Talk:Rules Land

Why is this the only article of a rules board we have (and is it necessary)?

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I get that this is a board directly named and accessed via the main menu much like all the other boards in Mario Party 2, but Rules Land is definitely not the ONLY board in the series that explains the rules to players, as virtually every entry up to at least Mario Party DS has such a board... so why is this the only one that deserves an article?
If it's because this is the only one that actually has a name... well, that's not exactly true, since the rules boards in Mario Party and Mario Party 3 also have names. The rules board in the first Mario Party is referred to by Toad as the First Map (shown here) or by the manual as the Practice Map. Mario Party 3 has a map for Battle Royal mode and Duel mode, named (the) Battle Royal Rule Map and the Duel Rule Map, respectively.
If it's because none of the rules boards can actually be played on... well, neither can this one.
So why does Rules Land get special treatment, but the other rules boards do not? Shouldn't at least those from the other N64 Mario Party titles get an article as well? And if not, then shouldn't this one be deleted or merged with Mario Party 2 instead? rend (talk) (edits) 14:17, August 3, 2024 (EDT)

Maybe there should just be an overarching article that documents these, as they are unique (if otherwise inaccessible) boards and screenshots should probably be supplied to show them. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 15:34, August 3, 2024 (EDT)

Well First Map now exists thanks to me. I think having separate articles for each of the tutorial boards has its merits, even if it's just for the sake of completion. - RHG1951 (talk) 22:11, September 13, 2024 (EDT)

Do the other demo maps get names though? It's what's making me hesitate creating an individual page for each. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 13:00, September 14, 2024 (EDT)

The two maps (one for each game mode) in Mario Party 3 are called the "Battle Royal Rules Map" and the "Duel Rules Map" respectively, but I'm not sure if the ones in later games have unique names. Pseudo (talk) (contributions) 22:58, November 22, 2024 (EST)