Woody Woods
| Woody Woods | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 3 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Difficulty | ★★☆ (Mario Party 3) ★★★★☆ (Superstars) | ||
| Availability | Default | ||
| Description | Flowery flora & cuddly creatures. (Mario Party 3) Wander into the woods and follow the signs. Aim for a win, and try not to get lost! (Mario Party Superstars) | ||
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- “You're all here! Welcome to the legendary Woody Woods! In the middle of this vast forest, you'll battle to become the Superstar.”
- —Millennium Star, Mario Party 3
Woody Woods is a woodland-based board in Mario Party 3. It is inhabited by Piranha Plants, Wigglers, MIPS, and other woodland creatures. The main feature of this board is Monty Mole. Every turn, he pops out of his hole to switch the directions players move. He also does it every time a player comes to his army-like hut to pay him five coins, or lands on the Happening Spaces that are nearby. Action Time happens when a player lands on a Happening Space that is in front of Woody the tree. He gives players a Plus Coin Fruit (which gives them five coins), or a Plus Block Fruit (which makes them roll again). The player has to decide which fruit to have by going either left or right, and if they cannot, Woody decides for them. Action Time also happens when a player lands on a ? Space next to Woody's evil counterpart. It works just the same, except the prizes are a Minus Coin Fruit (which takes away five coins), or a Reverse Block Fruit (which makes players roll again, but go backwards). In Story Mode, the human player battles three opponents here to get the Love Star Stamp.
Woody Woods is the only board from Mario Party 3 to return in Mario Party Superstars. The Monty Mole hut on the southwest corner of the board has been replaced by an Item Shop that sells different items from the other shops, and the paths through the Skeleton Key gates have been reversed. The Koopa Bank on the west end of the board was removed, and new ones were added on the Evil Woody's path and the path below it.[1] Losing players are hit by fruit from the Evil Woody at the end of the game. This is the only board in this game to not have the postcard show the player in 4th place suffering a humiliating downfall, as they are instead shown arguing with a Monty Mole.
Spaces[edit]
The following tables show how many spaces there are on the board, and how many there are of a certain type.
Mario Party 3[edit]
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
 Blue Spaces |
50 |
 Red Spaces |
7 |
 Item Spaces |
13 |
 Happening Spaces |
9 |
 Bowser Spaces |
4 |
 Battle Spaces |
5 |
 Bank Spaces |
2 |
 Chance Time Spaces |
2 |
 Game Guy Spaces |
2 |
| Total of Spaces | 94 |
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
 Blue Spaces |
35 |
 Red Spaces |
7 |
 Event Spaces |
9 |
 VS Spaces |
3 |
 Chance Time Spaces |
2 |
 Item Spaces |
14 |
 Bank Spaces |
3 |
 Lucky Spaces |
15 |
 Bowser Spaces |
3 |
| Total of Spaces | 91 |
Item Shop[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
- Main article: Item Shop (Mario Party series) § Mario Party 3
All shops in Mario Party 3 has a chance of having either Baby Bowser or Toad, which have the same shop inventory across all boards.
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Skeleton Key |
3 coins | |
 Cursed Dice Block |
3 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Double Dice |
5 coins | |
 Warp Block |
7 coins | |
 Triple Dice |
10 coins | |
 Custom Dice Block |
12 coins | |
 Golden Pipe |
25 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
Woody Woods also has another shop with a different inventory.
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Mushroom |
3 coins | |
 Chomp Call |
6 coins | |
 Plunder Chest |
20 coins | |
 Hidden Block Card |
40 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
Board selection icon
The introduction
The starting area's background
The beginning of a game on Woody Woods
Monty Mole offering to turn the arrows for 5 coins
Monty Mole turning the arrows at the start of a turn
Monty Mole turning the arrows after someone lands on a Happening Space
Woody's Action Time event
Evil Woody's Action Time event
The board results icon
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Logo
Logo (no drop shadow)
Title screen artwork
A view of the board
Galoombas
The ending photo for the board
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グルグルのもり[?] Guruguru no Mori |
Spinning Woods | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 绕来绕去的森林[?] Ràoláiràoqù De Sēnlín |
Spinning Woods | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 繞來繞去的森林[?] Ràoláiràoqù De Sēnlín |
Spinning Woods | |
| Dutch | Woody's bos[?] | Woody's Woods | |
| French | Bois de Woody[?] | Woody's Woods | |
| German | Woodys Wald[?] | Woody's Woods | |
| Italian | Bosco boscoso[?] | Woody Woods | |
| Korean | 빙글빙글 숲[?] Binggeulbinggeul Sup |
Spinning Woods | |
| Portuguese | Floresta Florestal[?] | Woody Woods | |
| Russian | Дремучий лес[?] Dremuchiy les |
Dense Forest | |
| Spanish (NOA) | El bosque boscoso[?] | The Woody Woods | |
| Spanish (NOE) | El bosque boscoso[?] | The Woody Woods | |
| Woody Woods[?] | - | Mario Party 3 |
Trivia[edit]
- In the Mario Party Superstars version, if one of the players lands on an Item Space by rolling a reverse Dice Block after receiving a reverse-dice fruit from the Evil Woody, and wins an item, their sad sound effect will play instead of the happy sound effect despite the item acquisition tune playing in the background.
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo. (September 23, 2021). Nintendo Direct - 9.23.2021. YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
