Trial by Tile

Trial by Tile
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	Extra mini-game
Initial record	3'00"00
Music	Challenge

Trial by Tile appears as an extra minigame in the Extras Zone in Mario Party 8. Its name is a pun on the phrase "Trial by fire", which is when someone must immediately prove him/herself under difficult circumstances. The player can use either the original Mario characters or the Miis from the Wii console to play this minigame.

Introduction

Players are seen standing on colored pedestals, before they turn to face the screen in the center of the room. The camera then zooms in closer to the screen, and the game begins.

Gameplay

A series of tiles with pictures of Mario character faces appears on the smaller screen to the left, and players must find that exact arrangement of tiles on the larger screen to the right, using the Wii Remote as the cursor.

The player must successfully find five arrangements before they can clear a level. There are a total of three levels. With each new level, more tiles will be added to the larger screen on the right, making it slightly harder for the player to find the correct arrangements. The objective is to make it through all three levels in the fastest time possible.

Ending

The player will turn on their pedestal to face the camera, and do their victory pose. If they didn't beat their previous record however, they do their losing pose instead.

Controls

• Wii Remote
  • Use the Pointer to move the cursor
• Buttons
  • / – Select

In-game text

• Rules – "Scan the panels to find a matching arrangement. Find as many matches as you can!"
• Hint – "Scan carefully, then select quickly!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	A cuadros	Chequered
French	Chasseur de Têtes	Head Hunter
German	Gesichtskontrolle	Face Inspection
Italian	1000 e una Faccia	A Thousand and One Faces Pun on Le mille e una notte (One Thousand and One Nights)