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How to play Mario Party Superstars
Collect Stars while traveling a board and earning coins from spaces and minigames. Stars decide the winner; coins break a Star tie.
What you need
Mario Party Superstars, a compatible Nintendo Switch system and a controller for each local player
Set up the game
- Choose Mario Party board mode and local play for a shared-screen game. Fill four character slots with humans or CPU opponents. Choose a board, turn count and bonus-Star setting together.
- Read the board explanation and establish turn order with the game’s opening roll. Use the map before your first movement to find the Star, shops and hazards.
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Playing Mario Party Superstars
- On your turn, optionally use an eligible item, then hit the dice block and move its indicated spaces. At junctions choose among permitted routes; resolve the space and any passing events.
- Collect coins from opportunities such as blue spaces and minigames; red spaces remove coins. Board events can change routes or exchange fortunes, so read their prompts.
- Reach the Star exchange with enough coins; the ordinary price is 20. You need not land with an exact roll to buy when passing the exchange. Follow the board’s placement changes.
- After all four board turns, play the selected minigame. Read its specific winning condition and button instructions, and use practice before everyone confirms readiness.
- After the selected turns, award enabled bonus Stars. Most Stars wins, with coins resolving a Star tie; any remaining tie follows the game’s displayed roll-off.
The richer player can still lose
At the end, one player has three Stars and 15 coins; another has two Stars and 90 coins. The three-Star player ranks higher before any other result adjustments. During play, that makes a reachable Star worth considering even when a different route offers more coins. Recheck enabled bonus Stars before assuming the current leader is safe.
Boards require different route decisions
On Space Land, Nintendo warns that the Coin Beam removes all coins from players in its path. On Woody Woods, sign directions change, so a junction is not permanently reliable. Read the board’s explanation rather than treating each map as a cosmetic variation. Mt. Minigames can be a better short practice session than starting a full board when the group only wants a few challenges.
Beginner decisions
- Keep enough coins for the Star plus likely route tolls. Buying an item can be sensible, but spending below the price while already close may waste your route.
- Inspect the map again after a Star relocates. An item useful for the previous destination may no longer be the best choice.
Common rule mix-ups
- Treating minigame wins as the direct board-game score.
- Importing character-specific dice or Jamboree mechanics from another title.
Questions about this game
Can one person play?
Yes, with CPU opponents filling the other board slots.
Must every minigame be won the same way?
No. Some require survival, racing or collecting. The individual instruction screen governs each one.
Sources and edition notes
Mario Party Superstars for Nintendo Switch (2021), standard Mario Party board mode. Not Super Mario Party or Jamboree; minigame-only modes use different endpoints.
Sources and stated format checked October 14, 2026. This records a document check, not a claim of hands-on testing.
- Nintendo: official board tips
- Nintendo Support: multiplayer setup
- Super Mario Wiki: board-mode mechanics and item descriptions