Bowser Nightmare
Appears in	Mario Party 5
Availability	Unlocked by completing Story Mode
Description	"A board born of Bowser's dreams."
Music sample

“Welcome to the Bowser Nightmare! This is a world inspired by Bowser's wicked dreams! Big bad Bowser put all kinds of traps and snares around, so be careful!”

—Eldstar,Mario Party 5

Bowser Nightmare in Story Mode

Bowser Nightmare is the largest, unlockable board inMario Party 5, and the seventh and final board of the game. It was created from Bowser's dreams. It is first playable in a simplified variation in Story Mode. If the player defeats Bowser inFrightmare, the full version of Bowser Nightmare becomes playable in Party Mode.

Events

When players land on? Spaces, Bowser appears and causes events that may hinder them.

• The ? Spaces at the bottom-left and bottom-right sides cause Bowser to come out for a walk to the other side. During his stroll, he turns allPlus Spaces in his path intoMinus Spaces and crushes any player in his path, making them lose 10coins. This event lasts for at least 2 turns, after which the Minus Spaces revert back to Plus Spaces.
• The ? Space on the top-left and top-right sides of the board cause Bowser to appear on hisKoopa Clown Car, where he forces the player to hit a red block or a blue block: one sends the player back to start while the other takes half of the player's coins.
• The ? Space at the top of the board causes Bowser to appear and take control of a flamethrower cannon. Players near the flamethrower are burned and lose theirCapsules (half of their coins in Story Mode).
• The two ? Spaces near the circle at the center of the board take players into the circle that Bowser calls "the Spin Stage" (via a redWarp Pipe) where there are Minus Spaces (and possiblyBowser Spaces, due to the random placement of Bowser Spaces in this game); Bowser appears for a moment and says "Good luck gettin' out!" to taunt the player. The two ? Spaces inside the circle take players out the circle. This is similar to the Mecha-Blooper ride fromBowser Land ofMario Party 2. If theLast Five Turns Event turns all Minus Spaces into Bowser Spaces, getting trapped in the middle results in a Bowser event every turn until the player gets out.

Spaces (Party Mode)

Type of Space	Number of Spaces
Plus Spaces	53 normally, 35 after Bowser takes a walk and passes over aDK Space, 34 after Bowser takes a walk without passing over a DK Space
Minus Spaces	12 normally, 30 after Bowser takes a walk and passes over a DK Space, 31 after Bowser takes a walk without passing over a DK Space
? Spaces	9
DK Spaces	1
Bowser Spaces	1 (13 during the last five turns ifall Minus Spaces turn into Bowser Spaces)
Total of Spaces	76

Spaces (Story Mode)

Type of Space	Number of Spaces
Plus Spaces	16
Minus Spaces	3
? Spaces	1
DK Spaces	1
Bowser Spaces	0
VS Spaces	3
Total of Spaces	24

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