Musical Snares

Template:Minigame-infobox Musical Snares (known as Balance Beat in PAL regions) is a General minigame from Mario Party: Island Tour. The name is a pun on the party game "musical chairs".

Introduction

A note drops in the middle of the snare drum, and the game begins.

Gameplay

Musical notes are popping in on the drum, and players, who are on rubber balls, scramble to collect them in order to earn points. Silver notes are worth one point, while golden notes are worth two. Every time the player gets a note, their ball will get bigger. The player with the highest score by the end of the minigame wins.

Controls

• – Move

In-game text

• Rules – NTSC "Collect as many musical notes as you can. Special gold notes are worth extra points."
• Rules – PAL "Collect the musical notes that appear on the stage."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	玉乗りおんぷあつめ Tamanori onpu atsume	Collect Notes on the Ball
Dutch	Rollende Rockers	Rolling Rockers
German	Rock 'n' Roll	puPun with the music style rock 'n' roll and to roll
Italian	Equilibrismo notevole	Notable balancing
Portuguese	Arena Musical	Musical Arena
Spanish	Circo musical	Musical Circus