Random Ride

Random Ride
Appears in	Mario Party 5
Type	Battle minigame
Controls	: Move Cursor : Confirm

Random Ride is a battle minigame found in Mario Party 5.

This game is mostly luck-based. Each player has to pick a name from a list of competitors for a race (randomized). Generally, the better a machine's name, the better the chance that player will win the race. Also, players pick their machine in a random order, leaving players choosing early with an advantage, and vice versa. It is very similar in concept to Day at the Races from Mario Party 2.

Which machine is the best?

After everyone has chosen their machine, the players race. There is nothing players can do at this point; it is all up to chance. Players get eliminated throughout the race through various misfortunes, such as engine blowouts or collisions with Bullet Bills. Eventually, one player is left; that player is declared the winner.
Some examples of names for the machines include:

• General Long Shot
• Totally Terrible
• At Its Best
• Nothing's Right
• Fate's Decision
• Perfect Conditions
• Miracles Do Happen
• Daily Routine
• Almost-Guaranteed Victory
• So-So, I Suppose
• Feeling Good
• Difficulties Ahead

In-Game Text

• Rules from Mario Party 5: "Select a machine you think will reach the finish line. Use the names as best as you can predict the winner."
• Advice from Mario Party 5: "Any machine with a positive name has a better chance at winning the race than a machine with a negative name."

Minigames from Mario Party 5
4-player minigames	Chimp Chase • Chomp Romp • Coin Cache • Coney Island • Dinger Derby • Dodge Bomb • Fish Sticks • Fish Upon a Star • Flower Shower • Frozen Frenzy • Ground Pound Down • Hotel Goomba • Hydrostars • Leaf Leap • Later Skater • Mazed & Confused • Night Light Fright • Pop-Star Piranhas • Pushy Penguins • Rumble Fumble • Triple Jump • Vicious Vending • Will Flower
1-vs-3 minigames	Beam Team • Big Top Drop • Curvy Curbs • Fight Cards • Flatiator • Heat Stroke • Mario Mechs • Mathletes • Quilt for Speed • Revolving Fire • Squared Away • Tube It or Lose It
2-vs-2 minigames	Banking Coins • Berry Basket • Bus Buffer • Clock Stoppers • Defuse or Lose • Handy Hoppers • ID UFO • Manic Mallets • Mario Can-Can • Panic Pinball • Rumble Ready • Submarathon
Battle minigames	Astro-Logical • Bill Blasters • Lucky Lineup • Random Ride • Tug-o-Dorrie • Twist 'n' Out
Duel minigames	Blown Away • Bound of Music • Button Mashers • Countdown Pound • Get a Rope • Head Waiter • Merry Poppings • Piece Out • Pound Peril • Pump 'n' Jump • Shock Absorbers • Shy Guy Showdown • Sky Survivor • Whomp Maze • Wind Wavers
DK minigames	Banana Punch • Da Vine Climb • Mass A-Peel
Bowser minigames	Cage-in Cookin' • Rain of Fire • Scaldin' Cauldron
Boss minigame	Frightmare