Minigame

Mini-games are events in the Marioverse. Mini-games 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. In the Marioverse, Mini-Games primarily refer to the Mini-Games played in the Mario Party series.

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-Games
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. Some 1 vs. 3 Mini-Games are unfair to either the single player or the the other three players.

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

Item Mini-Games
Item Mini-Games are games that a player can play to get an item. If the player gets Baby Bowser, the player gets nothing. They first appeared in Mario Party 2 as items appear in that game, but were cancelled in games following Mario Party 3.

Bowser Mini-Games
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 or items.

Donkey Kong Mini-Game
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.