
If Bowser catches up to Team Mario, he forces them to play a randomly selected "Bowser Battle" minigame, where hearts are lost if the players are hit by his attacks. If he does not roll a high enough number to catch Team Mario, he is given the option to reroll, though the option is only given once. Each member of Team Mario rolls one Dice Block, while Bowser rolls four Bowser Dice Blocks by default, though certain events can cause him to have more or less available. Mini Stars are replaced by Hearts, and the goal of Bowser is to deplete all of the other players' six hearts, while the goal of the other players is to make it to the Super Star at the end of the course with at least one heart between them. One player controls Bowser using the GamePad, and up to four others use Wii Remotes to play against him as Team Mario. Also, item shops return, this time in the form of Toad Houses, where a Special Dice Block is given to all players.īowser Party “Bowser chases Team Mario and wreaks havoc!” - Bowser Party menu descriptionīowser Party is a new mode of gameplay featuring Bowser. When in Chaos Castle, Yellow Toad takes Bowser's place and gives the player 20 Mini Stars for freeing him. If Bowser isn't free by the time the "Homestretch!" space is reached, he will be sealed away and his son will add Bowser Jr. The player who unlocks the last lock loses half of their Mini Stars and Bowser will add Bowser Spaces on the board. Bowser will sometimes pound on his cell multiple times and look around in the GamePad. Each time a Dice Block is rolled, the lock of the corresponding number will be unlocked (there are six locks, one for each number on the die). A brand new feature is that Bowser is locked in the GamePad with dice numbers.

Characters move around in vehicles taking turns being the captain and rolling the dice.

Similar to Mario Party 9, players compete to get the most Mini Stars while traveling through the board on one vehicle, though this time, everyone starts with five Mini Stars. Mario Party is the central mode of Mario Party 10. Other modes include Minigames and Toad's Room - the former has players simply playing minigames while the latter is where players can access a shop, a photo booth, and other items. Mario Party 10 offers three basic modes of play: Mario Party, Bowser Party, and amiibo Party each with their own unique styles of play.
