| King Boo's Puzzle Attack | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 9 | ||
| Type | Boss minigame | ||
| Music track | Battle with King Boo! King Boo's Mad! | ||
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King Boo's Puzzle Attack is a boss minigame in Mario Party 9.
Introduction
The camera zooms in on a window outside the tower. The view then enters the tower, where King Boo appears and laughs, and then the items fall from above, followed by the cursors appearing.
Gameplay
The game involves the players trying to line up three or more of the same item to deal damage to King Boo (similar to Bejeweled). The items include Green Shells, Red Shells, Ice Flowers, Fire Flowers, and lightning bolts. All items are worth one point each except for lightning bolts, which give the player ten points and take three points away from the opponents. After losing half his health, King Boo sends a Boo in the playing field to temporarily stun any player's cursor that makes contact with it. Players whose cursors get caught by Boos must shake their Wii Remotes to break free (although lightning bolts can destroy Boos as well). The player who lands the final attack gets an additional ten points. Whoever has the most points is declared the winner.
Ending
King Boo spins and disappears, disappointed, and several Mini Stars appear in Party Mode and Solo Mode.
In-game text
- Rules – "Line up three or more of the same item to launch an attack on King Boo. Line up lightning bolts for an extra powerful attack!"
- Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press
to move the cursor. Press 
to select an item, then press up, down, left, or right on to trade places with another item."
Gallery
If a player aligns three lightning bolt icons, they can attack King Boo, get ten points, and deduct three points from the opponents.
King Boo gets angry.
During the second half, Boos pop up to try to stall the players.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | キングテレサのパズルバトル[?] Kingu Teresa no Pazuru Batoru |
King Boo's Puzzle Battle | |
| Chinese | 害羞幽靈王的益智方塊[?] Hàixiū Yōulíng Wáng de yì zhì fāngkuài |
King Boo's Puzzle Squares | |
| French | Casse-tête du Roi Boo[?] | King Boo's Puzzle | |
| German | König Buu Huus Wuselpuzzle[?] | King Boo´s Scurry Puzzle | |
| Italian | Il Rompicapo di Re Boo[?] | The puzzle of King Boo | |
| Spanish (NOA) | El Rompecabezas del Rey Bú[?] | King Boo´s Puzzle | |
| Spanish (NOE) | El puzle de Rey Boo[?] | King Boo´s Puzzle |
Trivia
- This is the only boss minigame in the Mario Party series to give a final attack worth ten points. It is also the only boss minigame in Mario Party 9 to have a score tally up to 999 points, as the number of points are shown in three digits, like in Pit or Platter.
- In the background, there are candles with blue flames, which become red when King Boo gets angry. After he is defeated, the flames go out. This also occurs in Mega Dry Bones's Femur Fever in Mario Party: Star Rush.