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[[Image:Mathletes2.jpg|right|thumb|The mini-game, '''Mathletes'''.]]
{{minigame infobox
'''Mathletes''' is is a 1-Vs.-3 [[Mini-Game]] from ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.
|image=[[File:MathletesMP5.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|type=1-vs.-3 coin mini-game
|time=10 seconds per turn
|track=Cheerful Studio
|sample=[[File:MP5 Cheerful Studio.oga]]
}}
'''Mathletes''' is a 1-vs.-3 [[coin]]-collecting [[minigame]] from ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of "math" and "athletes" and is {{wp|mathlete|used in real life}} to describe people who compete in mathematical competitions. This is the only minigame in ''Mario Party 5'' not to have in-game music other than the fanfare that plays at the start, "Cheerful Studio."


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Players must hit three [[Dice Block]]s to create a math equation that consists of two numbers from one through six and an operation symbol (+, –, or ×). The solo player hits all three blocks, while each member of the team hits one. The solution to the equation is the number of coins the solo player or each member of the team will receive. However, if the solo player or team makes an equation that equals zero (e.g., 5 – 5), they simply receive no coins. The same result occurs with a negative number (e.g., 3 – 4). The highest number of coins one can receive from this minigame is 36 (6 × 6).


Players must hit three [[Dice Block]]s to create a math equation that consists of two numbers 1-6 and an operation symbol (+, -, or ×). The solo player hits all three blocks, while each member of the team hits one block. The solution to the equation is the number of coins the player or each member of the team will receive. But if the player or team makes an equation that equals zero (i.e. 5 - 5), they simply receive no coins. The same result occurs with a negative number (i.e. 3 - 4).
==Controls==
===Solo (1 player)===
*{{button|gcn|Stick}} – Move (left/right)
*{{button|gcn|A}} – [[Jump]]


==Controls==
===Group (3 players)===
===Solo Player===
*{{button|gcn|A}} – Jump
{{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move<br>
 
{{button|gcn|A}} button &ndash; Hit Block
==In-game text==
*'''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Form a mathematical equation by hitting three dice blocks. The equation sets the number of coins for each player (or team)."''
* '''Advice''' &ndash; ''"The middle dice block sets the math sign and can alter the outcome drastically!"''


===Team===
==Names in other languages==
{{button|gcn|A}} button &ndash; Hit Block
{{foreign names
|Jap=いただき！コインショー
|JapR=Itadaki! Koin Shō
|JapM=Receive the Coin Show!
|Spa=Las cuentas claras
|SpaM=Exact Calculations
|Fre=Logique des Dés
|FreM=Logic of Dice
|Ger=Mathe-Athleten
|GerM=Mathletes
|Ita=Dai i numeri
|ItaM=Give the numbers; it's also an expression that means "you are going crazy"
}}


==Trivia==
{{MP5 minigames}}
*The most amount of coins one can receive from this mini-game is 36 (6 × 6).
[[Category:1-vs-3 minigames]]
*The name of the game is a combination of Math and Athletes.
[[Category:Bonus minigames]]
<br clear=all>
[[Category:Mario Party 5 minigames]]
{{Mario Party 5}}
[[Category:Mini-games]]
[[Category:1-vs-3 mini-games]]
[[Category: Bonus mini-games]]

Latest revision as of 18:07, February 16, 2024

Mathletes
Mathletes from Mario Party 5
Appears in Mario Party 5
Type 1-vs.-3 coin mini-game
Time limit 10 seconds per turn
Music track Cheerful Studio
Music sample

Mathletes is a 1-vs.-3 coin-collecting minigame from Mario Party 5. Its name is a portmanteau of "math" and "athletes" and is used in real life to describe people who compete in mathematical competitions. This is the only minigame in Mario Party 5 not to have in-game music other than the fanfare that plays at the start, "Cheerful Studio."

Gameplay[edit]

Players must hit three Dice Blocks to create a math equation that consists of two numbers from one through six and an operation symbol (+, –, or ×). The solo player hits all three blocks, while each member of the team hits one. The solution to the equation is the number of coins the solo player or each member of the team will receive. However, if the solo player or team makes an equation that equals zero (e.g., 5 – 5), they simply receive no coins. The same result occurs with a negative number (e.g., 3 – 4). The highest number of coins one can receive from this minigame is 36 (6 × 6).

Controls[edit]

Solo (1 player)[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move (left/right)
  • A Button – Jump

Group (3 players)[edit]

  • A Button – Jump

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Form a mathematical equation by hitting three dice blocks. The equation sets the number of coins for each player (or team)."
  • Advice – "The middle dice block sets the math sign and can alter the outcome drastically!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese いただき！コインショー[?]
Itadaki! Koin Shō 		Receive the Coin Show!
French Logique des Dés[?] Logic of Dice
German Mathe-Athleten[?] Mathletes
Italian Dai i numeri[?] Give the numbers; it's also an expression that means "you are going crazy"
Spanish Las cuentas claras[?] Exact Calculations
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