The Observatory

This article is about the board from Fortune Street originating from the Dragon Quest series. For the location in Luigi's Mansion, see Observatory. For the home of Rosalina and the Lumas, see Comet Observatory.

The Observatory
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First appearance	Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2010, Dragon Quest series) Fortune Street (2011, Mario series)
Inhabitants	Celestrians

“I wanna see this flying train everyone is talking about. I must ride it. I simply must!”

—Princess Daisy, Fortune Street

The Observatory is the home and headquarters of the Celestrians where they watch over the World Tree, Yggdrasil, and mortalkind. The only way to reach it is by a portal or by the Starflight Express, which is piloted by Stella and Sterling.

The location appears as a playable board in Fortune Street. The board is shaped like the head of a spade, with one of the districts being in a section of the board that moves when a player lands on a switch. The Starflight Express train goes around the screen when this happens. There is also a portal leading to and from this area. In Tour Mode, the player has to come in at least 3rd against Stella, Slime and Kiryl to beat the board.

Squares

Type of square	Number of squares
	Standard rules	Easy rules
Bank	1	1
Shop	25	26
Spade suit	1	1
Heart suit	1	1
Diamond suit	1	1
Club suit	1	1
Venture	1	0
Take-a-break	1	0
Vacant plot	Varies	0
Boon	0	0
Arcade	1	1
Backstreet	2	2
Switch	3	3

Official profile

• North American official site bio: "Lofty home of the Celestrians, orbited by its unusual passenger service, the Starflight Express."

Gallery

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  Mario speaking

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  The Starflight Express passing over

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  Lakitu on the board

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  Slime using the balloonport

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  Mario breaking up a monopoly by buying a shop

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	天使界[?] Tenshi-kai	Angel World
Spanish	El Observatorio[?]	The Observatory