Fowl Play

Fowl Play is a duel minigame found in Mario Party 3. The name is derived from the term "Foul Play", and "fowl", which refers to the chickens involved in the game.

Gameplay
In this minigame players must follow the chicken's tracks and catch it in 60 seconds; if one of the players gets too close to the chicken, the chicken will try to run away. The first player who catches the chicken wins, and if no one catches the chicken, the game ends in a draw.

Controls

 * – Move
 * – Jump
 * – Catch

In-game text

 * Game Rules – "Try to chase down and catch the runaway chicken. Get ahead of your rival by jumping the fence."
 * Advice – "It's easy to lose the chicken because it's so nimble and quick. If you can't find it, follow the footprints."

Trivia

 * The background is similar to the Moo Moo Farm racetrack from Mario Kart 64.
 * The chicken bears close resemblance to a Cucco from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
 * Fowl Play is the name of an episode of the Pokémon anime which, coincidentally, aired the week before Mario Party 3 was released in North America.