Trace Cadets

Trace Cadets
4-player mini-game version
Appears in	Mario Party DS
Type	4-player mini-game Duel mini-game
Music track	Contemplation
Music sample

Trace Cadets is a 4-player and duel minigame that appeared in Mario Party DS. Its name is a pun on "space cadet", which is a term used for people with a flighty, inattentive personality.

Gameplay

A large grid of Tetromino-like pieces will appear on four individual grids, and players will draw lines around the perimeter of the shapes. Whoever fills out their square first wins, and if no one fills out their square within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending

If the minigame ends after one, two or three player(s) filled out their square(s), the spotlight shines on the player's square, the player(s) do(es) their winning mugshot(s) as the losing player(s) do(es) their losing mugshot(s). If it ends in a tie, all players do their losing mugshots as it's getting dark.

Controls

• – Draw a shape

In-game text

• Rules – "Build upon your corner by tracing the outlines of any bordering shapes. Here's a complication: you must sketch each shape without lifting your stylus."
• Tips – "You can't trace just any shape on your field. The only pieces you can trace are those that are outlined in your character's color."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ピースをかいて Pīsu o kaite	Piece Drawing
French	Trait pour Trait	Line for Line (Expression meaning "Exactly the same")
German	Klötzchen-Künstler	Block Artists
Italian	Disegna la Figura	Draw the Figure
Korean	퍼즐 조각 그리기 Peojeul jogak geurigi	Puzzle Piece Draw
Spanish	Trazo a trazo	Trace by Trace