Mushroom Orb

The Mushroom Orb is an item capsule that first appears in Mario Party 5 (under the name Mushroom Capsule), replacing the Mushroom item from previous Mario Party games. It can be thrown to a space on the board, or used on the player for five coins. In Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7, it is an orb that players can only use on themselves. It costs five coins at the Orb Shop. Otherwise, the effect is the same. The orb gives the player the chance to use two dice blocks instead of one. Rolling a double number results in 10 coins for the player (30 coins for two "7's"). In Mario Party 7's eight-player mode, if the players roll four of the same number, the team wins 50 coins. In Mario Party 8, this orb is replaced by the Twice Candy, which has a similar function.

Probability

The Mushroom Orb Odds of rolling certain Numbers may seem to be evenly distributed like the regular dice; but this is a false notion that is only accurate for rolling two of the same number. The following is a table for the possibility of every roll with a Mushroom Orb:

Possible Rolls	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Probability to roll X	%1	%2	%3	%4	%5	%6	%7	%8	%9	%10	%9	%8	%7	%6	%5	%4	%3	%2	%1

With this in mind, the Mushroom Orb can have incredibly high odds of rolling above certain numbers. This is shown in the following:

Possible Rolls	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Probability to roll X or above	%100	%99	%97	%94	%90	%85	%79	%72	%64	%55	%45	%36	%28	%21	%15	%10	%6	%3	%1

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  Mario Party 5

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  Mario Party 6 and Mario Party 7

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Pilz-Kapsel[?]	Mushroom Capsule
Spanish	Cápsula Champiñón[?]	Mushroom Capsule