Everyone loves a good board game. They’re inviting, simple, and it’s the best way to get back at your friends. Nintendo knows this and brought their classic Mario Party IP to the Switch. In 2018, Super Mario Party hit the switch for all kinds of players. It took the classic Mario Party platform and added various tweaks,maps, and new mini games to yell at your friends for practicing before you play.
Super Mario Party Premise
Super Mario Party is a board game sim built around the mario world. Up to four players will take turns moving around various boards with various challenges. The goal is simple, collect the most stars to win the game. The way to get stars will differ per board and inbetween rounds of board play there will be mini-games. Some will be team and other individual games that can steal stars, gain or lose coins, and even move spaces or postions around the board.
Super Mario Party Main Characters
Super Mario Party has a whole cast of pervious Mario characters to choose from. However, with the lack of a serious story or story of any kind it’s best to think of the characters as game pieces.
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Daisy
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Yoshi
- Rosalina
- Donkey Kong
- Diddy Kong
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
- Boo
- Shy Guy
- Toad
- Toadette
- Dry Bones
- Hammer Bro
- Koopa Troopa
Other Mario Party Games in the Series
Mario Party has been Nintendo’s board game sim for years, and in turn, has made quite the collection of titles.
- Mario Party (1998)
- Mario Party 2 (1999)
- Mario Party 3 (2000)
- Mario Party 4 (2002)
- Mario Party 5 (2003)
- Mario Party 6 (2004)
- Mario Party 7 (2005)
- Mario Party 8 (2007)
- Mario Party 9 (2012)
- Mario Party: Island Tour (2013)
- Mario Party 10 (2015)
- Super Mario Party (2018)
- Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Super Mario Party Cheats and Bonuses
Super Mario Party Challenge Road mode
Unlock all mini-game to unlock Challenge Road mode.
Kamek’s Tantalizing Tower board
Play all other boards at least once to unlock the Kamek’s Tantalizing Tower board.
Bonus characters
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character:
- Diddy Kong: Successfully complete Chestnut Forest (World 2) in Challenge Road, then talk to him in the plaza.
- Donkey Kong: Successfully complete three different River Survival courses, then talk to him in the plaza.
- Dry Bones: Play all game modes (River Survival, Board Game, and Soundstage) at least once.
- Pom Pom: Successfully complete Salty Sea (World 5) in Challenge Road, then talk to her in the plaza.
Gold Oar
Successfully complete the five different routes in River Survival mode. Then, talk to Birdo in the plaza and she will ask you a question. Choose “Gold Oar” instead “Gold Bar” to unlock Gold Oar.
Super Mario Party FAQ
Is Mario Party a skill or luck?
Mario Party is a mixture of both skill and luck but is designed to be light game for all ages. It’s best to just enjoy the game and not read too much into winning.
Is there a strategy to rolling in Mario Party?
According to Reddit User U/tooslothtocare – “The dice rolling is not random in SMP. Each roll cycles through the 6 sides in order. While rolling, watch the dice as it syncs with the dice rolling audio. It will always cycle through the 4th number on the dice with the audio cue, while spinning. Practice the timing of hitting the dice on this cue and you effectively can control what you roll. Hit a little before the cue, and roll one of the first numbers. Hit after the cue and get the later numbers.”
What is the secret to winning Mario Party?
Sort of, the key to winning Mario Party is strategize, plan, have a backup plan, use items wisely, and have fun. The only players who lose are the players not having fun.