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Mario Party 8 Boards: six maps, free Stars and hotel costs

Compare standard Party board rules with Star Battle Arena conditions.

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Mario and Yoshi compete to hammer nails into wooden beams.Mario and Yoshi compete to hammer nails into wooden beams.The character selection screen displays the full fourteen-character roster.The character selection screen displays the full fourteen-character roster.Four players race karts on a split-screen track.Four players race karts on a split-screen track.
Edition covered

Original Wii edition with individual board movement, Candy and Star Battle Arena. Super Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars rules are excluded.

Only Treetop Temple uses the usual moving-Star rule

The stage menu shows all six boards, including Bowser’s Warped Orbit.
The stage menu shows all six boards, including Bowser’s Warped Orbit.

The other boards change how Stars are won. Check the mode as well: Star Battle Arena replaces several ordinary Party prices and objectives.

Party board rules
BoardStar methodCost or condition
DK’s Treetop TempleMoving Star20 coins
Goomba’s Booty BoardwalkReach Captain GoombaFree Star
King Boo’s Haunted HideawayFind King Boo10 coins
Shy Guy’s Perplex ExpressReach the conductor20 coins
Koopa’s Tycoon TownOwn hotelsLargest investment wins ownership
Bowser’s Warped OrbitSteal from rivalsBullet or Bowser Candy

Hotel Stars follow investment ownership

On Koopa’s Tycoon Town, the largest investor controls a hotel’s Stars. A hotel upgrades at 20 total coins and again at 50, changing its value to two and three Stars.

Star Battle Arena differences
BoardObjectiveImportant change
Treetop TempleGet two StarsA target race
Booty BoardwalkReach Goomba with 50 coinsThe Star is not free here
Haunted HideawayGet two StarsStill search for King Boo
Perplex ExpressPay Holly Koopa 50 coinsConductor is not the winning seller
Tycoon TownControl four StarsInvest across useful hotels
Warped OrbitTake the rival’s three StarsEmpty their Star total

King Boo reshuffles the mansion

Find King Boo and pay ten coins for a Star. Empty goal rooms normally return the player to the start, and a successful purchase rearranges the building.

Warped Orbit is about stealing

Battle Royale gives each player five Stars initially. Bullet and Bowser Candy take Stars from passed opponents; the board has no ordinary Star seller.

References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Nintendo game information or original manualwww.nintendo.com
Super Mario Wiki game referencewww.mariowiki.com