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During the standard game, four different characters compete on one of six themed boards. When playing with fewer than four people, players select which characters the computer will control, as well as their difficulty level and handicap. Players can also select from five different areas to play on from the Play Choices screen by selecting the Select File screen in the beginning. Here, the player is given the choices of five different areas to play on: party tent, star battle arena, minigame tent, extras zone, and fun bazaar. The party tent allows for characters to compete on boards in three kinds of battles: four characters compete in a Battle Royale (one to four players). They separate into two teams (one to four players) in a Tag Battle. Two characters face off (one or two players) in a Duel Battle. In the star battle arena mode, one player faces off against one opponent on each board. In the minigame tent, players can several non-board challenges from the minigames. The extras zone has the eight extra minigames that don't appear in board-play. Finally, the fun bazaar has the player use their carnival cards to unlock minigames and other surprises. Minigame records can also be viewed here. For general board-play modes, players take turns rolling dice and moving across the game board, with the goal being to amass as many stars as possible within the alloted turn limit.
Towards the end of the game, during the last five turns, gameplay is altered slightly. This can include events such as coins being awarded to the player in last place, as well as additional coins being placed on each space. After the game has ended, three Bonus Stars (which can be enabled or disabled as a game option) may be awarded to players for various feats during play. Finally, the player with the most stars is declared the winner, with the number of coins possessed used as a tiebreaker.
Additional game modes allow players to directly compete in minigames without making use of the game board. Several of these modes tie a number of minigames together, with each minigame won moving the winning player closer to victory.
[edit] Boards
While some of the game boards are classic Mario Party in nature, with players attempting to reach locations where 20 coins (10 coins in King Boo's board and in Capt. Goomba's board stars are free because of all the spaces you need to travel to get a star) , others are more varied. For example, "Koopa's Tycoon Town" involves players investing coins into hotels (as in Monopoly) in order to earn stars, with each hotel only providing stars to the player with the highest current investment.
As always, all boards include a number of random elements which can greatly influence the course of the game. Notable for this is "Shy Guy's Perplex Express", where the train cars which make up the game board can be re-ordered as the result of landing on a certain space, potentially changing the relative positions of all players.
The Boards are: DK's Treetop Temple, Goomba's Booty Boardwalk, King Boo's Haunted Hideaway, Shy Guy's Perplex Express, Koopa's Tycoon Town, Bowser's Warped Orbit (this last one is a secret board after Bowser steals the special prize from the playing character).
[edit] Minigames
At the heart of Mario Party 8 are the minigames, with one taking place at least once per turn. A number of the minigames rely on the unique capabilities of the Wii Remote, while others instead require players to hold the controller sideways and use only the buttons.
There are eight different types of minigames: 4 player free-for