Round the Blocks

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Round the Blocks
The Super Mario franchise-themed Round the Blocks
Appears inFortune Street
ControlsA Button/Two Button − Start the blocks.
Time limitUnlimited
Music sample
Super Mario variant

Dragon Quest variant

Round the Blocks is a minigame that appears in the gameFortune Street. To play the minigame, the player must land on an Arcade Square.

Gameplay[edit]

Round the Blocks starts with a 3x3 grid, the block on the grid start spinning after the player presses theTwo Button button. The blocks eventually stop, always in a horizontal line of three, if the player has matched three blocks in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, they receive a prize. If they match three Suit Yourself blocks then they receive a Suit Yourself card, they receive five highest-valued stock multiplied by their level if they match a stock card block (only on standard rules), they are allowed to warp anywhere on the map if they match aWarp Pipe (Super Mario franchise) block or a wing (Dragon Quest series), they receive 50 gold multiplied by their level if they match aSuper Mushroom (Super Mario franchise), or aSlime (Dragon Quest series), or they receive 500 gold multiplied by their level if they match the lucky sevens.

In-game text[edit]

Round the Blocks is a mini-game in which you stop spinning blocks and line up the pictures to win some great prizes. There are a total eight winning lines: horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. The prizes on offer are...
Cash to the value of XG! (50G x your level) Get a line of Super Mushrooms/slimes to win this super/subslime prize!
A Suit Yourself card! Get a line of Suit Yourself cards to win this highly suitable prize!
X of the most expensive stocks! (5 x your level) Get a line of stocks to win this lock, stock, and barrel!
A free way to a square of your choice! Get a line of pipes/chimaera wings to win this moving/chimiracle prize!
And line up the lucky sevens to win... Wow! Cash to the value of XG! (500 x your level)
So, let's get moving round the blocks! Press the 2 Button to start them spinning.

Gallery[edit]

  • The Dragon Quest-themed machine

    TheDragon Quest-themed machine

  • Gold prizes

    Gold prizes

  • A warp prize

    A warp prize

  • A Suit Yourself card prize

    A Suit Yourself card prize

  • A Suit Yourself card and stocks prize

    A Suit Yourself card and stocks prize

  • The player losing

    The player losing

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseクルクル キューブ[?]
Kurukuru Kyūbu
Kurukuru Cube
FrenchDéblocs[?]Dice Blocks
GermanWürfelwirbel[?]Dice Vortex
ItalianBloc-Stop[?]Stop Block
SpanishKukurucubos[?]Kukuru Cubes
Itadaki Street DS /Fortune Street
CharactersSuper Mario franchiseMarioLuigiPrincess PeachYoshiBowserToadDonkey KongWarioWaluigiPrincess DaisyBirdoDiddy KongbBowser Jr.b
Dragon Quest seriesSlimePrincessaKirylYangusAngeloPlatypunkBiancaAlenaCarverJessicaDragonlordStellabPattyb
OtherMiibLakituHealslimeGoodybag
StagesSuper Mario franchiseBowser's CastleDelfino PlazaGood Egg GalaxybMario CircuitMario StadiumPeach's CastleStarship MariobSuper Mario Bros.Yoshi's Island
Dragon Quest seriesAlefgardAlltrades AbbeybCastle TrodainColossusMt. MagmageddonSlimeniaGhost ShipRobbin' Hood RuinsThe Observatoryb
OtherPractice Boardb
MinigamesItadaki SlotaAmida DokanaGin no TarotaMonster ColosseumaRound the BlocksbMemory BlockbDart of GoldbSlurpodromeb
Further infoGallery (Itadaki Street DS ·Fortune Street) • Multimedia (Itadaki Street DS ·Fortune Street) •Quotes (Super Mario characters:A–M ·N–Z |Dragon Quest characters:A–J ·K–Z) •Sound testa • Staff (Itadaki Street DS ·Fortune Street)
a Appears only inItadaki Street DS
b Appears only inFortune Street