Jamboree Buddy

Jamboree Buddy
Artwork of Mario with Bowser Jr. as his Jamboree Buddy, showcasing the latter's Jamboree Buddy ability.
First appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025)

“It looks like allies stick around for three turns. Pretty handy, huh? But watch out! If an opponent passes you, your ally will go with them. So keep your eyes peeled, and don't let anyone pass you!”

—Toad, Super Mario Party Jamboree

Jamboree Buddies are characters who assist a character in Super Mario Party Jamboree, with 10 of the 22 playable characters having this role. When a character encounters a Jamboree Buddy on the board, a Showdown minigame linked to the Jamboree Buddy begins, wherein the character who activates it has a slight advantage at the start. If a tie occurs, the player who rolls the highest in the following "Tie-Break Dice" event earns the Jamboree Buddy.

On boards, each Jamboree Buddy has their own unique ability and cause all board actions to occur twice, such as gaining or losing coins, purchasing items or Stars, and even Boos and Bowser Spaces. When obtained, the Jamboree Buddy leaves after two turns, meaning they are only around for three turns total. Similarly, if no character reaches the Jamboree Buddy within three turns, that Jamboree Buddy leaves. An opponent can steal the Jamboree Buddy from the player who has them by passing them, making them their ally instead.

A Jamboree Buddy will only appear if they are not already one of the four board participants, so under normal circumstances a character cannot participate in their own Showdown minigame. In Free Play, Showdown Minigame Battle, online matchmaking, and Party-Planner Trek, if one of the player characters are a Jamboree Buddy, a monochrome imposter of that Jamboree Buddy will take their place in the respective Showdown minigame.

In Jamboree TV, Jamboree Buddies will not appear in Tag Team Rules.

List

Character	Jamboree Buddy ability	Showdown minigame	Showdown initiation advantage
Mario	When you hit a dice... Adds 3 to 8 to the dice roll. If the player uses a Custom Dice Block, Mario's ability will not activate.	Mario's Three-peat	Get 3 points at the start.
Luigi	When you hit a dice... You'll have an easier time rolling bigger numbers. After rolling, there is a chance Luigi will replace it with the maximum possible roll given the dice used. Luigi's ability will not activate if the player uses a Custom Dice Block or rolls matching sevens using the (Payday) Triple Dice or Turbo Dice.	Luigi Rescue Operation	The game starts with the first room's puzzle solved.
Peach	At a Star Exchange... Purchase Stars at half the cost. Peach cannot appear as a Jamboree Buddy on Rainbow Galleria, so this ability cannot interact with Flash Sales or Markup Stickers.	Peach's Day Off	Get a gold present worth 10 points in the first game.
Daisy	At an Item Shop... Purchase items at half the cost. Daisy cannot appear as a Jamboree Buddy on Rainbow Galleria, so this ability cannot interact with Flash Sales or Markup Stickers.	Daisy's Field Day	Get 3 red medals at the start.
Wario	Before hitting the dice... Get 3 to 8 coins.	Wario's Buzzer Beater	Get 5 points at the start.
Waluigi	While moving... Steal 3 to 8 coins from opponents you pass.	Waluigi's Pinball Arcade	Waluigi will place medals at the start.
Yoshi	While moving... Copy items from opponents you pass. If the opponent has multiple items, a random one is copied. Only one item can be copied at a time for each individual turn.	Yoshi's Mountain Race	Three fruits will be placed in front of you at the start.
Rosalina	Before hitting the dice... Get one cheap item at random. A "cheap" item is one normally sold for 4 coins or less.	Rosalina's Radical Race If motion control minigames are disabled, Rosalina will not appear.	Get a boosting item right before starting.
Donkey Kong	Before hitting the dice... Move to a random space. The player chooses whether to activate this ability, before knowing where they will end up.	DK's Konga Line	Matching the rhythm will be slightly easier.
Bowser Jr.	When you land on a space... Set a Half-Coins Steal Trap on the space you are on.	Jr.'s Jauntlet	Get 3 points at the start.

Achievements

Each Jamboree Buddy has a corresponding achievement that the player unlocks by gaining them as an ally and using their ability for the first time:

• Mario: Mario's Pal
• Luigi: Luigi's Chum
• Peach: Peach-Approved
• Daisy: Daisy's Cheer Squad
• Wario: Wario's Baddie Buddy
• Waluigi: Team Waluigi
• Yoshi: Yoshi Fan
• Rosalina: Rosalina Admiration Brigade
• Donkey Kong: DK Crew
• Bowser Jr.: Bowser Jr.'s Accomplice

There is an unlockable "Bowser's Groupies" achievement if the player lands on a Bowser Space with a Jamboree Buddy.

Gallery

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  Toadette recruiting Bowser Jr. as a Jamboree Buddy

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ジャンボリーフレンド Janborīfurendo	Jamboree Friend
Chinese (Simplified)	盛会好友[?] Shènghuì Hǎoyǒu	Grand Event Buddy
Chinese (Traditional)	盛會朋友[?] Shènghuì Péngyǒu	Grand Event Friend
Dutch	Jamboree-partner[?]	Jamboree Partner
French	Camarade de Jamboree[?]	Jamboree Comrade
German	Jamboree-Partner[?]	Jamboree Partner
Italian	Partner di Jamboree[?]	Jamboree Partner
Portuguese	Dupla Jamboree	Jamboree Duo
Spanish (Latin American)	Compi Jamboree	Little Jamboree Buddy
Spanish (European)	Compa Jamboree[?]	Jamboree Buddy

Notes

• Much like the Ally mechanic in Super Mario Party:
  • Mario and Luigi do not have dialogue when approached, due to them being mostly silent protagonists. Instead, the Toad host speaks for them.
  • Yoshi talks by saying his own name, and Donkey Kong talks in monkey noises. Translations are provided in parentheses for both of them.
  • Bowser Jr. has unique dialogue if recruited by Mario or Bowser. Wario and Yoshi also have unique dialogue if recruited by Mario.
• If a Jamboree Buddy is recruited twice in a single game of Mario Party and a different player wins their minigame each time, the Jamboree Buddy will hold two flags, one for each player who recruited them.
• If Luigi's Jamboree Buddy ability successfully maxes out the roll of a multi-dice item, the player still gets the coin bonus for rolling all the same number.