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==Overview==
==Overview==
Both players try to catch a chicken first before time runs out. If a player gets too close, the chicken runs off. Whoever fulfills the objective first wins, but if neither player does before time runs out, it is a draw.
Both players try to catch a chicken first before time runs out. If a player gets too close, the chicken runs off. Whoever fulfills the objective first wins, but if neither player does before time runs out, it is a draw.
The minigame title is a play on "foul play," but with "fowl" substituting the first word to refer to chickens.


==Controls==
==Controls==
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==Names in other languages==
==Naming==
"Fowl Play" is a pun on "{{wp|Foul (sports)|foul play}}".
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=にわとりキャッチ!
|Jpn=にわとりキャッチ!
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|JpnM=Catch the hen!
|JpnM=Catch the hen!
|Fre=Cours, Poulet, Cours!
|Fre=Cours, Poulet, Cours!
|FreM=Run, Chicken, Run!
|FreM="Run, Chicken, Run!", possibly referencing the famous "Run, Forrest, run!" line from the 1994 film ''{{wp|Forrest Gump}}''
|FreN=Could be referencing ''Run, Forest, Run!''
|Ger=Hühnerjagd
|Ger=Hühnerjagd
|GerM=Chicken Hunt
|GerM=Chicken Hunt

Latest revision as of 14:23, April 12, 2025

Fowl Play
Fowl Play from Mario Party 3.
Appears in Mario Party 3
Type Duel minigame
Time limit 60 seconds
Music track Mustn't Panic
Music sample

Fowl Play is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 3.

Overview[edit]

Both players try to catch a chicken first before time runs out. If a player gets too close, the chicken runs off. Whoever fulfills the objective first wins, but if neither player does before time runs out, it is a draw.

Controls[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A ButtonJump
  • B Button – Catch

In-game text[edit]

  • Game Rules
    • Tumble: "Try to chase down and catch the runaway chicken. Get ahead of your rival by jumping the fence."
    • Goomba: "Chase down and catch the runaway chicken! You can jump over the fence, too!"
  • Advice
    • Tumble: "It's easy to lose the chicken because it's so nimble and quick. If you can't find it, follow the footprints."
    • Goomba: "The chicken is quick, so it's easy to lose sight of it! You may be able to find it by following the footprints!"

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

"Fowl Play" is a pun on "foul play".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese にわとりキャッチ![?]
Niwatori kyatchi!
Catch the hen!
French Cours, Poulet, Cours![?] "Run, Chicken, Run!", possibly referencing the famous "Run, Forrest, run!" line from the 1994 film Forrest Gump
German Hühnerjagd[?] Chicken Hunt
Spanish Gallina a la Fuga[?] Hen on the Run