Minigame

Mini-games (alternatively spelled as "minigames") are usually optional short games which may reward coins or items. However, some must be completed for high scores or access to a new area.

Mario Party series mini-games
The Mario Party series has many types of mini-games. Most award ten coins while some award items. In Mario Party, a few mini-games can cause a player to lose coins, although this system was changed in later Mario Party games.

1-player mini-games
1-player mini-games are mini-games played alone. These mini-games are usually accessed by landing on the Star Space. If the player fails, he loses 5 coins but if he or she wins, the player wins 10 coins.

4-player mini-game
4-player mini-games are mini-games that pit all four players against each other. These mini-games are made in a sense of equality between all players. This system has remained unchanged since the first Mario Party.

1 vs. 3 mini-games
1 vs. 3 mini-games are games that challenges a single player against the other three.

2 vs. 2 mini-games
2 vs. 2 mini-games are mini-games that have the player paired-up with another, random player. Players often need to work together and cooperate to beat these games.

Item mini-games
Item mini-games are games that a player can play to get an item. If the player gets Koopa Kid, they get nothing. They only appeared in Mario Party 2 and 3.

Bowser mini-game
Bowser mini-games are Bowser's own mini-games, Bowser mini-games are often extremely unfair to the players as Bowser makes all the rules. Bowser mini-games are also similar to 4-player mini-games, except that the winner gets nothing and the losers lose coins, Stars (if they had one), or items.

Donkey Kong mini-game
Introduced in Mario Party 5, Donkey Kong mini-games are mini-games run by Donkey Kong which are often short. They usually have players focus on collecting as many bananas as possible. After the Donkey Kong mini-game is finished, players can trade their bananas to Donkey Kong for coins. They can also gain more depending on the DK Roulette.

Duel mini-game
Duel Mini-Games are mini-games that involve two players to play a mini-game against each other. Most usually have high stakes, some are common in various Duel modes. The challenging player can choose to either play for coins or Stars. This is provided that the challenging player himself has enough to wager. From Mario Party 7 onwards, the winner's prize was decided by a roulette wheel.

Mini mini-game
Mini mini-games are a type of mini-game in Mario Party 4. It can only be played by a partier that has used a Mini Mushroom on themself. There are two types of Mini mini-games, those that involve winning items, like Item-Go-Round and Item Poker, and those that involve winning coins, like the Coin Slots and Tropical Fishing.

Battle mini-games
Battle Mini-Games are mini-games that allows all four player to face each other. Unlike other mini-games, the rank is important so for example, a player can still win coins for being in second place. Like the 4-player mini-games, most mini-games are evenly matched between the four players. The challenges can go up to 10 (later 5) to 50 coins per player. The scoring for Battle games up to Mario Party 7: If the total number of coins is not a multiple of 10, one random player gets a bonus coin.
 * 1st: 70% of the total no. coins
 * 2nd: 30% of the total no. coins

In Mario Party 8, the scoring was changed slightly:
 * 1st: 70% of the total
 * 2nd: 25% of the total
 * 3rd: 5% of the total

Super Mario 64 DS Mini-games
Super Mario 64 DS features a grand total of 36 mini-games, which are divided among the game's four playable characters. Two of each character's mini-games are unlocked along with the characters themselves, while the remainder are unlocked by catching Rabbits. All of the mini-games utilize the DS's touch screen.

Yoshi's Games
Yoshi's mini-games are puzzle based.
 * 1) Wanted!
 * 2) Loves me...?
 * 3) Hide and Boo Seek
 * 4) Puzzle Panel
 * 5) Boom Box
 * 6) Tox Box Shuffle
 * 7) Which Wiggler?
 * 8) Mix-a-Mug
 * 9) Puzzle Panic

Mario's Games
Mario's mini-games are action themed.
 * 1) Mario's Slides
 * 2) Bounce and Pounce
 * 3) Sort or 'Splode
 * 4) Trampoline Time
 * 5) Shuffle Shell
 * 6) Bounce and Trounce
 * 7) Connect the Characters
 * 8) Shell Smash
 * 9) Trampoline Terror

Luigi's Games
Luigi specializes in "table" games, also known as gambling games.
 * 1) Memory Match
 * 2) Pair-a-Gone
 * 3) Picture Poker
 * 4) Mushroom Roulette
 * 5) Mario Slot
 * 6) Lucky Stars
 * 7) Pair-a-Gone and On
 * 8) Memory Master
 * 9) Super Mario Slot

Wario's Games
Wario has the most diverse collection of mini-games, almost no description applies to all of them.
 * 1) Bob-omb Squad
 * 2) Snowball Slalom
 * 3) Bingo Ball
 * 4) Coincentration
 * 5) Psyche Out!
 * 6) Slots Shot
 * 7) Lakitu Launch
 * 8) Intense Coincentration
 * 9) Giant Snowball Slalom

New Super Mario Bros. mini-games
New Super Mario Bros. featured mini-games in much the same vein as Super Mario 64 DS. Indeed, some of the more popular Super Mario 64 DS mini-games are copied exactly for New Super Mario Bros.  However, most of the mini-games are new, and many are multiplayer, something never seen in Super Mario 64 DS's games.

Action

 * 1) Snowball Slalom
 * 2) Lakitu Launch
 * 3) Danger, Bob-Omb! Danger!
 * 4) Whack-A-Monty
 * 5) Balloon Racing
 * 6) Snowball Slam (Vs. only)

Puzzle

 * 1) Wanted!
 * 2) Which Wiggler?
 * 3) Hide And Boo Seek
 * 4) Puzzle Panel
 * 5) Coincentration
 * 6) Loves Me... (Vs. only)

Table

 * 1) Memory Match
 * 2) Picture Poker
 * 3) Pair-A-Gone
 * 4) Speed (Vs. only)
 * 5) Luigi's Thrilling Cards (Vs. only)
 * 6) Luigi-Jack (Vs. only)
 * 7) Bob-omb Reverse (Vs. only)

Variety

 * 1) Mario's Slides
 * 2) Sort Or 'Splode
 * 3) Bounce And Trounce
 * 4) Bob-Omb Squad
 * 5) Trampoline Time

1-on-1
As their name suggests, all the 1-on-1 games are multiplayer exclusive. Many of them are multiplayer versions of Variety games.
 * 1) Bob-omb Sudden Death
 * 2) Jumping Brothers
 * 3) Vs. Lakitu Launch
 * 4) Jumping Sudden Death
 * 5) Vs. Trampoline Time
 * 6) Bob-omb Trampoline
 * 7) Vs. Pair-a-Gone

Super Paper Mario mini-games

 * Hammer Whacker
 * Tilt Island
 * Mansion Patrol
 * Forget Me Not

Super Mario Galaxy mini-games

 * Rolling Ball
 * Bob-omb Blasting
 * Bubble Blowing
 * Ray Surfing

Also see

 * Microgame
 * Bonus Game
 * Beetle Mania