Boo's Horror Castle is the third map of Story Mode in Mario Party 9. It is tough due to the fact that every time you pass a Boo painting a Boo will come out and move 3 spaces every time. If your the captain, and the Boo or Boo's catch you, you'll lose half your mini stars. The 2 bosses here are Dry Bones at the fort and King Boo beyond the Bowser Gate. Completing this Board allows you to move on to Blooper Beach. This board is also available at the start through party mode.
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The main gimmicks and obstacles in Boo's Horror Castle are the Boo portraits scattered around the board. When the players pass a portrait, it spawns a Boo at the end of the turn. These Boos follow the players, moving three spaces at the end of each player's turn. If they catch up to the vehicle, the current captain will lose half of their Mini Stars and the Boo disappears. If 2 or more Boos catch up to the vehicle at the same time, they will lose more than half of their Mini Stars (2 Boos will take away 75%, 3 Boos will take away 87.5%, and so on).
Several branches in the path lead to well-lit areas that the Boos cannot enter, providing temporary safety from the wandering ghosts. However, this can cause the Boos to actually end up in front of the players, forcing captains to limit their movement, and becoming especially difficult if other Boos are still pursuing the vehicle.
In the first two sections of the board, the players will pass through a door on their way out of the castle, preventing any Boos still chasing them from following any further. Additionally, if any Boos summoned in the first area manage to get ahead of the players, they will disappear once they reach the mid-boss fort. On the other hand, any Boos in the second and third sections of the board that manage to avoid being trapped behind the door will end up circling the final roof section until they cross paths with a captain, or the group manages to pass the Bowser Gate.
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- If a Boo is going to catch you after your turn, he'll attack you first before something happens on that space.
- If two Boo catch you at once, the first Boo will take half of your Mini Stars, the second Boo will take half of your Mini Stars left after the first attack. The game only shows you the total amount of Mini Stars you lose.
- If a Boo ends up reaching the midway boss battle before the players do, he will disappear.
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