Sink or Swim

Not to be confused with Sync & Swim!

Sink or Swim
Day Night
Appears in	Mario Party 6
Type	1-vs.-3 minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Blissful
Music sample

Sink or Swim is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party 6.

Overview

The group players must avoid the mines that the solo player drops from above the pool they are in. The group players each have a breath meter; if they stay underwater too long, they float to the top to get air, making it easier for the solo player to drop mines on them. Any group players hit by mines sink out of sight and are eliminated. The solo player wins by eliminating all the other players. The group players win if at least one of them survives long enough.

Controls

Solo (1 player)

• – Move
• – Drop a mine

Group (3 players)

• – Change direction
• – Swim

In-game text

• Rules – "One player drops mines in a pond while the other three players have to avoid getting hit!"
• Advice 1 – "Don't stay underwater too long or you'll run out of air! Look for opportunities to go to the surface!"
• Advice 2 – "The player on the surface should watch the others and aim carefully."

Naming

The minigame's name is a play on a phrase that describes a scenario where someone gets something right or fails, with no intermediate outcomes.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ブクブクサバイバル Bukubuku Sabaibaru	Burbling Survival		[?]
French	Vagues de Mines	Mine Waves		[?]
German	Minentaucher	Mine Diver		[?]
Italian	Mare Minato	Mined Sea		[?]
Spanish	Nadar sin parar	Nonstop Swimming		[?]