Word Herd is a 1-vs.-3 Mic mini-game in Mario Party 6.

Gameplay[]

The solo character has to use the Mic (or selects a command from a blue window if the Mic feature is disabled) to guide a herd of Goombas away from the team, while the teammates each have to try and punch the Goombas out of the corral. The solo player can say "Up," "Down," "Left," and "Right" to move the Goombas into one of the specified directions, or "Scramble" to disperse the herd. If at least one Goomba is remaining when the 30-second time limit runs out, the solo character wins, but if no Goombas are remaining, the team wins.

There is a hidden Mic command named "Ukiki," only revealed as a hint from the Star Bank, and saying it results in a Ukiki throwing fruits at the teammates, briefly stunning them. After this happens, the Ukiki goes away. Because there are only three Ukikis, the command can only be used up to three times. Because "Ukiki" is a hidden command, it is not available on the blue window if the Mic setting is turned off.

Controls[]

Solo[]

• "Up": Move the Goomba herd up
• "Down": Move the Goomba herd down
• "Left": Move the Goomba herd left
• "Right": Move the Goomba herd right
• "Scramble": Disperse the Goomba herd

Group[]

• : Move
• : Punch

Flavor text[]

• Rules: One player shouts orders to herd the Goombas away from the other players, who will try to punch them out of the corral.
• Advice 1: The solo player should give the Goombas orders to keep them away from the fence!
• Advice 2: Goombas won't listen to orders while they're moving. Wait until they stop before giving them another command.

Characters	Playable	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • Toad • Boo • Koopa Kid • Toadette
	Non-playable	Alien • Amp • Banzai Bill • Blooper • Bob-omb • Brighton • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Donkey Kong • Flutter • Goomba • Kamek • Klepto • Koopa Kid • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Penguin • Pink Boo • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Professor E. Gadd • Shy Guy • Spiny • Thwomp • Toady • Tweester • Twila • Ukiki • Warukio • Whomp • Whacka • Wiggler • Woody
Boards	Party Mode	Towering Treetop • E. Gadd's Garage • Faire Square • Snowflake Lake • Castaway Bay • Clockwork Castle
	Solo Mode	Thirsty Gulch • Astro Avenue • Infernal Tower
Mini-games	4-player	Smashdance • Odd Card Out • Freeze Frame • What Goes Up... • Granite Getaway • Circuit Maximus • Catch You Letter • Snow Whirled • Daft Rafts • Tricky Tires • Treasure Trawlers • Memory Lane • Mowtown • Cannonball Fun • Note to Self • Same Is Lame • Lift Leapers • Blooper Scooper • Trap Ease Artist • Pokey Punch-out • Money Belt • Sunday Drivers • Throw Me a Bone
	1 vs. 3	Cash Flow • Sink or Swim • Snow Brawl • Ball Dozers • Surge and Destroy • Pop Star • Stage Fright • Conveyor Bolt • Crate and Peril • Ray of Fright • Dust 'til Dawn • Verbal Assault • Shoot Yer Mouth Off • Talkie Walkie • Word Herd • Fruit Talktail
	2 vs. 2	Garden Grab • Pixel Perfect • Slot Trot • Gondola Glide • Light Breeze • Body Builder • Mole-it! • Cashapult • Jump the Gun • Rocky Road • Clean Team • Burnstile
	Battle	Hyper Sniper • Insectiride • Stamp By Me • Wrasslin' Rapids • Strawberry Shortfuse • Control Shtick
	Duel	Light Up My Night • Cog Jog • Black Hole Boogie • Full Tilt • Sumo of Doom-o • Pitifall • Mass Meteor • Lunar-tics • T Minus Five • Asteroad Rage • Boo'd Off the Stage • Boonanza! • Trick or Tree • Something's Amist
	DK	Tally Me Banana • Banana Shake • Pier Factor
	Bowser	Pit Boss • Dizzy Rotisserie • Dark 'n Crispy
	Rare	Seer Terror • Block Star • Lab Brats • Dunk Bros.
	Mic mode	Speak Up • Star Sprint (Meadow Road · Dark Path · Magma Flow)
Spaces	Spaces	Blue Space • Red Space • Happening Space • Duel Space • Bowser Space • DK Space • Minigame Space • Miracle Space • Character Space • Orb Space • Star Space • Shadow Star Space • 4-Player Space • 1-Vs-3 Space • 2-Vs-2 Space • Battle Space • Rare Mini-Game Space • Bowser Space • Duel Mini-Game Space • ? Space
Orbs	Green	Mushroom • Super 'Shroom • Cursed Mushroom • Sluggish 'Shroom • Metal Mushroom • Bullet Bill • Warp Pipe • Flutter
	Red	Podoboo • Zap • Tweester • Thwomp • Bob-omb • Koopa Troopa
	Yellow	Spiny • Goomba • Piranha Plant • Klepto • Toady • Kamek • Mr. Blizzard
	Blue	Snack • Boo-Away
Miscellaneous	Other	Miracle Book
	Lists	List of mini-games in Mario Party 6