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{{Minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[Image:MPDS_TraceCadets.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Trade Cadets MPDS.png]]<br>4-Player minigame version
|appeared_in=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|type=4-player, duel mini-game
|type=4-Player minigame<br>Duel minigame
|track=Contemplation
|sample=[[File:MPDS Contemplation.oga]]
}}
}}
'''Trace Cadets''' is a 4-player and duel [[minigame]] that appeared in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''.
'''Trace Cadets''' is a 4-Player and Duel [[minigame]] that appears in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. Its name is a pun on "space cadets," which is a term used for people with a flighty, inattentive personality.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
A large grid of Tetris-like pieces will appear on 4 individual grids, and players will draw lines around the perimeter of the shapes. Whoever fills out their square first wins.
A large grid of Tetromino-like pieces appears on four individual grids, and players must draw lines around the perimeter of the shapes. Whoever fills out their square first wins. If no one fills out their square within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.


==Rules==
==Ending==
Build upon your corner by tracing the outlines of any bordering shapes. Here's a complication: you must sketch each shape without lifting your stylus.''
If the minigame ends after at least one player fills out their square, the spotlight shines on the winner's/winners' square(s), and the winner(s) show(s) their winning mugshot(s) as the losing player(s) show(s) their losing mugshot(s). If it ends in a tie, all players show their losing mugshots while the top picture dims.


==Tips==
You can't trace just any shape on your field. The only pieces you can trace are those that are outlined in your character's color.''
==Controls==
==Controls==
'''Stylus:''' Draw shapes
*{{button|ds|Stylus}} &ndash; Draw a shape


==Winning==
==In-game text==
After the time is up, each part of the whole drawing is tallied, and the players win if they Completed there grid first.
*'''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Build upon your corner by tracing the outlines of any bordering shapes. Here's a complication: you must sketch each shape without lifting your stylus."''
*'''Tips''' &ndash; ''"You can't trace just any shape on your field. The only pieces you can trace are those that are outlined in your character's color."''


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*This minigame's name is a pun on the phrase "space cadet."
{{foreign names
 
|Spa=Trazo a trazo
<br clear=all>
|SpaM=Trace by Trace
{{Mario Party DS mini-games}}
|Ger=Klötzchen-Künstler
|GerM=Block Artists
|Jap=ピースをかいて
|JapR=Pīsu o kaite
|JapM=Piece Drawing
|Kor=퍼즐 조각 그리기
|KorR=Peojeul jogak geurigi
|KorM=Puzzle Piece Draw
|Fre=Trait pour Trait
|FreM=Line for Line (Expression meaning "Exactly the same")
|Ita=Disegna la Figura
|ItaM=Draw the Figure
}}


[[Category: 4-player mini-games]]
{{MPDS minigames}}
[[Category: Duel mini-games]]
[[Category:4-player minigames]]
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party DS minigames]]
[[de:Klötzchen-Künstler]]
[[it:Disegna la Figura]]

Latest revision as of 22:22, January 7, 2024

Trace Cadets
4-player mode for Trace Cadets in Mario Party DS
4-Player minigame version
Appears in Mario Party DS
Type 4-Player minigame
Duel minigame
Music track Contemplation
Music sample

Trace Cadets is a 4-Player and Duel minigame that appears in Mario Party DS. Its name is a pun on "space cadets," which is a term used for people with a flighty, inattentive personality.

Gameplay[edit]

A large grid of Tetromino-like pieces appears on four individual grids, and players must draw lines around the perimeter of the shapes. Whoever fills out their square first wins. If no one fills out their square within five minutes, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending[edit]

If the minigame ends after at least one player fills out their square, the spotlight shines on the winner's/winners' square(s), and the winner(s) show(s) their winning mugshot(s) as the losing player(s) show(s) their losing mugshot(s). If it ends in a tie, all players show their losing mugshots while the top picture dims.

Controls[edit]

  • Stylus – Draw a shape

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules"Build upon your corner by tracing the outlines of any bordering shapes. Here's a complication: you must sketch each shape without lifting your stylus."
  • Tips"You can't trace just any shape on your field. The only pieces you can trace are those that are outlined in your character's color."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピースをかいて[?]
Pīsu o kaite
Piece Drawing
French Trait pour Trait[?] Line for Line (Expression meaning "Exactly the same")
German Klötzchen-Künstler[?] Block Artists
Italian Disegna la Figura[?] Draw the Figure
Korean 퍼즐 조각 그리기[?]
Peojeul jogak geurigi
Puzzle Piece Draw
Spanish Trazo a trazo[?] Trace by Trace