Day at the Races

Shown as the race starts.

Creatures on the start line, preparing to begin the race.

Day At The Races is a battle mini-game in the game Mario Party 2.

The mini-game is also the first mini-game in any Mario Party game to involve the players choosing a computer character race for them in a bookmakers-style of gameplay. It involves the players choosing one of the four characters, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.

• Whomp – Walks fast but falls over and takes a long time to get up.
• Thwomp – Rises above the floor and jumps forward but then drops down and takes a long time to get up.
• Boo – Disappears and then reappears a lot further than before, but gets his face stuck in the ground sometimes.
• Bob-omb – Starts a spark running from its fuse and moves very fast but occasionally falls over.

Trivia

• Random Ride, a mini-game from Mario Party 5 is very similar to Day at the Races.
• The computer players always go first.