Deck Hands

Deck Hands is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 7 and a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party: The Top 100. The name comes from the "all hands on deck" boatswain's call.

Introduction
The cards all fall from above and land in a pile in front of a Shy Guy. Sections of the floor then open up, and platforms with the players on them rise. The camera then switches to the view of the Shy Guy, who then looks at the first player.

Gameplay
In this minigame, players take turns choosing cards numbered one through thirteen from the table. The cards are facedown, making this a game of chance. Each player gets three turns to choose a card. In the first round, the order of play is random, but in the succeeding rounds, it goes by who got the lower-numbered cards. There is only one of each card numbered one to thirteen in the deck. The highest possible score is 36, and the lowest possible score is six. The player with the highest total value of their cards wins.

Ending
The one card remaining after the players have chosen the others returns to the center of the table, and the camera switches views to show all the players and the Shy Guy. In Mario Party 7, the winner then does their victory animation while the losers sulk, with the Shy Guy cheering in the background. The game can end without a loser if everyone gets the same score in the end, though pulling this off is difficult due to the randomness.

Mario Party 7

 * – Select card
 * – Confirm

Mario Party: The Top 100

 * Left and right: Select card
 * Confirm

Mario Party 7

 * Rules – "Pick a card, any card! The player who picks the 3 highest cards is the winner!"
 * Advice – "Card numbers range from 1 to 13. Watch the cards... and hope you get lucky!"

Mario Party: The Top 100

 * Description – "Draw 3 cards. Whoever has the highest total at the end wins!"
 * On-screen – "Pick the highest cards!"