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Can Luigi win by doing absolutely nothing in every minigame?

A theoretical guide on if it's possible to win every Mario Party minigame without input on the player's part. Luigi is associated with winning minigames by "doing absolutely nothing", but we almost never see him lose by "doing absolutely nothing" either. The videos that showcased this tend to be very selective with this, so people assume that he can win everything by doing absolutely nothing, but that's not quite true. Many minigames require action and if nothing is done, they basically forfeit the match. I will be looking at every possible Mario Party minigame and determine how many minigames are possible with nothing done.

The possibility of winning assumes that:

1. Only one character remains idle. Every other player will be a CPU player. Luigi might be interchangeably referred as the idle player, because he is the most well-known character to represent the idea.
2. On survival-based team minigames (example: Flatiator, Lights Out), to count as doing nothing, every character must remain idle because the win is shared by every player even if one of them didn't survive.
3. Every CPU is at their easiest-possible difficulty in each game. Most games have "Easy", but some games might differ, like Super Mario Party's Normal difficulty.

Before counting as a win, the following are checked:

1. If the minigame eventually ends in a draw, the win will not count.
2. In a team minigame, if the characters is part of the team, the win will only count if every other team member can win by doing nothing.
3. For coin-based minigames, it is a considered a win if at least 1 coin can be obtained while other players are able to lose coins or retire the minigame without any coins.
4. In minigames where an option is forcefully selected once a timer is depleted (such as Deck Hands and Card Smarts), the game will be labelled as "Technically". This is because the minigame, by design, makes it impossible to do nothing, but videos tend to include the minigame anyway, only because it only fits one part of the definition (no player input). An example of doing nothing is "Hide and go BOOM", where the player on the team automatically loses if they input nothing.

Super Mario Party

Minigame	Description	Can Luigi win by doing nothing?	Notes
Trike Harder	Tricycle-riding game with motion controls involved.	No	Requires motion input to win the game. Doing nothing is similar to forfeiting since CPUs will keep moving.
Slaparazzi	Steal the spotlight when having a picture taken.	Example	Example
Sizzling Stakes	Fry all six sides of a cube-shaped meat.	No	A button needs to be pressed to get the meat to fall on the pan. Even then, the pan needs to be moved to flip the cube.
Snack Attack	Collect as many pop-corn erupting from a volcano.	Yes	It's possible for CPUs to lose popcorn, while at the same time, there is a possibility of multiple popcorn falling on the same spot.
Precision Gardening	Pump enough water from a hose to water a faraway flower.	No	Requires motion input to win the game. Doing nothing is similar to forfeiting since CPUs will keep moving.
Gridiron Gauntlet	Avoid Chargin' Chucks in a football field.	Example	Example
Candy Shakedown	Shake different sizes of candy from a jar.	No	A button needs to be pressed to open the jar. Even then, the jar needs to be moved to remove the candy.
Fuzzy Flight School	Navigate a submarine to avoid Fuzzies on the way.	Example	Example
Croozin' for a Broozin'	Avoid the Broozers that are charging from the left.	No	Wait too long and the Broozers will catch up. Since CPUs at least moved away from the stampede, the idle player will usually lose first.
Stake Your Claim	Claim the area with the most squares to win.	Example	Example
Rumble Fishing	Fish for the longest Dragoneels.	No	Wait too long and no Dragoneel is caught. As long as CPU catches one, the idle player automatically loses.
All-Star Swingers	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Rhythm and Bruise	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Take a Stab	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Time to Shine	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Baton and On	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Fiddler on the Hoof	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Strike It Rich	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Pep Rally	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Wiped Out	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.
Clearing the Table	Rhythm minigame that uses motion.	No	Requires motion input with the right timing to score points. Therefore, it's impossible for the idle player to win.

Thank you for reading.