King Boo's Tricky Tiles
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| Appears in | Mario Party 10 | ||
| Type | Boss minigame | ||
| Music track | King Boo! King Boo Showdown Angry King Boo | ||
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King Boo's Tricky Tiles is a boss minigame appearing in Mario Party 10. It takes place in Haunted Trail and pits players against King Boo.
Introduction
The minigame takes place in a graveyard at night. The players are shown standing on stone pillars in a purple lake before the camera pans to the surrounding forest. King Boo is seen moving among the trees, but he fades away when the camera focuses on him; suddenly, he pops up right in front of the players, startling them. He waggles his tongue and laughs evilly before the minigame begins.
Gameplay
King Boo will summon a course made of floating blue and red tiles. The players must navigate the course to reach switches that shine lights on King Boo for damage and points. Orange switches are worth one point, while yellow switches are worth three. Players are temporarily immobilized while activating a switch, allowing their competitors to make more progress towards activating the other lights. After all available switches are pressed, the players will return to their starting positions as King Boo summons a new course.
To complicate matters, the course also features a few Boos that disguise themselves as red tiles; anyone who jumps on a Boo will fall into the lake below, losing a point before returning to their starting position. The Boos are shown at the beginning of the round before morphing into their tile forms; additionally, the fake tiles will shake periodically as the players race to the switches.
When half of King Boo's health is depleted, he will let out a roar of anger and make the courses more elaborate, with more Boos. At the beginning of each round, he will make one of the Boos switch places with a normal red tile before floating up to the screen and taunting the camera, preventing players from seeing the Boos as they morph into tiles.
The minigame ends once King Boo's health drops to zero. The player who lands the final blow gains an additional five points. After King Boo fades away, the result screen is shown with a sum of points, penalties, and bonuses. The player with the most points overall wins the minigame.
Ending
After gaining the last hit, King Boo spins around, disappointed, and then vanishes before an explosion happens.
Controls
− Move
In-game text
Hop onto the switches to attack with light!
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | キングテレサのせきばんスイッチバトル[?] Kingu Teresa no sekiban suicchi batoru |
King Boo's Tablet Switch Battle | |
| Dutch | King Boo's Vliegende Vakjes[?] | King Boo's Flying Compartments | |
| German | König-Buu-Huus Felderwirrwarr[?] | King Boo's Space Confusion | |
| Italian | Interrutto-Re Boo[?] | Portmanteau of interruttore (switch) and Re Boo (King Boo) | |
| Portuguese | Os Ladrilhos Espectrais do Rei Bu[?] | King Boo's Spectral Tiles | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Baldosas luminosas del rey Bú[?] | King Boo's Luminous Tiles | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Ráfagas de luz contra Rey Boo[?] | Flashes of Light Against King Boo |
