Editing Cardiators

{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:CardiatorNormal.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|type=Duel minigame
|time=10 seconds per turn
|track=It's on Now
|sample=[[File:MP8 It's on Now.oga]]
}}
'''Cardiators''' is a Duel [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of "card" and "gladiators."

==Introduction==
[[File:Cardiators Introduction.gif|thumb|left|240px|The introduction to Cardiators]]
The two players enter a gladiator-like stadium from gated entranceways on opposite ends and face each other in the middle of the stadium.

==Gameplay==
Three facedown numbered cards appear, each with a number from one to three. Both players select a card, and the player whose number is higher goes first.

The players compete in an [[Genre#Role-playing games|RPG]]-style card battle, with 20 [[Heart Point|Health Point]]s each. A set of seven numbered cards from one to twelve is displayed facedown on a nearby table. Each player has ten seconds to pick a numbered card, which also has 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 first player to reduce their opponent's HP to zero wins. If all seven cards are played and neither player has lost all their HP, a new set of seven cards appears.<ref>{{cite|author=Noops|date=August 7, 2022|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9K9x1Q0zyE|title=THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU TIE IN CARDIATORS (Mario Party 8)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
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===Cards===
{|class=wikitable
! colspan=2 | Card
! colspan=2 | Attack
|-
| width="100px" | [[Baby Penguin|Baby penguin]]
| width="80px" | [[File:CardPenguin.png|80px]]
| width="250px" | A baby penguin attacks by sliding into the player.
| width="175px" | [[File:CardiatorPenguin.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Ukiki]]
| [[File:CardUkiki.png|80px]]
| A Ukiki jumps and lands on the player's head.
| [[File:CardiatorUkiki.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Bob-omb]]
| [[File:CardBobomb.png|80px]]
| A Bob-omb explodes in the player's hands.
| [[File:CardiatorBobomb.png|175px]]
|-
| Three Ukikis
| [[File:CardHordeUkiki.png|80px]]
| Three Ukikis move towards the player and consecutively jump on the head.
| [[File:UkikiHordeCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| Seven baby penguins
| [[File:CardHordePenguin.png|80px]]
| Seven baby penguins run over the player.
| [[File:PenguinHordeCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Wiggler]]
| [[File:CardWiggler.png|80px]]
| A Wiggler enters, red with rage, and runs at the player.
| [[File:WigglerCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Bullet Bill]]s
| [[File:CardBulletBill.png|80px]]
| Three Bullet Bills fly towards the player.
| [[File:BulletBillCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Thwomp]]
| [[File:CardThwomp.png|80px]]
| A Thwomp falls and flattens the player.
| [[File:ThwompCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
| [[Chain Chomp]]
| [[File:CardChainChomp.png|80px]]
| A Chain Chomp enters and flings the player into the air.
| [[File:ChainChompCardiator.png|175px]]
|}
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==Ending==
[[File:Cardiators Ending.gif|thumb|240px|The ending to Cardiators]]
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. The camera then makes a continuous 360° turn around the table.

==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Hold sideways
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|Pad}} &ndash; Move cursor/player
**{{button|wii|2}} &ndash; Choose card

==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!"''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cardiators_Number Card Back.png
Cardiators_Card 1.png
Cardiators Card 2.png
Cardiators Card 3.png
Cardiators Attack Card Back.png
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=カードコロシアム
|JapR=Kādo koroshiamu
|JapM=Card Colosseum
|Fre=Cartes à Jouter
|FreM=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
|Kor=카드 뽑기 대결
|KorR=Kadeu Ppobgi Daegyeol
|KorM=Card Draw Contest
}}

==References==
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{{MP8 minigames}}
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]]