Rudder Madness is a 4-player minigame that appears in the game Mario Party 8.

Gameplay[]

The players are located in a dirty and muddy swamp riding on lily pads. The goal of this mini-game is to reach the finish line, however, there are many obstacles and objects that the player must avoid. If a player bumps and crashes into one, they lose time. The first player to cross the finish line will win the game.

Controls[]

• - Tilt to Steer Rudder

Trivia[]

• The name of the mini-game is a pun on the phrase "utter madness."

Characters	Playable	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • Toad • Boo • Toadette • Birdo • Dry Bones • Blooper • Hammer Bro.
	Non-Playable	Bowser • MC Ballyhoo and Bigtop • Holly Koopa • Captain Goomba • Donkey Kong • King Boo • Captain Shy Guy • Bandit • Mowz
Boards	Boards	DK's Treetop Temple • Goomba's Booty Boardwalk • King Boo's Haunted Hideaway • Shy Guy's Perplex Express • Koopa's Tycoon Town • Bowser's Warped Orbit
Mini-games	4-Player	Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
	1 vs. 3	Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
	2 vs. 2	Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
	Challenge	Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
	Duel	Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eye Brawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle it in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
	Battle	Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
	Extras Zone	Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
	Boss Battle	Superstar Showdown
Candy	Candy	Slowgo Candy • Twice Candy • Thrice Candy • Springo Candy • Cashzap Candy • Vampire Candy • Bloway Candy • Weeglee Candy • Bitsize Candy • Bowlo Candy • Duelo Candy • Thwomp Candy • Bowser Candy • Bullet Candy
Miscellaneous	Spaces	Blue Space • Red Space • Happening Space • DK Space • Bowser Space • Lucky Space • Challenge Space • Duel Space