Mini-game Referee

In the Mario Party series, the Minigame Referee is a referee that tells you when the minigame starts, ends, when there's a tie or when you set a new record. The voice varies depending on which Mario Party game you're playing and which minigame is being played. In the 1st 5 games the voice is female, while in the next 6 games it has a male voice or a whistle.

Mario Party 1-5
The following quotes are from the first 5 games.

Mario Party and Mario Party 2

 * "Ready, Go!"
 * "Goal!"
 * "Miss!"
 * "Chance Time?"

Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 3

 * "Got Item"

Mario Party 3

 * "Game Over!"

Mario Party 1-3

 * "Chance Time!"

All 5 Games

 * "Start!"
 * "Draw"

Mario Party 6-8

 * "Go!"
 * "Tie!"

Returning in Mario Party DS

 * "Start!" (From Mario Party 1-5, single blow of the whistle)
 * "Tie!" (From Mario Party 6-8)

All 11 Games

 * "Finish!"
 * "New Record!"

Exception
The only 2 games that are exceptions are Mario Party Advance and Mario Party DS. In those 2 games, a whistle is blown instead of a human voice actor.

Mario Party Advance
In Mario Party Advance, Lakitu served as the minigame referee with his whistle-blowing cloud! When the first whistle is blown, that means the game has officially begun. At the end of the minigame, a second whistle is blown by the Lakitu.

Mario Party DS
Mario Party DS works the same way as the other 10 games, but you hear the same whistle as before. If you hear a single blow of the whistle, then that means the minigame has officially begun. If the whistle is blown twice, then that means "Finish!", a new record is set and the winner is declared.