Mario Party 6 and its GameCube microphone attachment introduced six creative new boards, Toadette as a playable character, and the revised orb system.
While two boards retain the classic style of purchasing stars for the standard 20 coins, the other four boards introduce new objectives and rules, like the star stealing Chain Chomps of Snowflake Lake. Toadette is welcomed in as the eleventh character to join the playable character roster and a new Solo Mode tasks a single player to play minigames on mode exclusive maps. The microphone attached gets its own mode where microphone enabled minigames are played. Plus, 82 minigames!
Hit either of the two links below for Mario Party 6 board and minigame lists, along with tips and advice for each. Got a tip of your own? Make sure to submit any helpful advice with the submission form at the bottom of each tip page!
Board Tips | Minigame Tips
Release Dates
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Europe | Australia |
| Thursday, November 18, 2004 | Monday, December 6, 2004 | Friday, March 18, 2005 | Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
Playable Characters
Mario Party 6 keeps everyone from the previous game and adds Toadette as an unlockable.
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| Mario | Luigi | Peach | Yoshi |
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| Wario | Daisy | Waluigi | Toad |
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| Boo | Koopa Kid | Toadette* |
*This character is playable for the first time and unlockable.
6 Boards
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| Towering Treetop |
E. Gadd’s Garage |
Faire Square |
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| Snowflake Lake |
Castaway Bay |
Clockwork Castle* |
*This board is unlockable!
82 Mini-Games
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| 4-Player (23) | 1 vs 3 (11) | 2 vs 2 (12) |
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| Battle (6) | Duel (15) | DK (3) |
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| Bowser (3) | Mic (5) | Rare (4) |
6 Modes
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| Party Mode | Solo Mode | Mic Mode |
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| Mini-Game Mode | Star Bank | Option Mode |
Orbs
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Mushroom Orb | 5 coins | Adds a second dice block to your roll. |
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Super ‘Shroom Orb | 15 coins | Adds two additional dice blocks to your roll. |
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Sluggish ‘Shroom Orb | 10 coins | Slow the dice block and select the number you want. Make sure to jump one number before the number you want. |
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Metal Mushroom Orb | 10 coins | Pass through any roadblock orb traps without getting affected. |
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Bullet Bill Orb | 20 coins | Roll a dice block and steal 20 coins from anyone you pass. |
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Warp Pipe Orb | 10 coins | Trade places with a random player. |
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Flutter Orb | 30 coins | Warps you to the star. You still have to purchase the star yourself! |
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Cursed Mushroom Orb | Free | Roll a dice block that only goes from 1-3. Only available in Solo Mode. |
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Spiny Orb | 5 coins | Lose 10 coins. |
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Goomba Orb | 10 coins | Roll a dice block and the number you roll is the amount the player who landed on your space will give you. |
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Piranha Plant Orb | 15 coins | Steal half the coins of the opponent who lands on it. |
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Klepto Orb | 5 coins | Player is sent back to Start. |
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Toady Orb | 5 coins | Steal an orb from the player who lands on the space. |
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Kamek Orb | 10 coins | Take over an already placed orb from the player who lands on the space. |
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Mr. Blizzard Orb | 10 coins | Player who lands on the space loses all their orbs. |
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Podoboo Orb | 5 coins | Pass it and lose 10 coins. |
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Zap Orb | 15 coins | For every space after passing this roadblock, lose 5 coins. Deadly. |
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Tweester Orb | 5 coins | Pass by and get thrown to a random space. |
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Thwomp Orb | 10 coins | Immediately stop your roll and turn on the space the roadblock is on. |
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Bob-omb Orb | 10 coins | Pass through and have your remaining roll cut in half. |
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Koopa Troopa Orb | 10 coins | Swap places with the player the placed the roadblock. |
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Snack Orb | 10 coins | Protects you from a single Chain Chomp attack. |
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Boo Away Orb | 10 coins | Protects you from a single Pink Boo attack. |
Spaces
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Blue Space | Gain 3 coins. |
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Red Space | Lose 3 coins. |
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Happening Space | Activates event. Depends on board and placement. |
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Duel Space | Activates a duel. Wager coins or a star. |
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DK Space | Starts Donkey Kong event. |
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Bowser Space | Starts Bowser event. |
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Miracle Space | Starts a Miracle event. Essentially Chance Time! |