Every Mario Party Game's BEST and WORST Board!

[@NiclasBaldree]

It literally said you could skip that cut scene 6:10

[@luigigreen_]

Goomba Lagoon has a good gimmick, but it is not good execution. The tides block way too much, not that it should be removed. Being stuck on a small island for 3 turns should not happen except for the volcano island, and that ones just a circle again when the kamek shop should be accessible. Every island should have options not just a 6 space circle, maybe add a blooper shop for warp items. Warp Items are the way to get around it, but it may lead to another island or a worse spot and there's no way to get it on the islands. I love the amount of options you could go on low tide, but it feels like high tide is on half the game. It reminds me of the island from Mario Party 9 where you had to land on 1 event space

[@Nintenguin]

I agree. Great in concept, but poor in execution. It would be better if there was a way to pay coins to ride on the zip line to cross islands rather than landing on an event space. Speaking of, almost every event space just changes the tide which constantly gets in the way.

[@micahfurlow2624]

I personally like goomba lagoon (and the rest of my family hates it), but I think something that removes some of the strategy is the fact that you have to land on them instead of being something you can pass and decide instead (maybe it could've worked like the thwomps in Yoshi's Tropical Island did)

[@reaperraider999]

@@luigigreen_ Some fixes I would make would be 1.) Make it so that you can swim through the water but maybe it takes 2 numbers to move 1 space or something. 2.) Offer a red pipe Item that guarantees you move to the island with the star, but puts you directly in front of the star so you have to circle back before buying.

[@panampace]

A lot of people seem to really like Goomba Lagoon, but I agree it’s my least favorite. But it isn’t so bad for longer games, where it’s more likely players will have plenty of warping items or the shell, and then it gives you some strategy to work with.

[@RyouShi98]

Snowflake Lake actually has a different event in the middle part at night. Instead of iceskating it's a snowball fight where you can steal other player's coins. Also, the the Freezies are kind of a big deal because they cut off most paths of escape/protect you if you made it past one in time. Plus, Chain Chomps have better rolls at night. AND there's a lot more duel spaces in the middle circle. Finally, the snowy landscape is just ****ing beautiful at night (best looking of all 12 board variations imo) So yeah, it actually gets a lot of mileage out of day/night (not as much as Faire Square and Clockwork Castle, but third place ain't bad) -Just your average Snowflake Lake defender. PS: Whacka!!!!!

[@NicverdiNWah]

18:34 "It is by far the biggest game in the board" -Switch Stop

[@RyouShi98]

Im not even sure that statement is accuracte. Iirc Bowser Nightmare has the highest space total in 5

[@josemansquito]

You can swap places with someone and put them on the island then if you move before them you can keep them there with the conch… that’s just… diabolically awesome and I love this game for it. Maybe it’s not the most fair but I haven’t played a round on lagoon that wasn’t entertaining. The real worst board is wiggler but I’d argue it’s more of a least good because they’re all fun and I never thought I’d be able to say that about Mario party again. If I were to rank them it be: S: galleria/western A:rainbow castle/lagoon B+:raceway/bowser B:wiggler

[@zeospark9715]

I feel like Waluigi's Island is the best board in 3. That board is so chaotic and it gives you so much to do. Plus that theme it just screams Waluigi lol

[@Obstagoon862]

19:36 Actually that's not quite right. You get taken to the other pier with the same symbol. There's nothing random about where the dolphin takes you.

[@ultraexcalibur1728]

17:00 While I do agree that the Party Mode in 5 kinda sucks, it has some awesome side modes as well as the most unique and arguably best Story Mode in any Mario Party game.

[@zeospark9715]

I really love the Super Duel Mode where you can craft your own machine and the Card Party which is such a unique spin on the usual gameplay. It's also the first Mario Party game where you technically play as Bowser in

[@user-yg9vx2re3u]

side modes are nice, but they aren't really what people are looking for in a mario party. both 9 and 10 had some great side modes, but the main party mode lacking is what's gonna show most

[@yuvia1452]

bro goomba lagoon to me is actually one of the best boards in jamboree. it makes u have to strategize with ur items more than any other board to align with the tides. if u get stuck but managed ur items well, warp pipes bail u out, custom dice blocks make u land on the zipline space, mirrors trap ur opponent on the island instead of u, etc. and if we know the high tide is coming, we can take the long route instead of risking being stranded there in the first place. its all pure strategy and a lot of people, including myself, love that. its certainly more fun to me than roll em raceway which is literally a circle with 2 sets of branching paths on the top and bottom. and its special item, the turbo dice, is fun but inherently flawed since it skips over all shops and even the star space. all while the triple dice is right there in the same shop but without said disadvantages.

[@joopvanhedel1372]

Fun fact. It's complicated to explain because there are a lot of different details but After Super Mario Party, the Developers of Mario Party since Mario Party 9 made some big changes with several things and that can be seen in Mario Party Superstar being a remake of older boards and the quality of jamboree, the future of Mario party is going to be great

[@ultraexcalibur1728]

"the Developers of Mario Party since Mario Party 9" who are mostly the same developers who were in Hudson Soft and worked on prior Mario Party games.

[@sunstar185]

Great vid Thomas. Huge Mario Party fan and it’s great to see the other entries get some love. I agree with a lot of your picks tbh lol. Yeah 6 has the best boards. I see some of your favorites are where the star location doesn’t move which is a hit or miss for me depending on the game. Don’t know if this is a hot take but I think all of superstars boards suck, jamboree is such a huge improvement. Mario’s rainbow caste imo is a worse version of 6s Castaway Bay. Where Bowser steals stars instead of all your coins. Love the tropical vibe over just clouds. Surprised you picked Goombas board from Mario party 4 as your favorite when it’s basically an island hopping board. And you mentioned your disdain. The Goomba dice roll is to RNG for me and makes getting stars annoying. I think both Goomba and Koopas board suck. I think the best one is either toads or shy guys. I agree Mario Party 5 boards are all kind of MID. I’d say Toy Dream is the best and the rest each have their own issues. For Mario Party 7 surprised you didn’t pick Windmillville since it has the same mechanics of Koopa Tycoon. But I agree with your picks. Mario party 8 my favorite is the Shy Guy board. A train being a board is sick. Not a fan of the Pirate Goomba board cause it gets repetitive. Mario party Ds kamek is similar to Neon heights in 7 so I can’t say I hate it. I think the DK one is worse imo. Mario Party Star Rush deserves to be forgotten lmao. But if I had to pick probably the boo maps were the best idk. Supers Megafruit paradise is ass for sure. That game is terrible. Jamboree’s Raceway board is kinda mid but the Goomba one is definitely the worst.

[@thesweatystallion2702]

Roll em Raceway definitely a worse board than Goomba Lagoon.

[@HKG4]

How?

[@user-yg9vx2re3u]

@@HKG4it's pretty linear and very rng based with whether or not you get good rolls and what happening spaces you land on. plus the turbo dice kinda suck, since you'll likely end up skipping an event that you want to obtain

[@reaperraider999]

Mario Party 8 is also my favorite Mario Party and Koopa's Tycoon was my most replayed map. If Jamboree ever announces a DLC and that map is on it im not thinkin twice before purchasing. I think the broken economy in Jamboree would make Koopa's Tycoon even more fun.

[@ultraexcalibur1728]

Koopa's Tycoon Town is definitely one of the best boards in Mario Party History. I could even see an argument being made for it being the best. With that being said I don't see any real argument that can be made for Mario Party 8 being the Best Game in the Series. It may have the best board in the series but even then the Motion Controls are awful and bring a lot of the game down with it. Not saying the game overall is bad and if it's still your favorite I respect your opinion... But for some reason, as of recently, it seems to have become a general consensus among people that it's one of the Best Mario Party games and I feel that on an objective level that's just not true.

[@reaperraider999]

@ultraexcalibur1728 Objectively probably, however I have only owned 2 mario partys and the other was 9💀 (Ive also played 4 at a friends house a few times and i did enjoy that one a lot. Also I have jamboree but I just got that one so I have yet to form a definitive opinion on it)

[@lays_the_guy]

I can understand why someone would not like the cart mechanic of mario party 9 but I grew up playing it so it has a special place in my heart

[@NiclasBaldree]

Also, you miss pronounce ztars just listen when you get it in super Mario party jamboree and that’s how you pronounce it

[@Bluelight5587-hh9iy]

Mario Party Star Rush has left the chat

[@Gamergavin2011]

That’s what I’m saying

[@user-yg9vx2re3u]

that game doesn't really have any slightly interesting boards

[@DiegoMatos-u6u]

Here are my Best and Worst Mario Party Boards Mario Party 1- Worst: Yoshi’s Tropical Island Best: DK’s Jungle Adventure Mario Party 2- Worst: Space Land Best: Horror Land Mario Party 3- Worst: Deep Blooper Sea Best: Woody Woods Mario Party 6- Worst: Castaway Bay Best: Faire Square Mario Party 7- Worst: The Grand Canal Best: Bowser’s Enchanted Inferno Mario Party 8- Worst: Goomba’s Booty Boardwalk Best: Koopa Tycoon Town Mario Party 9- Worst: Bob’omb’s Factory Best: Bowser’s Station Mario Party: Superstars- Worst: Space Land Best: Woody Woods Super Mario Party Jamboree- Worst: Roll Em Raceway Best: Rainbow Galleria

[@panampace]

Pretty much spot on agree with everything here, except I like clockwork castle the most in 6.

[@lk_splash]

I love the fact that you can roll a ten and just take like 4 laps around the tree. It makes it a fun risk reward for taking that as a shortcut. I theyre all lucky spaces to and it gives a very goo use to the traps

[@JacekDeMelo]

Worst and best board from every Mario party: 1: Luigi’s Engine Room and Bowsers Magma Mountain 2: Mystery Land and Horror Land 3: Deep Blooper Sea and Chilly Waters 4: All these boards are terrible 5: Toy Dream and Future Dream 6: Castaway Bay and Clockwork Castle 7: Pagoda Peak and Neon Heights 8: Goombas Booty Boardwalk and King Boos Haunted Hideaway 9: DKs Jungle and Magma Mine 10: Toad Park and Airship Central DS: Wigglers Garden and Bowsers Pinball Machine Super: Mega Fruit Paradise and King Bob oms Powder keg Mine Superstars: Peach’s Birthday cake and Horror Land Jamboree: Mario’s Rainbow Castle and Rainbow Galleria Best board selection: Jamboree Worst board selection: 4

[@Daluckyplays]

Hey buddy did you forget about Koopa's Tycoon Town in 8? That's arguably the best board in the whole series.

[@JacekDeMelo]

@ that’s number 2. I grew up playing the king boo map over and over again so I have nostalgia for that.

[@panampace]

I miss when event spaces were tied to moving around the board, like in 2 and 3.

[@mack4-_.]

I personally think Waluigi Island is the best Mario Party 3 board, but other than that I mostly agreed with your selections.

[@SplatKid7]

My Jamboree board ranking is: 1st. Western Land 2nd. Mega Wiggler's Tree Party 3rd. Goomba's Lagoon 4th. Rainbow Galleria 5th. Mario's Rainbow Castle 6th. King Bowser's Keep 7th. Roll'em Raceway

[@Daluckyplays]

Rainbow Castle is hell online. Everybody spamming Tower Turners and using Creepy Dice on themselves. Roll em raceway is fun though.

[@MonsterHunterxRWBY]

Don't think I have seen anyone do a ranking of all Mario Party Boards separately for a video so it would in fact be interesting to see.

[@MRoccoMarzullo]

I nicknamed the island in goomba lagoon "Lucky Island" Until there is nothing but Star Traps...Then it's Hell's Circle

[@poochymarker]

not putting neon heigths as the best is a BIG crime

[@zeospark9715]

I mean he put Kamek's board from DS as the worst mainly because of the three jars RNG which is the exact same gimmick Neon Heights uses

[@poochymarker]

@@zeospark9715 true , but i still think neon hiegths its the best board in mario party 7

[@user-yg9vx2re3u]

neon heights has cool happening spaces and events, but the main mechanic with the star is really annoying since similar to kamek's library, you'll end up getting to a chest just to get nothing

[@Obstagoon862]

24:52 I guess you've never seen anyone reach him with 40+ coins in MP1 then.

[@WooperK]

i have indeed played star rush and rn it's my favourite mario party (tbf tho i never played jamboree or 3 yet)

[@kingslayerwwe379]

Every Board Ranked. Also Every Jamboree Item ranked

[@nn17fi99]

King Boos haunted hideaway sucks, but bowsers warped orbit is sooooooo much worse

[@KrystalWoofles]

I love Goomba Lagoon

[@captainosu2094]

Pirate Dream is indeed the "biggest game in the board"

[@DsTheMeg]

My favorite was Mario party 8 omg I thought no one did cause of motion controls but I love motion controls

[@JasLamArr91]

The only thing Mario Party 8 had going for it was the boards and their different mechanics. The mini games weren't that fun.

[@how-togamer]

"By far the biggest game in the board" - Switch Stop, 2024

[@patrickwolfe7104]

I think chaos castle is the best board of mario party 10

[@colecube8251]

as someone who hasn't played mp7 I'm kinda surprised you said kapoda peak is the best. from what you described the board as, it sounds like it's complete rng, which is something you've been complaining about the whole video

[@user-yg9vx2re3u]

surprisingly not really. there are a ton of items in that game that allow you to either speed up or slow both your progress and other people's progress

[@patrickwolfe7104]

If we rank mario party games i would put all car mario party's in last

[@CountMonsparkle]

But what about Mario Party Advance? What's the best and worst board in Mario Party Advance?

[@zeospark9715]

Mario Party Advance doesn't have multiple boards. It has one giant board since it's also a single player game so that one he omitted it

[@CountMonsparkle]

Ye I know, it was meant as a joke... but thanks anyways xD

[@quinnmcmurtrie8022]

2:57 Bias.

[@sourgutspilled]

whimsical waters on top for 10 fr

[@gregericson4868]

Can you pls make a video saying the best and worst minigames?

[@pcfool13]

Whats R&G

[@TheBua0042]

I think you forgot superstars

[@NicverdiNWah]

All of Superstars' boards are just remakes, so it being left out isn't too much.

[@Nintenblox]

Superstars has no original boards

[@NicverdiNWah]

Also, he mentioned in the video that he skipped Superstars because all of the boards are remakes.

[@JDSuperstar11]

And top 100

[@Nintenblox]

@@JDSuperstar11 top 100 only has 1 board, and it sucks

[@samlindberg]

Comment!

[@YockSinChong]

BE LIKE YOUR OTHER COWORKER YOU NITPICK EVERYTHING TOO MUCH I PLAYED GOOMBA LAGOON AND I USED MY DOIBLE DICE ON THAT ONE ISLAND FILLED WITH LUCKY SPACES JUST TO SPIN SPIN SPIN, I HATE YOU THOMAS!!!

[@knighterslife6174]

Goomba lagoon is good map what are U on about U have to be smart about it and there's alot of tactics involved with it. the amount of laughs it can create by purposely blocking your friend in and watching them go round and round is golden. 😂