Bonus Star (Mario Party series)

In the Mario Party series, Bonus Stars are extra stars that goes to the players based on their performance throughout the game. They are always awarded at the end of the game in Party Mode. In Mario Party - Mario Party 6, they give out 3 while in Mario Party 7 - Mario Party DS they can only give you 3 out of 6. Starting with Mario Party 5 and continuing to Mario Party 8, the design of the bonus stars change so it will match the prize. For example, the Running Star's logo is a person running, the Red Star's logo is a Red Space and the Orb Star's logo is an Orb.
In the first four installments of the Mario Party series (Mario Party, 2, 3, and 4), bonus stars were identical to normal stars. In Mario Party 5 and onward --excluding Mario Party 9 and 10 (which award five Mini Stars or ten Bananas in the Mario Party 9 board DK's Jungle Ruins)-- are given a unique look (with its own color and emblem on it). 
These extra stars will be added to his/her current star total on the Scoreboard to get his/her final score.
In Mario Party 10, only two Bonus Stars are awarded (mostly because there are only five types of Bonus Stars rather than six). In Mario Party: Star Rush, this was changed back to three. In both Super Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars, it was once again changed to two. However, three Bonus Stars are given if the game lasts 20 turns in Super Mario Party (or 30 in Mario Party Superstars). In addition, Superstars also added the option to have only the three classic Bonus Stars (the Minigame, Rich, and Eventful Stars) to be handed out at the end of the game. That is, similarly to the first five Mario Party installments. This option always has these three bonus stars given out (regardless of turn number). And it is always three bonus stars if the bonus star option is set to "Classic Bonus Stars". 
== In All Games ==
* Minigame Star/Minigame Bonus - For the player who won the most coins in minigames.
* Happening Star/Action Star/Green Star/Event Star/Eventful Bonus - For the player who landed on the most Green Spaces.
== In Mario Party 1 through 5 ==
* Coin Star - For the player who has the most coins at anytime during the match. (In Mario Party 5 through 8 and DS, this was succeeded by the Orb, Candy, and Item Star.) 
== In Mario Party 6 and 7==
* Orb Star - For the player who used the most Orbs. (This replaces the Coin Star from the first 5 installments.) 
== In Mario Party 7 and 8 ==
* Running Star - For the player who travel the most.
* Shopping Star - For the player who bought the most at the shop.
* Red Star - For the player who landed on the most Red Spaces.
== In Mario Party 8 Only ==
* Candy Star - For the player who ate the most candy. (This replaces the Orb Star from Mario Party 6 and 7.) 
== In Mario Party DS ==
* Hex Star - Awarded to the player who laid the most Hex traps.
* Friendship Star - Awarded to the player who landed on the most Friend Spaces.
* Item Star - Awarded to the player who used the most items. (This replaces the Candy Star from Mario Party 8.) 
== In Mario Party 9 and 10 ==
In Mario Party 9 and 10, stars and coins are gone for one game. And in these two installments, they are succeeded by Mini Stars and Mini Ztars (or Bananas and Z-Bananas on the Mario Party 9 board DK's Jungle Ruins). (In DK's Jungle Ruins, players collect Bananas and Z-Bananas instead of Mini Stars and Mini Ztars. But they --Bananas and Z-Bananas-- have a similar effect to Mini Stars and Mini Ztars.) So at the end of the board, bonus stars instead award the player five Mini Stars (or if played in Mario Party 9's DK's Jungle Ruins, ten Bananas). 
=== Returning Stars ===
* Minigame Star - Awarded to the player who won the most minigames.
* Green Star - Awarded to the player who landed on the most green (?) spaces.
* Running Star - Awarded to the player who traveled the most spaces through the course of the game by rolls of the dice. This does not include moving via board objects, Star Pipes, or through other board-based events.
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