Space (Mario Party series)

Princess Daisy on top of a Blue Space

“Different spaces have very different effects! Fortune! Or disaster! Anything goes!”

—MC Ballyhoo, Mario Party 8

Spaces are marked areas that appear throughout game boards in the Mario Party series. When stopped on, they will cause an event to occur, which can range from benefiting the player to causing a massive event in the board. Depending on the number rolled by the Dice Block, they can be stopped on or passed. There are some spaces that cannot be stopped on, such as the Star Space. More than one character can stop on a space.

Throughout the Mario Party series, there have been several different spaces. Some are recurring, but there are some that appear only in certain games. The shapes of the spaces have also changed throughout the series, ranging from circular to hexagonal. Almost all spaces have special features. The most common spaces that have appeared in nearly every Mario Party game are the Blue Spaces and Red Spaces, which add three coins and subtract three coins, respectively.

List of spaces

This list shows which spaces have appeared during the Mario Party series. * means the space cannot be stopped on.

Image	Space	First appearance	Latest appearance	Rarity	Description
	Blue Space	Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Common	Gives 3 coins. In Mario Party: Island Tour, also serves as a safe space in Banzai Bill's Mad Mountain.
	Red Space	Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Semi-common	Takes 3 coins away. In Mario Party: Island Tour, it also serves as a danger space in Banzai Bill's Mad Mountain.
	Event Space	Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Semi-common	Starts a board event; the event differs on each board, and most boards in the series have multiple events that are tied to separate Event Spaces.
	Chance Time Space	Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Rare	A Chance Time event occurs.
	Mushroom Space	Mario Party	Mario Party 5	Uncommon	In Mario Party, this space either gives a second Dice Block to extend the turn of the player who stopped on it, or makes that player skip their next turn, depending on the result of a roulette block. In Mario Party 4, players can choose a big or small box to get a Mega Mushroom or Mini Mushroom, but the size of the box does not always correspond to what mushroom they get. In Mario Party 5, players can receive a Super Mushroom or a Cursed Mushroom that will affect their dice roll on the next turn.
	Bowser Space	Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Rare	Bowser appears and causes an event, usually negative for the player who lands on the space.
	Minigame Space	Mario Party	Mario Party 10	Uncommon	A minigame can be played.
	Star Space*	Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Only one per board, unless a last five turns event adds more star spaces in Mario Party 5.	Stars can be bought for a number of coins that varies between game and board.
	Bank Space	Mario Party 2	Mario Party Superstars	Uncommon	Players who pass it must pay 5 coins which will be stored in the bank. The one who stops on it gets all the stored coins.
	Item Space	Mario Party 2	Mario Party Superstars	Semi-common	An Item minigame starts. In Mario Party: Island Tour, it gives the player an item.
	Battle Space	Mario Party 2	Mario Party 9	Semi-common (Mario Party 2, 3, and 9) Rare (Mario Party 4 and 6)	A Battle minigame starts.
	Game Guy Space	Mario Party 3		Rare	A Game Guy minigame starts.
	Basic Space	Mario Party 3 (Duel Mode only)		Common	The one who stops on it will claim it as their own space. Owners get 5 coins, and others must pay coins to the Owner.
	Back Space	Mario Party 3 (Duel Mode only)	Mario Party 10	Rare	The one who stops on it must roll a Dice Block, and then travel that number of spaces backwards.
	Power Up Space	Mario Party 3 (Duel Mode only)		Uncommon	Doubles the stats of the player's partners.
	Warp Space	Mario Party 4	Mario Party: Island Tour	Uncommon	Warps whoever stops on it to another player's position.
	DK Space	Mario Party 5	Mario Party 9	Rare	Donkey Kong will appear and cause a positive event.
	Duel Space	Mario Party 5	Mario Party DS	Uncommon	A Duel minigame starts.
	Capsule Space	Mario Party 5		Semi-common	Its function depends on the Capsule placed on it.
	Character Space	Mario Party 6	Mario Party 7	Semi-common	Depends on the Orb placed on it, and the owner gets 5 coins if landed on.
	Orb Space*	Mario Party 6	Mario Party 7	Uncommon	Any passing players get an Orb.
	Shadow Star Space*	Mario Party 6		Only one per board	The player is given a Shadow Star, which makes them lose a Star or 20 coins.
	Rare Mini-Game Space	Mario Party 6 (Solo Boards only)		Rare	Appears at the end of a Solo Board and will unlock a Rare Mini-Game.
	4-Player Space	Mario Party 6 (Solo Boards only)		Uncommon	A 4-Player minigame starts.
	2-Vs-2 Space	Mario Party 6 (Solo Boards only)		Uncommon	A 2-vs-2 minigame starts.
	1-Vs-3 Space	Mario Party 6 (Solo Boards only)	Mario Party 9	Uncommon	A 1-vs-3 minigame starts.
	Koopa Kid Space	Mario Party 7		Uncommon	Character Spaces thrown by Koopa Kids with a Koopa Kid Orb. When players land on it, Koopa Kid appears and causes an event that may hinder or help the player.
	Mic Space	Mario Party 7		Uncommon	A Mic minigame starts.
	Lucky Space	Mario Party 8	Mario Party Superstars	Rare	In Mario Party 8, any player who stops on this space takes a detour to a secret, very fortunate path, with at the end (on most boards) a Star. In Mario Party 9 and 10, the player goes to an event where they can win Mini Stars. In Super Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars, the player spins a roulette wheel to receive a positive effect (similar to Spin Spaces from Mario Party 9).
	Friend Space	Mario Party DS		Uncommon	Two players get each 5 coins (the second one being selected by the player who landed on the space).
	Special Dice Block Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Semi-common	Players can roll another die. In Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10, it gives the player a special Dice Block.
	Green Space	Mario Party 9	Super Mario Party	Common	Does nothing. Acts as the start space in Super Mario Party.
	Dash Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Uncommon	Allows the Captain to roll again.
	Shuffle Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Uncommon	Shuffles the turn order.
	Unlucky Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Rare	Triggers an unlucky event.
	Mini Star Space	Mario Party 9		Rare	Gives the player 1, 2, 3, or 5 Mini Stars (depending on the number on the space).
	Mini Ztar Space	Mario Party 9		Rare	Gives the player 1, 2, 3, or 5 Mini Ztars (depending on the number on the space).
	Free-for-All Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Semi-common	Triggers a Free-for-all minigame.
	Bowser Jr. Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Rare	Triggers a Bowser Jr. minigame. In Mario Party 10, it triggers a Bowser Jr. event.
	Captain Event Space	Mario Party 9		Rare	Triggers a Captain Event for the board.
	Boss Battle Space	Mario Party 9	Mario Party 10	Two per board	Triggers a Boss minigame.
	Magma Space	Mario Party 9		Common, only appears in Magma Mine.	Raises the lava level by 2, 3, or 4, depending on the number on the space.
	Jackpot+ Space	Mario Party 9		Common, only appears in Bowser Station.	Adds 5 or 8 Mini Stars to the Jackpot Machine, depending on the number on the space.
	Spin Space	Mario Party 9		Common	Causes one of many effects to happen, generally positive to the player that lands on it, determined by a roulette.
	Piranha Plant Space	Mario Party: Island Tour		Rare	Causes a Piranha Plant to spit the player back a random number of spaces.
	Steal Space	Mario Party 10		Rare	Triggers an event where a player steals Mini Stars from a opponent.
	Boo Space	Mario Party 10		Uncommon, only appears in Haunted Trail.	Triggers a Boo Change event, where the Boo is passed onto an opponent.
	Bad Luck Space	Super Mario Party		Semi-common	Penalizes the player who lands on it as determined by a roulette.
	Extra Bad Luck Space	Super Mario Party		Semi-common	Penalizes the player who lands on it as determined by a roulette. Worse than the Bad Luck Space.
	Ally Space	Super Mario Party		Common	Allows the player to receive an ally.
	VS Space	Super Mario Party	Mario Party Superstars	Semi-common	Allows the players to duel amongst each other.

Trivia

A disabled Item Space in Mario Party: Island Tour.

• In Mario Party: Island Tour and Mario Party 10, a space will be covered by a large, semi-transparent gray prohibition mark and not have any effect when landed on if a player had previously landed on a space which moved them, was moved by a Setback Shell, Backwards Bill, Crazy Kamek, or Chaos Kamek in Mario Party: Island Tour, or rolled a zero with a 0-1 Dice Block in Mario Party 10.