Trace Cadets

Trace Cadets is a 4-player and duel minigame that appeared in Mario Party DS. Its name is a pun on "space cadet", which is a term used for people with a flighty, inattentive personality.

Gameplay
A large grid of Tetromino-like pieces will appear on four individual grids, and players will draw lines around the perimeter of the shapes. Whoever fills out their square first wins, and if no one fills out their square within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending
If the minigame ends after one, two or three player(s) filled out their square(s), the spotlight shines on the player's square, the player(s) do(es) their winning mugshot(s) as the losing player(s) do(es) their losing mugshot(s). If it ends in a tie, all players do their losing mugshots as it's getting dark.

Controls

 * – Draw a shape

In-game text

 * Rules – "Build upon your corner by tracing the outlines of any bordering shapes. Here's a complication: you must sketch each shape without lifting your stylus."
 * Tips – "You can't trace just any shape on your field. The only pieces you can trace are those that are outlined in your character's color."

Names in other languages
Klötzchen-Künstler Disegna la Figura