Card Smarts

Template:Minigame-infobox Card Smarts is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9. The name is a pun on the title of the American game show Card Sharks.

Introduction

The players stand around a table in front of a background as seen in the game's credits. The camera goes to the captain, who is dealt cards. The screen splits to show all players.

Gameplay

In their hand, each player has one "5" card, two "4" cards, two "3" cards, two "2" cards, and one "1" card. The players have five seconds to select a card. Players move their cursors back and forth until the timer reaches zero, at which they play their selected cards. The player who picks the card with the highest number earns one point. If more than one player picks the same card that is the highest, each player who does this earns one point. However, if everybody chooses a card of the same kind, then nobody earns a point. Once a card is used, it is gone for the rest of the game. 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 have earned. If all the players do not reach three points by their last cards, they all lose and are ranked fourth place. If the remaining players' last cards are the same as each other's, then nobody earns 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 often as you want before the timer runs out."

See also

• Deck Hands

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	かけひきカードバトル Kakehiki kādo batoru	Strategy Card Battle
Chinese	卡牌比大小 Kǎ pái bǐ dàxiǎo	Card Sizes
German	Hoher Einsatz	High Use
Italian	Carta più alta vince	The highest card wins
Spanish	Cartácticas	Portmanteau of carta (card) and tácticas (tactics)