Battle Minigame

A Battle Minigame is a specific category of minigame that can be played over the course of a party in the Mario Party series. Like some of its brethren, it is a free-for-all game in which each player plays for himself. Unlike its brethren, however, the game does not add any coins to the game; rather, it merely redistributes some of them.

In Mario Party DS

 * When a game is designated a Battle minigame, the players' icons on the top screen turn transparent, and move to the cardinal directions. This differs from usual configurations, in which the players' icons move to the corners of a square.
 * Each player then contributes a number of coins equal to twice the turn number. All these contributions form a single communal pot to be split amongst the players. Thus, a Battle minigame at turn 8 will have each player contribute 16 coins.
 * Should a player be unable to cover the entire contribution, he or she merely contributes whatever coins are in his or her possession to the pot. This can be an advantage to a sharp player, who can stand to win a great sum for a relatively modest investment.
 * The minigame is selected, and played. The rankings of each player are noted.
 * When the game is complete, the players receive a portion of the group pot based on their performance: first place receives 65% of the pot, second place 30%, third place 5%, and fourth place 0%.
 * If two or more players tie for a place, their payoffs are summed and then divided evenly amongst the tied players. For instance, should two players tie for first, the 65% and the 30% payoff that the players would receive is added and divided equally between the tied players, resulting in 47.5% of the pot for the tied players.
 * Any coins that are left over after rounding are awarded to a player at random.