Trace Cadets

Trace Cadets
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

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

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

• – Draw a shape

In-game text

• 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

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