Editing Cardiators

{{minigame-infobox
| image = [[File:CardiatorNormal.png|260px]]
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
| type = Duel mini-game
| controls = '''Wii Remote:''' Hold sideways<br>'''Buttons:''' {{button|wii|Pad}} Move cursor/player<br>{{button|wii|2}} Choose card
| song = It's on Now
}}
'''Cardiators''' is a Duel [[minigame]] that appears in the game ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of "card" and "gladiators". The [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] is held sideways for this minigame.

==Gameplay==
The two players enter a gladiator-like stadium from gated entranceways on opposite ends and face each other in the middle of the stadium. Three face-down numbered cards appear, each with a number from one to three. Both players select a card, and the player with the highest number goes first.

The players compete in an [[RPG]]-style card battle, with 20 [[Heart Point|Health Point]]s each. A set of numbered cards from 1 to 12 is displayed facedown on a nearby table. Each player has ten seconds to pick a numbered card, which will also have a character on it; if they do not make a selection, the card their cursor highlights is automatically picked for them. The character is summoned to attack the opponent and deal damage equal to its value; the [[Penguin]] does the least damage, while the [[Chain Chomp]] does the most.

The first player to reduce their opponent's HP to 0 wins. The camera zooms in on the winning player, who stands behind the table of cards and does their victory pose as the losing player remains sitting on the ground behind them, still dazed from the last attack.
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===Cards===
{| width=675px  style="text-align:center; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1"
|- bgcolor=#dedede
! colspan=2 | Card
! Damage Done
! colspan=2 | Attack
|-
| width="100px" | [[Penguin]]
| width="80px" | [[File:CardPenguin.png|80px]]
| width="70px" | 1
| width="250px" | A Penguin attacks by sliding into the player.
| width="175px" | [[File:CardiatorPenguin.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Ukiki]]
| [[File:CardUkiki.png|80px]]
| 2
| An Ukiki jumps and land on the player's head.
| [[File:CardiatorUkiki.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Bob-omb]]
| [[File:CardBobomb.png|80px]]
| 5
| A Bob-omb explodes in the player's hands.
| [[File:CardiatorBobomb.png|175px]]
|-
| Three [[Ukiki]]s
| [[File:CardHordeUkiki.png|80px]]
| 6
| Three Ukikis move towards the player and consecutively jump on the head.
| [[File:UkikiHordeCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| Seven [[Penguin]]s
| [[File:CardHordePenguin.png|80px]]
| 7
| Seven Penguins run over the player.
| [[File:PenguinHordeCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Wiggler]]
| [[File:CardWiggler.png|80px]]
| 8
| A Wiggler enters, red with rage, and runs at the player.
| [[File:WigglerCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Bullet Bill]]s
| [[File:CardBulletBill.png|80px]]
| 9
| Three Bullet Bills fly towards the player.
| [[File:BulletBillCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Thwomp]]
| [[File:CardThwomp.png|80px]]
| 10
| A Thwomp falls and flattens the player.
| [[File:ThwompCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Chain Chomp]]
| [[File:CardChainChomp.png|80px]]
| 12
| A Chain Chomp enters and flings the player into the air. This is the most powerful card of all.
| [[File:ChainChompCardiator.png|175px]]
|}
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==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Take turns selecting cards that launch attacks on your rival. Reduce your rival's life meter to zero to win!"''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"There's no way to know what a card will do until you've selected it. Good luck!"''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=カードコロシアム
|JapR=Kādo koroshiamu
|JapM=Card Colosseum
|Fra=Cartes à Jouter
|FraM=Jousting Cards; pun on ''cartes à jouer'' (playing cards)
|Ger=Kartenarena
|GerM=Card Arena
|Spa=Gano por la mano
|SpaM=Won by hand
|Ita=Carte e Arena
|ItaM=Cards and Arena}}

{{MP8 Minigames}}
[[Category:Duel Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 Minigames]]