Game Guide for "Mario Party 8"
- Before the start of each mini-game, always select "How to Play." While the objectives of each game are simple, the instructions will show each player how to hold their Wii Remote for the mini game. Some games require you to point, others require you to hold the Wii Remote horizontally like a controller.
- The winner is always the player with the most Power Stars. Aside from buying stars, stop into every store on the board you pass and purchase candy to eat and choose paths on the board with the most blue spaces to earn extra coins. At the end of the match, additional stars will be awarded to players who win the most mini-games, collect the most coins and use the most candy.
- Check the spaces in front of you before eating yellow or blue candy. These candies impact every player you pass on the board during one die roll. Save them until multiple players are less than six spaces ahead of you. Depending on the candy you eat, every player you pass after eating the candy will pay you coins, lose all their coins, be sent back to the start of the board or lose a turn.
- Go to the Free Play Acrade in the Mini-Game Tent outside of the main game to practice your mini-game skills. Use this time to develop strategies for mini-games you may have had trouble with during past matches. The Free Play Arcade can only be accessed when you're not engaged in a match.