Mario's Puzzle Party

Mario's Puzzle Party is a 4-player minigame found in Mario Party 3; it later reappears as a Puzzle minigame in Mario Party DS.

Gameplay
The player has to break the colored blocks by connecting two or more blocks to get points. Bricks occasionally fall down to obstruct the player (they can be broken by making combos around them, however), while Thwomps occasionally drop by and crush the blocks underneath it to half-size, which can aid the player in scoring combos. The player who reaches a certain amount of points (like 500) wins. If any player runs out of space in the grid to place their blocks, they are taken out of the game.

The DS version has a few changes to the minigame. The top screen reminds the player about the Thwomps, while the bottom screen shows the entire action. Also, when the player manages to clear the screen of blocks, then, the player is awarded a bonus 1,000 points. In addition to this, there are levels, which speed the game up the higher they are. The highest level one can get to is 99. For every 40 points the player gets, they will earn one Mario Party Point.