Super Mario Bros. Power Up Card Game
The Super Mario Bros. Power Up Card Game is a card game developed by USAopoly and published by Nintendo in 2017. It is heavily based on Super Mario Bros. as it uses the same art-style, characters and sprites from the game. The game is intended for 3-8 players above the age of 8 and should take 10-30 minutes to play. The aim of the game is to "use your wits, deduction skills, and luck to survive the perils of the Mushroom Kingdom" by trading cards to avoid having the card with the smallest number of coins on your card.
Contents
The contents of the game listed on the back of the box are the following:
- 52 Level Cards (some of these are Castle Cards)
- 30 ? Block Cards
- 50 Life Tokens
Gameplay
Each player starts with an equal amount of Life Tokens and all Level Cards and ? Block Cards are shuffled and put into respective decks facing downwards. When a round starts, each player takes the top card from the Level Card deck. If your card has the smallest number, you can trade it with the player to your right side (if playing with 2 players you can trade it to the other player). If your Level Card is a Castle Card, you are immune from trades or attacks from other players and you can take a card from the ? Block Card deck and keep it until needed. If your card has the lowest number by the end of the round, you lose a Life Token. If you lose all of your Life Tokens, you're out. The last person to still have Life Tokens wins.
? Block Cards
As mentioned above, ? Block Cards can be taken from their deck after getting a Castle Card. These are the cards you can get:
| Character/Item Name | Action | Can Play When? |
|---|---|---|
| Bowser | Change any other player's Level Card value to 0. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Hammer Bros. | Stop any player from trading with you. | Keep this card until someone tries to trade with you. |
| Super Mushroom | Add 1 coin to your Level Card value. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Blooper | Change any other player's Level Card value by -3. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Buzzy Beetle | Change any other player's Level Card value by -4. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Fire Flower | Add 2 coins to your Level Card value. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Super Star | Add 4 coins to your Level Card value. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Goomba | Change any other player's Level Card value by -1. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Koopa Troopa | Change any other player's Level Card value by -2. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Lakitu | You may look at the next player's face down Level Card. | Before trading Level Cards. |
| Warp Pipe | You may trade Level Cards with another player. | When trading Level Cards. |
| Lift | Add 3 coins to your Level Card value. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Green Shell | Force another player to randomly choose one of their ? Block Cards to discard. | Keep this card and use it at any time. |
| Trampoline | Swap your Level Card with the top card on the deck. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Goal Pole | Change your Level Card value to 10. | After all players' Level Cards are revealed. |
| Lava Bubble | Choose a player to lose a Life Token. If playing with 2 players, the other player must lose their Life Token. | Keep this card and use it at any time. |
| 1-Up Mushroom | Steal a Life Token from another player. | Keep this card and use it at any time. |
Trivia
- Despite being called Castle Cards, they actually have fortresses on them that are mistaken for castles.
Gallery
The underwater varient of the box
The contents of the game with the box
