Card Smarts

Card Smarts is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9. The name is a pun on the game show Card Sharks. The concept of this minigame is similar to Deck Hands from Mario Party 7.

Introduction
The players stand around a table. The camera goes to the captain, who is dealt cards. The screen splits to all players.

Gameplay
Players must try to have the highest card for three rounds.

Players move their cursors back and forth until the timer reaches zero, at which they play their selected card. In their hand, each player has one 5 card, two 4 cards, two 3 cards, two 2 cards, and one 1 card. Once a card is used, it is gone for the rest of the game. Players have five seconds to select a card. If more than one player picks the same card that is the highest, each player that does this earns one point. However, if everybody chooses a card of the same kind, then nobody will earn a point. The first player to earn three points from having the highest card wins.

If one card remains, the game ends, and the remaining players will be ranked by how many points they've earned. If all the players don't reach three points by their last card, they all lose and are ranked fourth place. If the remaining players' last cards are the same as each other's, then nobody will earn a point.

In-game text

 * Rules – "Choose a card from your hand. Whoever plays the card with the highest number earns one point. Be the first player to earn three points to win!"
 * Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to select a card and  to confirm. You can change your card as you want before the timer runs out."