Gameplay:
Party Mode:
A game mode where the players can play on the party boards freely. The objective of each board is similar to reach the Star Space and pay 20 Coins to get Stars! After completing a number of turns, the player who accumulated the most stars is declared the winner.
During the Final 5 Turns, Cappy will arrive and cause one of the following effects:
Last place gets 40 Coins!
Last place gets a Star!
Stars cost 5 Coins!
Red Spaces count as Bowser Spaces!
Blue Spaces and Red Spaces give out or take away 9 Coins!
Before the winner is announced, players can receive Bonus Stars depending on certain conditions. Any three Bonus Stars listed below can be given out:
Red Star - Given to the player that landed on the most Red or Bowser Spaces!
Event Star - Given to the player that landed on the most Event Spaces!
Minigame Star - Given to the player that won the most Minigames!
Coin Star - Given to the player that held the most Coins at one point in the game!
Card Star - Given to the player that used the most Cards!
Shop Star - Given to the player that bought the most Cards in Card Shops!
Trading Star - Given to the player that landed on the most Trade Spaces!
Story Mode:
During Story Mode, Cappy and Tiara invite Mario and friends to a special party of their own design. The two allow everyone to make their own boards on a piece of paper. Then, Tiara uses a special wand to make the boards life-sized. A selected character then travels through a predetermined set of boards. During Story Mode, the player will have to complete five of the nine boards to finish Story Mode! The final board in each version of Story Mode will always be Bowser's Fiery Canyon! After completing five boards, Bowser will challenge the player to the minigame Star War, defeating Bowser completes Story Mode for that character.
See: Mario Party: Card Games Story Mode Routes
