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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Mp9uk5.png|260px]]
|image=[[File:MP9 4-Player Pit or Platter.png|260px]]
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party 9]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|type=Free-for-All minigame
|type=Free-for-All minigame
|info='''Rules'''<br>''Tilt the platter to roll your ball into the glowing areas. Earn more points by scoring repeatedly without dropping the ball.
|time=30 seconds
|controls=''Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Tilt the Wii Remote to control the angle of your platter.
|record=50 points
|track=Fun Times
|sample=[[File:MP9 Fun Times.oga]]
}}
}}
 
'''Pit or Platter''' is a Free-for-All [[minigame]] featured in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. Its name is a pun on the term "pitter-patter."
'''Pit or Platter''' is a Free-for-All [[minigame]] featured in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. Pit or Platter is a pun on the term "pitter-patter".


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The ball drops onto the captain's plate. The screen splits to show all players.
A ball drops onto the captain's plate. The screen splits to show all players.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Players try to earn the highest score by maneuvering the ball into glowing areas without it falling off the plate. For every consecutive score without the ball falling off, the value of each score is increased, up to 5 points per score. If the ball falls off the plate, then the score value is reset to 1 point per score. The player with the highest score after 30 seconds wins.
Players try to earn the highest score by tilting their plates to roll the ball into glowing areas. For every consecutive area lit without the ball falling off, the [[point]] value is increased, the maximum being five points. If the ball falls off the plate, then the point value is reset to one per lit area. The player(s) with the highest score after 30 seconds win(s).
 
To clear this game in [[Time Attack (Mario Party 9)|Time Attack]], the player must earn at least 100 points. The bonus objective is achieved by not making the ball fall off even once.
 
==Ending==
The lights on the winning plate(s) flash repeatedly before the cut to the results screen.


To clear this game in Time Attack mode, the player must score of at least 100 points. To clear the bonus objective, the player must complete the game without dropping the ball!
==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Tilt the platter to roll your ball into the glowing areas. Earn more points by scoring repeatedly without dropping the ball."''
* '''Controls''' &ndash; ''"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Tilt the Wii Remote to control the angle of your platter."''


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=かたむけボール
|JapR=Katamuke bōru
|JapM=Tilt Ball
|Spa=Platillos locos
|Spa=Platillos locos
|SpaM=Crazy Platters
|SpaM=Crazy Platters
|Ger=Ball-Balance
|Ger=Ball-Balance
|GerM=Ball Balance
|GerM=Ball Balance
|Fra=Funamboule
|Fre=Funamboule
|FraM=Pun on "''funambule''", meaning "acrobat", and "''boule''", meaning "ball"
|FreM=Pun on "''funambule''", meaning "acrobat", and "''boule''", meaning "ball"
|Ita=Oscilladisco
|Ita=Oscilladisco
|ItaM=Swing-Disk
|ItaM=Swing-Disk
|Chi=斜面滾球
|ChiR=Xiémiàn gǔn qiú
|ChiM=Incline Ball-Rolling
}}
}}


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{{MP9 minigames}}
{{Mario Party 9}}
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 9 minigames]]
[[Category:Free-for-All Minigames]]
[[de:Ball-Balance]]

Latest revision as of 05:17, October 18, 2024

Pit or Platter
MP9 4-Player Pit or Platter.png
Appears in Mario Party 9
Type Free-for-All minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Initial record 50 points
Music track Fun Times
Music sample

Pit or Platter is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9. Its name is a pun on the term "pitter-patter."

Introduction[edit]

A ball drops onto the captain's plate. The screen splits to show all players.

Gameplay[edit]

Players try to earn the highest score by tilting their plates to roll the ball into glowing areas. For every consecutive area lit without the ball falling off, the point value is increased, the maximum being five points. If the ball falls off the plate, then the point value is reset to one per lit area. The player(s) with the highest score after 30 seconds win(s).

To clear this game in Time Attack, the player must earn at least 100 points. The bonus objective is achieved by not making the ball fall off even once.

Ending[edit]

The lights on the winning plate(s) flash repeatedly before the cut to the results screen.

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Tilt the platter to roll your ball into the glowing areas. Earn more points by scoring repeatedly without dropping the ball."
  • Controls"Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Tilt the Wii Remote to control the angle of your platter."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かたむけボール[?]
Katamuke bōru
Tilt Ball
Chinese 斜面滾球[?]
Xiémiàn gǔn qiú
Incline Ball-Rolling
French Funamboule[?] Pun on "funambule", meaning "acrobat", and "boule", meaning "ball"
German Ball-Balance[?] Ball Balance
Italian Oscilladisco[?] Swing-Disk
Spanish Platillos locos[?] Crazy Platters