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Naye745 posted...
and i thought it was hilarious! imo, if you're not willing to accept the silly nonsense in mario party, you should not be playing mario party

Absolutely, gotta roll with the punches in Mario Party. They just started removing the thing's teeth as time went on from "can definitely screw someone, but who knows who benefits from it" to "random" to "what is pachinko" to utterly neutered.

Day At The Races
https://pastebin.com/UJNPkrbQ

That explains and breaks down all the odds for every single racer. The fact that childhood beliefs of "oh Whomp looks sad" or "Boo has the best odds" are, in fact, TRUE is great. It becomes a lot closer to actual horse racing this way. I'm always a fan of luck-based mini-games being Battle games; putting a ton at risk and only having your gumption to get through is fantastic. Screaming at Boo for tripping when he has no feet, Whomp defeating people by just trying very hard and his forehead counting as crossing the finish line, Bob-omb choosing to end his own life and light himself on fire just to win a race - all fantastic. Too bad Thwomp sucks. And that DatR is only the second-best luck-based battle game in its own game.

Monty Mole (SMP)
Honestly he's more flexible than Mario and Yoshi. Utterly adorable animations, a brilliant choice to round out Bowser's villains crew. Also has the best contextual animation in the entire game, where when he has to bop another Monty Mole during a mini-game, his eyes shoot wide open and he looks so distressed. That's the kind of little detail I LIVE for.

Wiggler (MP2)
The Hootenanny event is only weakened due to the board that it's on. Western Land has two Boos, so there really isn't a good place on the perimeter to stick it for the sake of space denial. Swap its placement with the Item Shop and it's SUPER deadly and worth it. That said, getting everyone blackout drunk on milk is always fun. I do think that the Wario's Battle Canyon Fly Guy and his 10 coin cost is better bang for your buck than Wiggler's 20 coin cost, but Wiggler accusing you of hating parties and fun if you don't want everyone to get drunk on milk is pretty solid. And it CAN be used for temporary denial... it's just not as strong since you put everyone roughly 3 turns away from Boo. Sub-par in pretty much all regards.

The Big Boo (MP2)
The epitome of "cool but impractical". Due to being night-only AND behind a skeleton key door, you're in a rough place trying to get him unless you're going first and are on a mid-day cycle. Even then, it is going to be incredibly rare that you're going to 1. get 150 coins in order to steal three stars and 2. have three targets to steal from. It is far more economical and effective to go through the middle Boo row. However, there is one element that The Big Boo does very well: fear. Absolute terror that someone might get the most devastating power in the entire game overrides the logic that it's not actually that great. There is no point in choosing to play on Horror Land and NOT trying to flex on everyone by hitting Big Boo.

Shake It Up (MP8)
Amazingly, competitive jerking it is one of the most enjoyable mini-games of the MP8 bunch. Everyone has a good time.

Millennium Star Tier
Booksquirm (MP4)
Hexagon Heat (MP2)
Mushroom Mix-Up (MP1)
Day At The Races (MP2)

Super Star Tier
Faire Square (MP6)
Lights Out (MP2)
Monty Mole (SMP)
Slapparazzi (SMP)
Chance Time

Happening Star Tier
Bumper Balls
The Big Boo (MP2)
Control Stick Spinning (MP1)
Shake It Up (MP8)
Mario Party 8

Red Star Tier
Wiggler (MP2)
Toadette
Mario

Sonic Shuffle Tier
Duel Mode (MP3)
Kamek (MP2)

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