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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image = [[Image:Cardiators.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:CardiatorNormal.png|260px]]
|appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 8]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|type = Duel minigame
|type=Duel minigame
|info = '''Rules'''<br>''Take turns selecting cards that launch attacks on your rival. Reduce your rival's life meter to zero to win!
|time=10 seconds per turn
|info2 = '''Hint'''<br>''There's no way to know what a card will do until you've selected it. Good luck!
|track=It's on Now
|controls = '''Wii Remote:''' Hold sideways<br>'''Buttons:''' {{button|wii|Pad}} Move cursor/player<br>{{button|wii|2}} Choose card
|sample=[[File:MP8 It's on Now.oga]]
}}
}}
 
'''Cardiators''' is a luck-based Duel [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of "card" and "gladiators."
'''Cardiators''' is a Duel [[minigame]] that appears in the game ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. The [[Wii Remote]] is held sideways for this minigame.


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The two players enter a gladiator-like stadium from gated entranceways opposite each other. Both players face each other in the middle of the stadium, and the game begins.
[[File:Cardiators Introduction.gif|thumb|left|240px|The introduction to Cardiators]]
The two players enter a gladiator-like stadium from gated entranceways on opposite ends and face each other in the middle of the stadium.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In the middle of the stadium appears three face down cards, each with a number from one to three. Both players choose a card, each of which has a number. The player with the highest number goes first.
Three facedown numbered cards appear, each with a number from one to three. Both players select a card, and the player whose number is higher goes first.


Both players now compete in an [[RPG]]-style card battle. Both players have the same amount of [[Heart Point|HP]] (20). A set of cards is displayed facedown on a nearby table. Each player has ten seconds to pick a card before whatever card he or she happens to be standing in front of is automatically picked for him or her. The card the player picks has a character (such as a [[Penguin]] or a [[Thwomp]]) and a number. The character on the card then comes charging in and attacks the opponent, taking away HP. The amount of HP taken corresponds to the number on the card. The best card that one can get is worth 12 points, while the worst is worth 1 point of damage. After the first player is done attacking, the opposing player then goes to the cards, grabs one, and attacks his or her opponent. This goes on until one of the players runs out of HP and loses the game.
The players compete in an [[Genre#Role-playing games|RPG]]-style card battle, with 20 [[Heart Point|Health Point]]s each. A set of seven numbered cards from one to twelve is displayed facedown on a nearby table. Each player has ten seconds to pick a numbered card, which also has at least one character on it; if they do not make a selection, the card their cursor highlights is automatically picked for them. The character(s) is/are summoned to attack the opponent and deal damage equal to its/their value. The first player to reduce their opponent's HP to zero wins. If all seven cards are played and neither player has lost all their HP, a new set of seven cards appears.<ref>{{cite|author=Noops|date=August 7, 2022|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9K9x1Q0zyE|title=THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU TIE IN CARDIATORS (Mario Party 8)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
{{br}}


===Cards===
===Cards===
{| style="text-align: center; width: 70%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
{|class=wikitable
|-
! colspan=2 | Card
!width="1%"|Card
! colspan=2 | Attack
!width="1%"|Damage
!width="1%"|Description
|-
|-
|[[Penguin]]
| width="100px" | [[Baby Penguin|Baby penguin]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>1
| width="80px" | [[File:CardPenguin.png|80px]]
|The penguin will attack by sliding into the player and knocking him or her into the air.
| width="250px" | A baby penguin attacks by sliding into the player.
| width="175px" | [[File:CardiatorPenguin.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|[[Ukiki]]
| [[Ukiki]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>2
| [[File:CardUkiki.png|80px]]
|The Ukiki will jump and land on the player's head, knocking him or her down.
| A Ukiki jumps and lands on the player's head.
| [[File:CardiatorUkiki.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|[[Bob-omb]]
| [[Bob-omb]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>5
| [[File:CardBobomb.png|80px]]
|The Bob-omb will fall from the sky, turn red, and explode in the player's hands.
| A Bob-omb explodes in the player's hands.
| [[File:CardiatorBobomb.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|Three [[Ukiki]]s
| Three Ukikis
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>6
| [[File:CardHordeUkiki.png|80px]]
|The three Ukikis will appear from the archway opposite the player and consecutively jump on the player's head.
| Three Ukikis move towards the player and consecutively jump on the head.
| [[File:UkikiHordeCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|Seven [[Penguin]]s
| Seven baby penguins
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>7
| [[File:CardHordePenguin.png|80px]]
|The group of seven Penguins will run over the player, flattening him or her.
| Seven baby penguins run over the player.
| [[File:PenguinHordeCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|[[Wiggler]]
| [[Wiggler]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>8
| [[File:CardWiggler.png|80px]]
|The Wiggler will enter the stadium, red with rage, and run at the player, throwing him or her into the air.
| A Wiggler enters, red with rage, and runs at the player.
| [[File:WigglerCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|[[Bullet Bill]]s
| [[Bullet Bill]]s
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>9
| [[File:CardBulletBill.png|80px]]
|Three Bullet Bills will fly through the stadium at the player. The first two will only slightly throw the player into the air, but the final one will launch the player much farther into the air.
| Three Bullet Bills fly towards the player.
| [[File:BulletBillCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|[[Thwomp]]
| [[Thwomp]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>10
| [[File:CardThwomp.png|80px]]
|The Thwomp will fall out of the sky onto the player's head and flatten him or her.
| A Thwomp falls and flattens the player.
| [[File:ThwompCardiator.png|175px]]
|-
|-
|[[Chain Chomp]]
| [[Chain Chomp]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>12
| [[File:CardChainChomp.png|80px]]
|The Chain Chomp will enter the stadium, causing the ground to vibrate as it gets closer to the player. When it reaches the player, it will fling him or her into the air.
| A Chain Chomp enters and flings the player into the air.
| [[File:ChainChompCardiator.png|175px]]
|}
|}
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{{br}}


==Ending==
==Ending==
The camera zooms in on the winning player, who stands behind the table of cards and does his or her victory pose as the losing player remains sitting on the ground behind him or her, still dazed from the last attack.
[[File:Cardiators Ending.gif|thumb|240px|The ending to Cardiators]]
The camera zooms in on the winning player, who stands behind the table of cards and does their victory pose as the losing player remains sitting on the ground behind them, still dazed from the last attack. The camera then makes a continuous 360° turn around the table.
 
==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Hold sideways
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|Pad}} &ndash; Move cursor/player
**{{button|wii|2}} &ndash; Choose card
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Take turns selecting cards that launch attacks on your rival. Reduce your rival's life meter to zero to win!"''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"There's no way to know what a card will do until you've selected it. Good luck!"''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cardiators_Number Card Back.png
Cardiators_Card 1.png
Cardiators Card 2.png
Cardiators Card 3.png
Cardiators Attack Card Back.png
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=カードコロシアム
|JpnR=Kādo koroshiamu
|JpnM=Card Colosseum
|Fre=Cartes à Jouter
|FreM=Jousting Cards; pun on ''cartes à jouer'' (playing cards)
|Ger=Kartenarena
|GerM=Card Arena
|Spa=Gano por la mano
|SpaM=Won by Hand
|Ita=Carte e Arena
|ItaM=Cards and Arena
|Kor=카드 뽑기 대결
|KorR=Kadeu Ppobgi Daegyeol
|KorM=Card Draw Contest
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*The game's name is a pun on the words ''card'' and ''gladiators''.
<references/>
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Latest revision as of 15:20, January 7, 2025

Cardiators
Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type Duel minigame
Time limit 10 seconds per turn
Music track It's on Now
Music sample

Cardiators is a luck-based Duel minigame that appears in Mario Party 8. Its name is a portmanteau of "card" and "gladiators."

Introduction[edit]

The introduction to Cardiators

The two players enter a gladiator-like stadium from gated entranceways on opposite ends and face each other in the middle of the stadium.

Gameplay[edit]

Three facedown numbered cards appear, each with a number from one to three. Both players select a card, and the player whose number is higher goes first.

The players compete in an RPG-style card battle, with 20 Health Points each. A set of seven numbered cards from one to twelve is displayed facedown on a nearby table. Each player has ten seconds to pick a numbered card, which also has at least one character on it; if they do not make a selection, the card their cursor highlights is automatically picked for them. The character(s) is/are summoned to attack the opponent and deal damage equal to its/their value. The first player to reduce their opponent's HP to zero wins. If all seven cards are played and neither player has lost all their HP, a new set of seven cards appears.[1]

Cards[edit]

Card Attack
Baby penguin Penguin card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 A baby penguin attacks by sliding into the player. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Ukiki Ukiki card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 A Ukiki jumps and lands on the player's head. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Bob-omb Bob-omb card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 A Bob-omb explodes in the player's hands. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Three Ukikis Ukiki horde card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 Three Ukikis move towards the player and consecutively jump on the head. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Seven baby penguins Penguin horde card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 Seven baby penguins run over the player. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Wiggler Wiggler card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 A Wiggler enters, red with rage, and runs at the player. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Bullet Bills Bullet Bill card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 Three Bullet Bills fly towards the player. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Thwomp Thwomp card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 A Thwomp falls and flattens the player. Cardiators from Mario Party 8
Chain Chomp Chain Chomp card in Cardiators from Mario Party 8 A Chain Chomp enters and flings the player into the air. Cardiators from Mario Party 8

Ending[edit]

The ending to Cardiators

The camera zooms in on the winning player, who stands behind the table of cards and does their victory pose as the losing player remains sitting on the ground behind them, still dazed from the last attack. The camera then makes a continuous 360° turn around the table.

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Hold sideways
  • Buttons
    • +Control Pad – Move cursor/player
    • Two Button – Choose card

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Take turns selecting cards that launch attacks on your rival. Reduce your rival's life meter to zero to win!"
  • Hint – "There's no way to know what a card will do until you've selected it. Good luck!"

Gallery[edit]

  • Cardiators Number Card Back.png
  • Cardiators Card 1.png
  • Cardiators Card 2.png
  • Cardiators Card 3.png
  • Cardiators Attack Card Back.png

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カードコロシアム[?]
Kādo koroshiamu 		Card Colosseum
French Cartes à Jouter[?] Jousting Cards; pun on cartes à jouer (playing cards)
German Kartenarena[?] Card Arena
Italian Carte e Arena[?] Cards and Arena
Korean 카드 뽑기 대결[?]
Kadeu Ppobgi Daegyeol 		Card Draw Contest
Spanish Gano por la mano[?] Won by Hand

References[edit]

  1. ^ Noops (August 7, 2022). THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU TIE IN CARDIATORS (Mario Party 8). YouTube. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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