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Mario Party 10 Boards and modes: Mini Stars, hearts or Stars

Choose the rules before choosing a board.

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MarioMarioThe compact Mario Board used in amiibo Party has a central square route and themed corners.The compact Mario Board used in amiibo Party has a central square route and themed corners.Bowser pursues Team Mario’s vehicle through Mushroom Park.Bowser pursues Team Mario’s vehicle through Mushroom Park.
Edition covered

Original Wii U game. Bowser Party uses the GamePad; amiibo Party requires a compatible figure. Historical Miiverse functions are unavailable.

Mario Party uses the shared vehicle

An overview of Mushroom Park shows its branching amusement-park route.
An overview of Mushroom Park shows its branching amusement-park route.

The current captain rolls and collects the movement result. Mini Stars determine the winner after the board’s events.

Five main boards
BoardMario PartyBowser Party
Mushroom ParkYesYes
Haunted TrailYesNo
Whimsical WatersYesYes
Airship CentralYesNo
Chaos CastleYesYes

Bowser Party has only three boards

Mushroom Park, Whimsical Waters and Chaos Castle host the chase. Haunted Trail and Airship Central are regular Mario Party boards.

Mode comparison
ModeWinning resourceFormat
Mario PartyMini StarsShared vehicle; rival captains
Bowser PartySurviving hearts / eliminationsTeam Mario versus Bowser
amiibo PartyStars then coinsTen-turn compact board
Coin ChallengeCoins from minigamesThree; five; seven rounds

amiibo Party returns to coin purchases

Its compact board plays for ten turns. Coins buy Stars, and tokens alter the small-board contest.

Coin Challenge skips board travel

Pick three, five or seven minigames when the group wants a score contest without a long shared-car route.

References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Nintendo original game informationwww.nintendo.com
Edition-specific mechanics referencewww.mariowiki.com