Flippin' Cards!
Flippin' Cards! is a minigame that appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash. It can be played by entering the Spinning-Door after matching the blue panels.
The minigame is a memory game similar to Memory Match from Mario Party, as the floor is laid out with a grid of ? Panels. The objective is to flip the panels over using Mario's hammer to find matching pairs of Battle Cards within the time limit of either 30, 35, 40, or 50 seconds depending on the Spinning-Door's location. For each pair Mario finds, the card will be added to his inventory, and two seconds will be added to the clock. If Mario flips two non-matching panels, he will be stunned for a brief moment before the panels flip back over. Ten of the twelve ? Panels are Battle Cards, while the remaining two affect the timer: one adds five seconds when flipped over; the other subtracts ten seconds. If the second card flipped in a pair is a timer card, the previously hit card will flip back over with no penalty.
If only time cards remain unflipped, the game will automatically reveal them and end the minigame. Mario is kicked out once all the cards have either been collected or despawn.
Layouts[edit]
There are multiple potential layouts for the game:
- Twelve ? Panels - A three-row by four-column grid
- Four pairs of
common Battle Cards, a pair of special Cards (typically 
Thing Replica Cards), a +5 time boost card and a -10 time penalty card. - Five pairs of exclusively Worn-Out Battle Cards, a +5 time boost card and a -10 time penalty card.
- Four pairs of
The grid of ? Panels
A typical layout of cards
A layout featuring worn-out cards
- Fifteen ? Panels - A three-row by five-column grid
- Four pairs of common Battle Cards, a pair of
uncommon Battle Cards, a pair of special Cards, and three time cards. - Three pairs of common Battle Cards, two pairs of uncommon Battle Cards, a pair of special Cards, and three time cards.
- Six pairs of exclusively Worn-Out Battle Cards, and three time cards.
- Four pairs of
The grid of ? Panels
A typical layout of cards
A layout including Fire Flowers and POW Blocks
A layout featuring worn-out cards
Cards[edit]
NOTE: Mario must have previously collected a Thing for its associated Replica card to appear. If Mario has a Replica Card already it will not appear, and can be replaced by a 1-Up Mushroom Card.
| Common Card Pairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jump |
 Hopslipper |
 Worn-Out Hammer x3 |
 Eekhammer |
 Mushroom |
|
| Additional Cards | |||||
 Fire Flower |
 POW Block |
 +5 time card |
 -10 time card |
||
| Worn-Out Card Pairs | |||||
 Worn-Out Jump |
 Worn-Out Jump x3 |
 Worn-Out Jump x5 |
 Worn-Out Hammer |
Worn-Out Hammer x3 |
 Worn-Out Hammer x5 |
| Thing Replicas and Special Card Pairs | |||||
 Fire Extinguisher |
 Fan |
 Plunger |
 Lemon |
 Cat-o-Luck |
 Piggy Bank |
 Bone |
 Bottle Opener |
 Ice Pick |
 Balloons |
 Teapot |
 Turnip |
 Instant Camera |
 Basin |
 Battery |
 Compass |
 Cork |
 Washing Machine |
 Lightbulb |
 Salt and Pepper |
 Charcoal Grill |
 Megaphone |
 Hair Dryer |
 Magnifying Glass |
 Claw Hammer |
 Recorder |
 Disco Ball |
 The Shy Bandit |
 1-Up Mushroom |
|
In-game description[edit]
"Hit a card with your hammer to flip it. Try to find all of the pairs before time runs out!"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | めくって！カードあわせ[?] Mekutte! Kādo Awase |
Flip it! Card Matching | |
| Dutch | Kaartkeren![?] | Turning card! | |
| Italian | Smemorello[?] | From Smemorato (forgetful) | |
| Portuguese | Jogo da Memória[?] | Memory Game | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Regalos a pares[?] | Gifts to pairs |
