''' || - || - || 0 Mini Stars
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ミニゲームマス
|JapR=Minigēmu Masu
|JapM=Minigame Space
|Dut=Versusvakje
|DutM=Versus space
|Fre=Espace mini-jeu (MP1 and 2)<br>Case étoile<ref>[https://www.nintendo64ever.com/Scans-Magazine,57,Le-Magazine-Officiel-Nintendo-13.html Official Nintendo French magazine N13], page 26</ref><br>Case Mini-Jeu (MP3+)
|FreM=Minigame Space<br>Star space<br>Minigame Space
|PorA=Casa de combate
|PorAM=Combat Space
|PorE=Casa de Competição
|PorEM=Competition Space
|Ita=Spazio Minigioco<br>Spazio VS<br>Spazio tutti contro tutti (''MP:IT'')
|ItaM=Minigame Space<br>VS Space<br>Free-for-all Space
}}

==References==
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==Gallery==
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Mini-GameSpace_MP1.png|''[[Mario Party]]
MiniGameSpaceMP3 Duel.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]
MinigameSpaceMP5.png|''[[Mario Party 5]]
MPA Minigame Space Sprite.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]
MPIT SpaceFree-for-All.png|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]
MP10 SpaceMinigame.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]
</gallery>

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