Mario Party 3

Mario Party 3 is the third installment of the popular Mario Party series. The game is centered around the Millennium Star, who replaces Toad as the host. Mario Party 3 has 70 all new mini-games, and players can now hold up to three items. It also offers a special twist to the game unique in the Mario Party series: duel boards, where to players fight each other using partners.

Objective
In Battle Royale Mode, players have to get as many Stars as possible. Stars cost 20 coins.

In Duel Mode, players have to defeat their opponent with their partners. Each player starts with 5 heart pieces.

Playable Characters
These are the playable characters for the game.

Returning Playable Characters, their colours and stamps:
 * Mario – Red, Courage
 * Luigi – Blue, All-round (Replaces the chosen character in Duels)
 * Yoshi – Green, Kindness
 * Peach – Pink, Love
 * Wario – Purple, Wit
 * Donkey Kong – Brown, Strength

New Playable Characters and their colors:
 * Daisy – Yellow, Beauty
 * Waluigi – Black, Mischief

Battle Royale Boards

 * Chilly Waters
 * Deep Bloober Sea
 * Spiny Desert
 * Woody Woods
 * Creepy Cavern
 * Waluigi's Island (unlockable)

Battle Royale Spaces

 * Blue Space
 * Red Space
 * Item Space
 * ? Space
 * Star Space
 * Bowser Space
 * Battle Space
 * Bank Space
 * Chance Time Space
 * Game Guy Space

Duel Boards

 * Gate Guy
 * Arrowhead
 * Pipesqueak
 * Blowhard
 * Mr. Mover
 * Backtrack (unlockable)

Duel Spaces

 * Basic Space
 * Power-up Space
 * Reverse Space
 * Mini-Game Space
 * ? Space
 * Game Guy Space

Items
Items appear only on Battle Royale boards. They can be bought at an item shop. Either Toad or Baby Bowser runs the shop, both selling different items. Some items can only be got through an Item Space.

Items that can be bought only from Toad:
 * Mushroom
 * Warp Block
 * Cellular Shopper
 * Dueling Glove
 * Golden Mushroom
 * Boo Repellent
 * Magic Lamp

Items that can be bought only from Baby Bowser:
 * Reverse Mushroom
 * Poison Mushroom
 * Bowser Phone
 * Plunder Chest
 * Lucky Lamp
 * Boo Bell
 * Bowser Suit

Items that can be bought from either one:
 * Skeleton Key
 * Item Bag

Items not sold in shops:
 * Wacky Watch
 * Barter Box
 * Koopa Card
 * Lucky Charm

Modes
As in all Mario Party games, there are always other modes to play:


 * Mini-game Mode: Players can play all the mini-games that they have collected here, even secret mini-games.
 * Story: A single player can go through the storyline. It is set what boards have to be completed in what order. There are Battle Royale and Duel boards. After each Battle Royale board, the player had to fight a certain character on a duel board for a Star Stamp. If the player was to duel with the character he has selected for his own, he would battle Luigi instead.

Trivia

 * This is the second game to ever feature Waluigi, and the third to ever feature Daisy.
 * It is also the first Mario Party game to have new playable characters.