Editing Sand Trap

{{about|the minigame in ''Mario Party 9''|the obstacle in the ''Mario Golf'' series|[[Bunker (obstacle)|Bunker]]}}  
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:MP9 2-Player Sand Trap.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|type=Bowser Jr. minigame
|time=30 seconds
|track=Bowser Jr. Battle 5
|sample=[[File:MP9 Bowser Jr. Battle 5.oga]]
}}
'''Sand Trap''' is a [[Bowser Jr.]] minigame in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. The name of this [[minigame]] is a play on the name of an obstacle in golf.

==Introduction==
Bowser Jr. stands in the top right corner of the field. Both players [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]], and Bowser Jr. narrowly escapes as the block he was standing on disappears. He then taunts the players from his new square.

==Gameplay==
The pair must try to force Bowser Jr. to fall by removing the square he is standing on. To do so, the players must ground-pound switches simultaneously. One player can highlight rows, and the other player can highlight columns. The sand block where a glowed row and column intersect will disappear. However, if a player is not well aligned with the switch for the row or column, it will not be highlighted. A square stops being highlighted after one second. Bowser Jr. can be trapped and made easier to remove by eliminating all of the squares around the one he is standing on. If the players fail to drop Bowser Jr. within 30 seconds, Bowser Jr. is victorious.

==Ending==
If the players are victorious, Bowser Jr. struggles in midair for a second before screaming and falling, then the players strike their victory poses. Otherwise, Bowser Jr. strikes his victory pose and laughs while the players sulk.

==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Drop Bowser Jr.! Ground-pound a switch to highlight a row of blocks. Do it at the same time as your teammate to make a block disappear where your two rows intersect."''
* '''Controls''' &ndash; ''"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press {{button|wii|Pad}} to move, {{button|wii|2}} to jump, and {{button|wii|2}} while jumping to perform a ground pound."''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=砂ばくの落とし穴
|JpnR=Sabaku no Otoshiana
|JpnM=Desert Pitfall
|Spa=Trágame, tierra
|SpaM=Swallow Me, Ground (expression meaning "I wish I was dead!")
|Fre=Sables croulants
|FreM=Pun with ''sables mouvants'' (quicksand) and ''croulant'' (crumbling)
|Ger=Sandtreibjagd
|GerM=Sand Traction Hunt
|Ita=Sabbie cadenti
|ItaM=Falling Sands (pun on "Falling stars")
|Chi=沙漠陷阱
|ChiR=Shāmò xiànjǐng
|ChiM=Desert Trap
}}

==See also==
*[[Ground Pound Pals]]

{{MP9 minigames}}
[[Category:Bowser Jr. minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 minigames]]
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