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[[Image:MP7_CardinalRule.jpg|thumb|The mini-game, '''Cardinal Rule'''.]]
{{minigame infobox
'''Cardinal Rule''' is a minigame in the game ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and is a 2 VS. 2 [[minigame]]. The instructions are simple: Look at the card in the center of the screen, then ground pound the matching card pair using both players. The first team to win three times takes the match. However, many cards look alike. For example, there is a [[Bob-omb]], [[Koopa Troopa]], and [[Goomba]] cards in many different forms as sleeping and normal.
|image=[[File:Cardinal Rule MP7.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|type=2-vs.-2 minigame
|time=10 seconds per round
|track=Lazy Day Lollygag
|sample=[[File:MP7 Lazy Day Lollygag.oga]]
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'''Cardinal Rule''' is a 2-vs.-2 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. The term "cardinal rule" is used for the most fundamental and important rules in a code of conduct.
 
==Introduction==
Four [[Shy Guy]]s toss 18 cards onto the carpet, and the four players fall from the top of the screen onto the carpet.
 
==Gameplay==
Both players on two teams have to [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] the card pair that matches the one shown in the large mirror at the back of the room. However, many cards can be variations of one card. For example, there can be a [[Bob-omb]], [[Koopa Troopa]], and [[Goomba]] card with their eyes open or closed. The first team to get three pairs wins the game.
 
==Ending==
The winning and losing teams perform their victory and losing animations, respectively, while the Shy Guy on the winning team's side cheers and the one on the losing team's side holds its head in disappointment.


==Controls==
==Controls==
*'''Control Stick:''' – Move
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} – Move
*'''A Button:''' – [[Jump]]
* {{button|gcn|A}} – [[Jump]]
*'''A + A:''' – [[Ground Pound]]
* {{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|A}} – Ground Pound
 
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' – ''"Look at the card in the center of the screen, then Ground Pound the matching card pair."''
* '''Advice''' – ''"The first team to win 3 times takes the match. Watch out, however! Many cards look alike."''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cardinal Rule Card Back.png|Back of each card
Cardinal Rule Card Goomba Eyes Open.png|Goomba card, eyes open
Cardinal Rule Card Goomba Eyes Closed.png|Goomba card, eyes closed
Cardinal Rule Card Koopa Eyes Open.png|Koopa Troopa card, eyes open
Cardinal Rule Card Koopa Eyes Closed.png|Koopa Troopa card, eyes closed
Cardinal Rule Card Bob-omb Eyes Open.png|Bob-omb card, eyes open
Cardinal Rule Card Bob-omb Eyes Closed.png|Bob-omb card, eyes closed
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=みつけてカード
|JpnR=Mitsukete kādo
|JpnM=Find the Card
|Ger=Zwillingssuche
|GerM=Twins Search
|Spa=Espejo, espejito
|SpaM=Mirror, Little Mirror (pun on "Mirror, mirror on the wall..." from ''{{wp|Snow White}}'')
|Fre=Les Deux font la Paire
|FreM=Two Make the Pair (expression meaning "They are two of a kind")
|Ita=Salta e accoppia
|ItaM=Jump and connect}}
 
==See also==
*[[Astro-Logical]]
*[[Memory Mash]]
*[[Found it? Pound it!]]


==Trivia==
{{MP7 minigames}}
*A ''cardinal rule'' is a fundamental rule, which is often taken to be universal.
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Latest revision as of 16:27, January 20, 2025

Cardinal Rule
Cardinal Rule from Mario Party 7
Appears in Mario Party 7
Type 2-vs.-2 minigame
Time limit 10 seconds per round
Music track Lazy Day Lollygag
Music sample

Cardinal Rule is a 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 7. The term "cardinal rule" is used for the most fundamental and important rules in a code of conduct.

Introduction[edit]

Four Shy Guys toss 18 cards onto the carpet, and the four players fall from the top of the screen onto the carpet.

Gameplay[edit]

Both players on two teams have to ground-pound the card pair that matches the one shown in the large mirror at the back of the room. However, many cards can be variations of one card. For example, there can be a Bob-omb, Koopa Troopa, and Goomba card with their eyes open or closed. The first team to get three pairs wins the game.

Ending[edit]

The winning and losing teams perform their victory and losing animations, respectively, while the Shy Guy on the winning team's side cheers and the one on the losing team's side holds its head in disappointment.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump
  • A Button → A Button – Ground Pound

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Look at the card in the center of the screen, then Ground Pound the matching card pair."
  • Advice – "The first team to win 3 times takes the match. Watch out, however! Many cards look alike."

Gallery[edit]

  • Back of each card

    Back of each card

  • Goomba card, eyes open

    Goomba card, eyes open

  • Goomba card, eyes closed

    Goomba card, eyes closed

  • Koopa Troopa card, eyes open

    Koopa Troopa card, eyes open

  • Koopa Troopa card, eyes closed

    Koopa Troopa card, eyes closed

  • Bob-omb card, eyes open

    Bob-omb card, eyes open

  • Bob-omb card, eyes closed

    Bob-omb card, eyes closed

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みつけてカード[?]
Mitsukete kādo 		Find the Card
French Les Deux font la Paire[?] Two Make the Pair (expression meaning "They are two of a kind")
German Zwillingssuche[?] Twins Search
Italian Salta e accoppia[?] Jump and connect
Spanish Espejo, espejito[?] Mirror, Little Mirror (pun on "Mirror, mirror on the wall..." from Snow White)

See also[edit]

[Edit]
Minigames from Mario Party 7
4-Player minigames Main Big Dripper • Bubble Brawl • Catchy Tunes • Cointagious • Fun Run • Ghost in the Hall • Kart Wheeled • Picture This • Pokey Pummel • Snow Ride • Take Me Ohm • Target Tag • Track & Yield
Mic Balloon Busters • Clock Watchers • Dart Attack • Mathemortician • Oil Crisis
1-vs.-3 minigames Main Balloonatic • Coin-op Bop • Easy Pickings • Flashfright • La Bomba • Pogo-a-Go-Go • Spinner Cell • Spray Anything • Think Tank
Mic Be My Chum! • Boxing Day • Number Crunchers • StratosFEAR! • Wheel of Woe
2-vs.-2 minigames Battery Ram • Bumper Crop • Buzzstormer • Cardinal Rule • Herbicidal Maniac • Hop-O-Matic 4000 • Pyramid Scheme • Sphere Factor • Spider Stomp • Tile and Error • Wingin' It • World Piece
Battle minigames Air Farce • Deck Hands • Helipopper • Monty's Revenge • The Final Countdown
Duel minigames Apes of Wrath • Bridge Work • Camp Ukiki • Fish & Cheeps • Gimme a Sign • Hip Hop Drop • Light Speed • Mad Props • Royal Rumpus • Spin Doctor • Warp Pipe Dreams • Weight for It
DK minigames Single-player A Bridge Too Short • Jump, Man • Vine Country
Multiplayer Bananas Faster • Peel Out • Stump Change
Bowser minigames Single-player Slot-O-Whirl! • Treasure Dome! • Tunnel of Lava!
Multiplayer Funderwall! • Funstacle Course! • Magmagical Journey!
8-Player minigames Bob-ombic Plague • Bumper to Bumper • Duct & Cover • Gimme a Brake • Grin and Bar It • Hammer Spammer • Real Smoothie • Rope a Dope • Shock Absorbers • Spin Off • Synch-row-nicity • Unhappy Trails
Rare minigames 2-vs.-2 Ice Moves
Other Stick and Spin
Boss minigame Bowser's Lovely Lift!
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