Cardinal Rule

Cardinal Rule
Appears in	Mario Party 7
Type	2-vs.-2 minigame
Time limit	10 seconds per round
Music track	Lazy Day Lollygag
Music sample

Cardinal Rule is a 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 7. The term "cardinal rule" is used for the most fundamental and important rules in a code of conduct.

Introductions

Four Shy Guys toss 18 cards onto the carpet, and the four players fall from the top of the screen onto the carpet.

Gameplay

Both players on two teams have to ground-pound the card pair that matches the one shown in the large mirror at the back of the room. However, many cards can be variations of one card. For example, there can be a Bob-omb, Koopa Troopa, and Goomba card with their eyes open or closed. The first team to get three pairs wins the game.

Ending

The winning and losing teams perform their victory and losing animations, respectively, while the Shy Guy on the winning team's side cheers and the one on the losing team's side holds its head in disappointment.

Controls

• – Move
• – Jump
• → – Ground Pound

In-game text

• Rules – "Look at the card in the center of the screen, then Ground Pound the matching card pair."
• Advice – "The first team to win 3 times takes the match. Watch out, however! Many cards look alike."

Gallery

• 

  Back of each card

• 

  Goomba card, eyes open

• 

  Goomba card, eyes closed

• 

  Koopa Troopa card, eyes open

• 

  Koopa Troopa card, eyes closed

• 

  Bob-omb card, eyes open

• 

  Bob-omb card, eyes closed

See also

• Found it? Pound it!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	みつけてカード Mitsukete kādo	Find the Card
German	Zwillingssuche	Twins Search
Italian	Salta e accoppia	Jump and connect
Spanish	Espejo, espejito	Mirror, Little Mirror (pun on "Mirror, mirror on the wall..." from Snow White)