Penny Pinchers
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| Penny Pinchers | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party DS | ||
| Type | 1-vs.-3 minigame | ||
| Time limit | 20 seconds | ||
| Music track | Into the Fairy Tale | ||
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Penny Pinchers is a 1-vs.-3 minigame in Mario Party DS. The name comes from an idiom that describes ones who spend their money carefully.
Gameplay[edit]
The solo player must collect coins that come from a treasure chest and avoid beads. If a bead hits the solo player, they are temporarily stunned. Red Coins also appear and are worth five regular coins. If a coin falls down into the bottom screen, the other three players must touch the coin with 
to collect it. At the end of the minigame, the players win all the coins they have collected.
Controls[edit]
Solo (1 player)[edit]
– Move
– Jump
Group (3 players)[edit]
- – Tap to extend your grabber
In-game text[edit]
Solo (1 player)[edit]
- Rules – "Grab the coins that spill from the chest, but don't get hit by beads. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."
- Tips – "You'll be stunned for a while if you're hit by a bead, so be careful when you're running for coins."
Group (3 players)[edit]
- Rules – "Use your grabber to get the coins that slip past (opponent) on the top screen. Red coins are worth five times as much as the normal ones."
- Tips – "Divide up the lower-screen area with your teammates so you don't let any coins slip by you."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | どたばたコインキャッチ[?] Dotabata Koin Kyatchi |
Slapstick Coin Catch | |
| French | Aggripe-sous[?] | Pun with "Aggripe" (Catch) and "Grippe-Sous" (moneygrabber) | |
| German | Schatz-Stibitzen[?] | Treasure Pilfer | |
| Italian | Gettoni a Go-Go[?] | Money Galore | |
| Korean | 바쁘다 바빠 코인 캐치[?] Bappeuda Bappa Koin Kaechi |
Busy, Busy Coin Catch | |
| Spanish | Mangantes de calderilla[?] | Small Change Pinchers |
