Bowser Parade

The Bowser Parade is a parade that occurs regularly in Bowser Land from Mario Party 2. It is led by Baby Bowser, and consists of several pyramid-shaped floats, which resemble enemies such as Goomba, Boo and Thwomp. Rarely, the entire parade resembles a Wiggler.

The first Bowser Parade occurs at the start of the sixth turn, while consecutive parades take place every five turns afterwards, up until the end of the game. The Bowser Parade travels down a set path, which always starts at the central interscetion at the north end of Bowser Land. Anyone caught in the parade's path will be sent back to start, losing two coins for each space they pass on the way.

The Bowser Parade's initial path just travels straight to the south end of the board, and then east towards the start area. However, there are special parade offices at the intersections at the north, west and east ends of the board, where players can pay Baby Bowser five coins to change the direction of the parade if they wish. Changing the parade's path is a good way to force opponents (or even one's self) back to the start, but it can be disadvantegous if players aren't careful. If nobody appears to be in the Bowser Parade's path once the parade starts, Baby Bowser will cancel the parade.

The final Bowser Parade will occur at the start of the fifth last turn, since at that point, there won't be enough time to get another parade going. The parade planning offices will be closed, and players won't have to worry about the parade anymore.