Mystery Land

Mystery Land logo.

Mystery Land is a board set in some ancient ruins in Mario Land in Mario Party 2. It is divided into four areas, to which people warp to each time they land on a Happening Space. They can also pay 10 coins to have a Bob-omb UFO take them to another area, but sometimes the UFO will malfunction and take the player to a small area with ruins resembling King Bob-omb. Other interesting features on this board include the Shy Guy's Curse House, where a player can pay 5 coins to curse himself or herself or another player to reduce the number on their dice block to 1-3, rather like the Poison Mushrooms from later Mario Party games. The Item Minigame is Mallet-Go-Round, and the Duel minigame is Psychic Safari.

At the end of the game, a red Koopa Troopa comes and alerts the players that the treasure has been found. A cutscene then shows a green Koopa with a golden Bob-omb statue. Then the villain of the board, the Bowser Sphinx, comes to challenge the Koopa to guess a figure shrouded in shadow. The Koopa guesses incorrectly, saying that it's a cow, and Bowser says that's wrong. He puts the Koopa into a rock. Then, the winner of the game comes to confront him. The winner guesses Bowser's shadow riddle correctly, saying that the figure is him. The Bowser Sphinx disappears, a consequence of having his riddle guessed, and the statue breaks to reveal a Bob-omb Buddy that was trapped inside. The other Bob-omb Buddies come to take their rescued comrade away on their spaceship and takes Bowser in their custody. The winner of the board is then congratulated by the other players, Toad, Koopa, and a Power Star.

Areas

Bottom right area

This is where the players start. This area contains a Shy Guy's Curse House, a Koopa Bank, and a spot where the player can summon a Bob-omb UFO to take them to the top left area. It is the only one of the four main areas without a Bowser Space.

Bottom left area

This area is Egyptian-themed and features a pyramid, some pillars, and a sandy imprint of a Blooper. The Item Shop is here, and there is a door which allows players to willingly access the upper left or bottom right area if they have a Skeleton Key. It is the only one of the four main areas without an Item Space.

Upper left area

This area features a Koopa Bank, Boo, and a spot where the player can summon a Bob-omb UFO to take them to the bottom right area. It is the only one of the four main areas without a Battle Space.

Upper right area

Easter Island statues can be seen in this area, as well as a monument resembling Stonehenge. This area contains a Chance Time Space and a Shy Guy's Curse House. There is another Skeleton Key door here, which serves the same purpose as the one in the bottom left area.

King Bob-omb ruins area

This small area is not normally accessible, but a player may be randomly sent here after summoning a Bob-omb UFO. It consists of nothing but Red Spaces and Happening Spaces.

Spaces

The following table shows how many spaces there are on the board, and how many there are of a certain type.

Type of Space	Number of Spaces
Blue Spaces	37
Red Spaces	9
Happening Spaces	18
Battle Spaces	3
Chance Spaces	2
Item Spaces	6
Bank Spaces	2
Bowser Spaces	4
Total of Spaces	81

Gallery

• Mystery Land Map 65.jpg

  Map of Mystery Land.

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  Mario, about to be abducted.

• DK MP2 Mystery Land 65.jpg

  DK in the board's first area.

• BooAndYoshi65.jpg

  Yoshi near this board's Boo.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ミステリーランド Misuterī rando	Mystery Land
German	Mystery-Land	-
Italian	Misteri Land	Mysteries Land
Spanish	Mundo Misterioso	Mysterious World

Trivia

Princess Peach's Castle.

• Many Mario related things can be seen in this map, for example:
  • Princess Peach's Castle can be seen in the middle of the forest.
  • A statue of King Bob-omb can be seen in a sinkhole.
  • Dorrie can be seen in the lake. This is an obvious reference to the Loch Ness Monster.
  • A Blooper drawing can be seen in the sand similar to the Nazca Lines.
  • A Whomp with no arms and legs is on the structure that resembles Stonehenge.
  • A Goomba can be seen in the tail of the crashed airplane.
• On an interesting note, Wario's outfit for this board somewhat resembles his normal form from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. This is because the player wears an archaeologist attire complete with a sun helmet, whereas Wario is seen wearing such a helmet in said game.
  • Also, Bowser's Sphinx costume for this board somewhat resembles his Koop Tut alter ego from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode, "The Ten Koopmandments".
• The menu icon for this board resembles the condor figure at the Nazca Lines.