Homestretch!

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Homestretch!
Homestretch! from Mario Party 10
Purpose Serves as a final checkpoint before the goal
First appearance Mario Party 9 (2012)
Latest appearance Mario Party 10 (2015)

Homestretch! (Almost There! in Mario Party 9 and Home Straight! in the British English version of Mario Party 10) is a space that doubles as an event in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10. It usually appears once near the end of each board in both games, with the exception of Mario Party 10's amiibo Party.

History

Mario Party 9

In Mario Party 9, the event occurs when the players are almost at the end of the board, when they pass by a green Toad. His green-spotted flag pops up beside him as he gives out the current standings. Last place players get a Slow Dice Block. Anybody tied for last will receive a Slow Dice Block as well, including if everyone is tied for first.

Additionally, minigames are now selected by the player currently in last place, not the captain (unless the Captain is in last). This does not matter who is hosting a minigame; the boss minigame is still selected by the captain, regardless of their position (except at Bowser Station and DK's Jungle Ruins, where players are not given the option of choosing which boss minigame to play).

  • If two players tie for last place, one of them is randomly chosen to pick a minigame, regardless if the player is a human or CPU.
  • The Captain can still choose a minigame after the Almost There! event if any of these situations occur:
    • The Captain is the one in last place
    • Everybody is tied for first place
    • Three players are tied for last place (when playing with 4 players)

During the event, Bowser also appears and asks the captain if they want "a whole bunch" of presents; if the captain agrees, he turns three to six predetermined spaces into Bowser Spaces; the spaces that he chooses never change. If the captain refuses Bowser's offer, he gives the players "a few" presents by turning 2 or 3 predetermined spaces into Bowser Spaces. On some occasions, Bowser will chastise the captain for being "a stick in the mud", and act as though they accepted his offer. If the Captain in this event is a CPU, then they will always accept Bowser's offer to turn three to six predetermined spaces into Bowser Spaces. In Bowser Station, the choice is not given at all; Bowser automatically adds five Bowser Spaces to preset locations on the board. Four of the spaces are placed within the last six spaces of the route, along with a Jackpot Space and a Back Space; the latter's presence increases the odds of players being stuck in the gauntlet of Bowser Spaces for as long as possible.

Mario Party 10

Homestretch event from Mario Party 10
Homestretch in Mario Party 10

In Mario Party 10, the events vary depending on which party mode is being played.

In Mario Party mode, if played on any of the boards except Chaos Castle, the standings are shown, and then Blue Toad gives the player(s) in last place a Slow Dice Block, just like in Mario Party 9. If played on Chaos Castle, instead of last place receiving a Slow Dice Block, it acts like a Toad House, giving everyone a Special Dice Block before the gate opens. Then, if Bowser (or Yellow Toad in Chaos Castle) wasn't freed, the gate closes, leaving him sealed inside, then, Bowser Jr. appears and makes Bowser Jr. Spaces appear by throwing bombs on specific spaces. If playing on Chaos Castle or if Bowser had been freed before Homestretch, this does not happen. Finally, Blue Toad reminds the players to be careful on those last spaces.

In Bowser Party, Blue Toad reminds Team Mario to be careful on those last spaces. Then, Bowser Jr. reminds Bowser that Team Mario is close to the goal, then Bowser spins a roulette that can make him go into Big Bad Bowser Mode, add Bowser Jr. Spaces to the board, or give him an extra Bowser Dice Block.

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ラストチャンス![?]
Rasuto Chansu! 		Last Chance!
Chinese 最後㙨㑹![?]
Zuìhòu Jì Huì 		Last Chance!
French (NOA) Dernière ligne droite![?] Home stretch!
French (NOE) Dernière ligne droite ![?] Home stretch!
German Fast Geschafft![?] Almost there!
Italian Manca poco![?] Not long to go!
Korean 라스트 찬스![?]
Raseuteu Chanseu! 		Last Chance!
Spanish ¡Ya falta menos![?] Not long to go!
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Mario Party 9
Main characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Yoshi • Birdo • Toad • Koopa • Shy Guy • Kamek
Other characters Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Toads • Goombas • Whittles • Piantas • Bob-ombs • Urchins • Boos • Goomba Towers • Dolphins • Mechakoopas • Bullet Bills • Piranha Plants • Spinies • Sushi • Huckit Crabs • Swoops • Monty Moles • Hammer Bros. • Fire Bros. • Buzzy Beetles • Penguins • Mr. Blizzards • Fish Bones • Deep-Cheeps • Thwomps • Scaredy Rat • Big Spiny
Mid-bosses Lakitu • Whomp • Dry Bones • Cheep Cheep • Spike • Bowser Jr. • Diddy Kong
Stage bosses Wiggler • King Bob-omb • King Boo • Blooper • Chain Chomp • Bowser • Donkey Kong
Items Banana • Dice Block • Mini Star • Mini Ztar • Slow Dice Block • Z-Banana • 0-1 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • 1-10 Dice Block
Spaces 1-vs-Rival Space • Almost There! • Back Space • Battle Space • Boss Battle Space • Bowser Space • Bowser Jr. Space • Captain Event Space • Dash Space • Dice Block Space • DK Space • Event Space • Free-for-All Space • Green Space • Jackpot+ Space • Lucky Space • Magma Space • Mini Star Space • Mini Ztar Space • POW Space • Shuffle Space • Spin Space • Unlucky Space
Boards Toad Road • Bob-omb Factory • Boo's Horror Castle • Blooper Beach • Magma Mine • Bowser Station • DK's Jungle Ruins
Minigame modes Step It Up • Garden Battle • Choice Challenge • High Rollers • Time Attack • Boss Rush
Further info Bowser Gate • Gallery • Media • Minigames • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test • Staff
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Mario Party 10
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi • Wario • Waluigi • Princess Daisy • Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Toadette • Spike • Bowser
Bosses Mega Goomba • Petey Piranha • Sledge Bro • King Boo • Mega Cheep Chomp • Mega Blooper • Mega Monty Mole • Kamek • Mega Mechakoopa • Bowser / Dry Bowser
Other characters Amp • Banzai Bill • Bee • Big Amp • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Fuzzy • Big Urchin • Bob-omb • Bomp • Boo • Bowser Jr. • Bullet Bill • Burner • Chain Chomp • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fish Bone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Galoomba • Gold Cheep Cheep • Gold Piranha Plant • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goombrat • Greenie • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Huckit Crab • Jumbo Ray • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Luma • Nabbit • Peepa • Shy Guy • Skewer • Spiked Ball • Spinner • Star Bunny • Swoop • Toad • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Urchin • Waddlewing • Whomp
Boards Mario Party / Bowser Party Mushroom Park • Haunted Trail • Whimsical Waters • Airship Central • Chaos Castle
amiibo Party Mario Board • Luigi Board • Peach Board • Rosalina Board • Wario Board • Donkey Kong Board • Bowser Board • Toad Board • Yoshi Board • Normal Board
Items 0-1 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Double Dice Block • Mega Mushroom • Mini Star • Mini Ztar • Star • Slow Dice Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Mushroom
Spaces Advance Space • Back Space (fixed) • Back Space (random) • Blooper-Go-Round • Boo • Boo Space • Boss Battle Space • Bowser Space • Bowser Block Space • Bowser Jr. Space • Change Space • Cannon Space • Cheep Cheep Branch • Coin Space • Dash Space • Dragoneel Space • Dragoneel Treasure • Event Space • Gate Space • Green Space • Heart Space • Homestretch! • Lose Coins Space • Lucky Space • Minigame Space • Risky Route • Special Dice Block Space • Special Event Space • Star Space • Steal Space • Streetlight • Toad House • Unlucky Space • Warp Space
Further info Challenges • Gallery • Media • Minigames • Quotes • Sound test • Staff
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