Mini-Game

Mini-Games,^(BotW)^[1] also known as Minigames,^{(OoS | TWWHD | TP)}^[2]^[3]^[4]^{[name reference needed]} are a recurring element in The Legend of Zelda series. Mini-Games go unnamed in The Minish Cap.

Overview

In most of their appearances, Mini-Games are independent elements of the main game. They have a much smaller scale and the mechanics and rules might differ from the main game. Mini-Games can range from short and easy to long and tedious, and usually result in being awarded prizes such as Pieces of Heart or upgrades.

List of Mini-Games

The Legend of Zelda

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Money Making Game		10	Rupees

A Link to the Past

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Digging Game	South of Village of Outcasts	80	Rupees Stock Items Piece of Heart
Shooting Gallery	South of Village of Outcasts	20	Rupees
Treasure Chest Game	Kakariko Village	20	Rupees (1, 20, 50)
	Lost Woods	100	Rupees (1, 20, 300)
	Village of Outcasts	30	Two of the following: Arrows (1, 10) Bomb (1) Piece of Heart Heart Rupees (1, 20, 50, 100)

Link's Awakening

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
File:LADX Fishing.png Fishing	Mabe Village	10 Rupees	5 Rupees 20 Rupees Piece of Heart
File:LADX Trendy Game.png Trendy Game	Mabe Village	10 Rupees	30 Rupees Shield Heart Magic Powder Yoshi Doll

Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
File:LANS Fishing.png Fishing	Mabe Village	10 Rupees	Rupees^{[how many?]} Piece of Heart ×2 Secret Seashell ×2 Chamber Stone ×2 Fairy Bottle Middleweight Lure Heavyweight Lure
File:LANS Trendy Game.png Trendy Game	Mabe Village	10 Rupees^{[note 1]}	20 Rupees 50 Rupees Heart Magic Powder Bombs Shield Piece of Heart Yoshi Doll Chamber Stone CiaoCiao Figure Goomba Figure Cheep Cheep Figure Spiny Figure Boo Figure Blooper Figure Shy Guy Figure Piranha Plant Figure Pokey Figure BowWow Figure

Ocarina of Time

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Young Link Only
Bombchu Bowling	Market	30 Rupees	Large Bomb Bag Piece of Heart 10 Bombchus 10 Bombs 50 Rupees
Slingshot Target Practice	Lost Woods	Free	Bullet Bag upgrade
Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour	Kakariko Graveyard	10 Rupees	Rupees Piece of Heart
Diving Game	Zora's Domain	20 Rupees	Rupees Silver Scale
Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors	Zora's River	Free	50 Rupees Piece of Heart (2x)
Musical Session	Lost Woods	Free	Rupees (1, 5, 20) Piece of Heart
Talon's Chicken Game	Lon Lon Ranch	10 Rupees	Bottle filled with Lon Lon Milk
Treasure Chest Game	Market	10 Rupees	Rupees (1, 5, 20, 50) Piece of Heart
Adult Link Only
Horseback Archery Range	Gerudo's Fortress	20 Rupees	Piece of Heart Biggest Quiver
Both Young and Adult Link
Fishing	Fishing Pond	20 Rupees	Golden Scale Piece of Heart
Shooting Gallery	Market	20 Rupees	Bullet Bag upgrade 50 Rupees
Shooting Gallery	Kakariko Village	20 Rupees	Big Quiver 50 Rupees

Majora's Mask

If Link completes a Mini-Game and has already collected the Piece of Heart, he will instead receive 50 Rupees, or, in Majora's Mask 3D, a Fishing Hole Pass.

Mini-Game	Location	Form	Cost	Reward
Clock Town
Deku Scrub Playground	North Clock Town	Deku	10 Rupees	50 Rupees (daily) Piece of Heart (3-day streak)
Hide and Seek	North Clock Town	Deku Human	Free	Secret Code Bombers' Notebook
Lottery	West Clock Town	Any	10 Rupees	50 Rupees (once daily)
Swordsman's School	West Clock Town	Human	10 Rupees	Piece of Heart 20 Rupees
Honey and Darling's Shop	East Clock Town	Human	10 Rupees	50 Rupees (daily) Piece of Heart (3-day streak)
Shooting Gallery	East Clock Town	Human	20 Rupees	Larger Quiver Piece of Heart
Treasure Chest Game	East Clock Town	Human	20 Rupees	50 Rupees
		Deku	10 Rupees	10 Deku Nuts
		Goron	30 Rupees	Piece of Heart
		Zora	5 Rupees	20 Rupees
Southern Swamp
Shooting Gallery	Southern Swamp	Human	20 Rupees	Larger Quiver Piece of Heart
Boat Cruise Shooting Gallery	Swamp Tourist Center	Human	20 Rupees	Piece of Heart
Milk Road
Gorman Track	Milk Road	Human	10 Rupees	Garo's Mask Milk
Romani's Target Practice	Romani Ranch	Human	Free	Epona's Song
Doggy Racetrack	Romani Ranch	Human	10-90 Rupees	Rupees Piece of Heart
Snowhead
Goron Race	Goron Racetrack	Goron	Free	Bottle Gold Dust
Great Bay
Beaver Race	Waterfall Rapids	Zora	Free	Bottle Piece of Heart
Fisherman's Jumping Game	Great Bay Coast		20 Rupees	Piece of Heart
Zora Game Site	Great Bay Coast	Zora Goron	10 Rupees	100 Rupees
Ikana
Spirit House	Ikana Canyon		30 or 10 Rupees	Piece of Heart

Oracle of Seasons

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Dance Hall	Subrosia Village		Boomerang Strange Flute
Treasure Chest Game	Horon Village Shop	10	Magic Rings

Oracle of Ages

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Big Bang Game	Rolling Ridge	10	Old Mermaid Key Rupees Gasha Seeds Magic Rings
Goron Dance	Rolling Ridge	10 20	Mermaid Key Brother Emblem Rupees (30, 50, 100) Gasha Seed Magic Ring
Hide and Seek	Fairies' Woods	Free	Access to Wing Dungeon
Patch's Crazy Cart	Restoration Wall	Free	Restoration of broken Items
Shooting Gallery	Rolling Ridge	20	Lava Juice Boomerang 30 Rupees 20 Bombs Gasha Seed
Shooting Gallery	Lynna Village	10	Heart 30 Rupees Gasha Seed Magic Ring
Target Carts	Rolling Ridge	10	Rock Brisket Boomerang 20 Rupees Gasha Seed Bombchus
Treasure Chest Game	Lynna City Shop	10	Magic Rings
Wild Tokay	Crescent Island	10	Scent Seedling Rupees Gasha Seeds Magic Rings

The Wind Waker

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Cannon Minigame	Spectacle Island	50 Rupees	Piece of Heart Treasure Chart #17 100 Rupees
Squid-Hunt	Windfall Island	10 Rupees	Piece of Heart Treasure Chart #7 Treasure Chart #23 Rupees (50, 200)
Piggy-Sitting	Windfall Island	3 Skull Necklaces	50 Rupees Treasure Chart #42
Mail Center	Dragon Roost Island	Free	Piece of Heart 20 Rupees
Bird-Man Contest	Flight Control Platform	10 Rupees	Piece of Heart 50 Rupees
Sliding Picture Puzzle	Private Oasis	Free	50 Rupees (each puzzle) 200 Rupees (all puzzles)
Sword Training	Outset Island	Free	Piece of Heart Rupees (50, 100, 200)
Boating Course	Boating Course	30 Rupees	Up to 150 Rupees
Fishman Target Practice	Any Island	1 serving of All-Purpose Bait	Up to 200 Rupees

The Minish Cap

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Retrieving Anju's Cuccos	Hyrule Town	–	Kinstone Pieces
			Mysterious Shells
			Pieces of Heart
			Rupees
Chest Mini-Game Shop	Hyrule Town	10 Rupees	Rupees
Simon's Simulations	Hyrule Town	10 Rupees	Rupees

Twilight Princess

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Hena's Fishing Hole
Iza's Rapid Ride
Rollgoal
Sledding to Victory
STAR Tent
Flight-by-Fowl
Fruit-Pop-Flight

Phantom Hourglass

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Cannon Game	Bannan Island	20 Rupees	Bomb Bag Rupees Ship Parts
Digging Game	Harrow Island	50 Rupees	Rupees (1, 5, 20, 50, 100) Rupoors (10, 50) Treasure Maps
Fishing	World of the Ocean King	Free	Fish Traded for: Big Catch Lure Heart Container Ship Parts
Goron Game	Dee Ess Island	50 Rupees	Bombchu Bag Rupees Ship Parts Treasures
Maze Island	Maze Island	Beginner: ? Rupees	Wisdom Gem
		Normal: ? Rupees	Treasure Map
		Expert: ? Rupees	Heart Container
Shooting Gallery	Molida Island	? Rupees	Quiver Heart Container Ship Parts
Sword Training	Prince of Red Lions Ship Northwestern Sea	Free	Heart Container Treasures Ship Parts

Spirit Tracks

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Goron Target Range	Goron Target Range (Fire Realm)	20 Rupees	Rupees (5, 20, 100, 200) Treasures
Pirate Hideout	Pirate Hideout (Ocean Realm)	Free	Heart Container Quiver Treasures
Rabbit Catching	Throughout New Hyrule (While driving the Spirit Train)	Free	Rabbit Traded for: Rupees Heart Container Treasures Swordsman's Scroll 1
Sword Training	Hyrule Castle	20 Rupees	Heart Container Treasures
Take 'Em All On!	Castle Town	50 Rupees	Heart Container Bomb Bag Rare Treasure
Whip Race	Whittleton	50 Rupees ^{[note 2]}	Bomb Bag Heart Container Treasures

Skyward Sword

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
File:SSHD Bug Heaven.png Bug Heaven
File:SSHD Clean Cut.png Clean Cut
File:SSHD Dodoh's High Dive.png Dodoh's High Dive
File:SSHD Harp Performance.png Harp Performance
File:SSHD Pumpkin Pull.png Pumpkin Pull
File:SSHD Rickety Coaster.png Rickety Coaster
File:SSHD Thrill Digger.png Thrill Digger
File:SSHD Thunder Dragon's Lightning Round.png Thunder Dragon's Lightning Round

A Link Between Worlds

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Cucco Ranch	South of Kakariko Village (Hyrule)	Egg: 20 Rupees	Rupees (40)
		Chick: 30 Rupees	Rupees (60)
		Rooster: 50 Rupees	Rupees (150) Piece of Heart
		Endless: 10 Rupees	Rupees (up to 3,000) Large Cucco
Fortune's Choice	Kakariko Village (Hyrule)	50 Rupees	Rupees (1, 100)
Fortune's Choice	Thieves' Town (Lorule)	200 Rupees	Three of the following: Piece of Heart Rupees (1, 20, 100, 300) Monster Guts Monster Horn Monster Tail
Hyrule Hotfoot	Lake Hylia to Miner's House (Hyrule)	20 Rupees	Rupees (100) Piece of Heart Rupees (300)
Octoball Derby	Lorule counterpart of Haunted Grove	50 Rupees	Rupees Piece of Heart
Rupee Rush	Southwest of Kakariko Village (Hyrule)	50 Rupees	Rupees Piece of Heart
Rupee Rush	Southwest of Thieves' Town (Lorule)	100 Rupees	Rupees Piece of Heart
Treacherous Tower	Death Mountain (Lorule)	Beginner: 100 Rupees	Rupees
		Intermediate: 200 Rupees	Rupees Piece of Heart
		Advanced: 300 Rupees	Rupees Super Lamp Super Net

Tri Force Heroes

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Reward
Daily Riches	Hytopia	Free ^{[note 3]} 50 Rupees	Materials Dapper Spinner ^{[note 4]}

Breath of the Wild

Mini-Game	Location	Cost	Primary Reward	Secondary Reward
All or Nothing	Lurelin Village	10/50/100	Rupees	N/A
Bird-Man Research Study	Ridgeland Tower	20	Rupees	N/A
Boom Bam Golf	Tanagar Canyon Course (under Tabantha Great Bridge)	20	Rupees	N/A
Carry the Ice!	Northern Icehouse	50	"The Perfect Drink" advancement	Rupees
Deer Hunting	Hateno Pasture	0	Rupees	N/A
Flight Range	Flight Range	0	"Divine Beast Vah Medoh" advancement	Rupees
Footrace	Footrace Check-In	20	Rupees	N/A
Gut Check Rock Challenge	Gut Check Rock	50/100	Gorae Torr Shrine	Rupees Endura Shroom Rushroom
Horseback Archery	Mounted Archery Camp	20	Knight's Bridle Knight's Saddle	Rupees
Obstacle Course	Highland Stable	20	Extravagant Bridle Extravagant Saddle	Rupees Endura Carrot Swift Carrot
Paraglider Course	Eventide Island	20	Rupees	N/A
Restoring the Blue Flame	East Akkala Stable	20	Rupees	N/A
Sand-Seal Race	Sand-Seal Rally	100	Raqa Zunzo Shrine	Rupees
Shield-Surfing	Selmie's Spot	20	Shields	Rupees
Snowball Bowling	Pondo's Lodge	20	Rupees	N/A
Test of Wood	Lost Woods	20	Maag Halan Shrine	Rupees

Nomenclature

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ミニゲーム (Minigēmu) ^(LANS)	Minigame
This table was generated using translation pages.

Notes

↑ The cost of the Trendy Game is reduced to 5 Rupees once all 10 Figures have been obtained.
↑ If Link completes the Whip Race with a time of below 1:05.00, the cost will be reduced to 25 Rupees. However, if he can't afford this cost, he will be allowed to play for free.
↑ Can only be played once per day, based on the Nintendo 3DS clock.
↑ This item is not won in the mini-game, but becomes available for purchase after repeated plays.

References

↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 332
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 2
↑ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD PRIMA Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 348
↑ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 68

[5] The cost of the Trendy Game is reduced to 5 Rupees once all 10 Figures have been obtained.

[6] If Link completes the Whip Race with a time of below 1:05.00, the cost will be reduced to 25 Rupees. However, if he can't afford this cost, he will be allowed to play for free.

[7] Can only be played once per day, based on the Nintendo 3DS clock.

[8] This item is not won in the mini-game, but becomes available for purchase after repeated plays.

[1] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 332

[2] The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 2

[3] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD PRIMA Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 348

[4] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess — The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 68

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