Tidal Fools

Template:Minigame-infobox Tidal Fools is a 4-player and a duel minigame in Mario Party DS. In addition, the minigame is a Bonus minigame where the players attempt to gather Coins. The name is a pun on "tidal pool".

Introduction

The minigame takes place in a beach with some seashells on the sand. The four players are standing near the watery waves. Then suddenly, the waves come in towards the players as they avoid it by running back. The waves withdraw back into the oceans as the players go back to their positions. Shortly after that, the minigame begins.

Gameplay

To gather Coins, the players must first wait for the waves from the ocean to come by. When the waves come by, the players have to avoid the waves. Any player who is caught in the arriving waves is stunned for a few seconds as the player is dragged into the ocean. When the waves finally go back into the ocean, some Coins are left for the players to collect. Occasionally, a Red Coin (worth five regular Coins) would be there on the sand after the waves. The process repeats a few times until the time limit runs out.

Controls

• – Move

In-game text

• Rules – "Grab as many coins as you can, but don't get hit by the waves. 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 wave. Time your runs carefully to avoid the waves."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	なぎさでコインキャッチ[?] Nagisa de Koin Kyatchi	Coin Catch on the Shore
German	Strandgut-Schnapper[?]	Jetsam Graber
Italian	Una Marea di Gettoni[?]	A Tide of Money
Korean	해안에서 코인 캐치[?] Haean eseo Koin Kaechi	Coin Catch in the Shore
Spanish	Locos de la marea[?]	Tide's crazy ones

Ending

The characters will do their victory pose. The player(s) that did not collect any coins will do their losing pose instead. If all players do not get any coins, they all do their losing animation while the "Tie" letter appears.