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Minigolf Party Tips, Tricks, & Cheats
December 26th, 2008
| By Christopher Mack | 36 Comments » |
Okay, this week, its all about Playfish’s latest title, Minigolf Party. This stellar little game lets you play rounds of miniature golf with your friends in some rather exotic and worldly locals. As with other Playfish games, players vie for the high score – but more than that, they also strive to unlock all the achievements and trophies they can. However, this task can be a lot more daunting than one might think – but don’t worry, that’s what we’re here for.
So it seems that a number of people struggle in finding what all of the trophies actually are. Well, here is a nice neat list for you:
- Welcome Badge – First full round of golf
- Lifetime Achievement – play more than 50 games of golf
- Hole In One! – Making a hole in one shot
- Coin Collector – collect more than 100 coins
- Coins? What Coins? – Five Coins or less collected on a full course
- Metal Detector – Collect all coins in a course
- Party Hat – Par on all holes in a course
- Professional – Under par on all holes in a course
- Birds Nest – Birdies or better on all holes in a course
- Where Eagles dare – Eagle or better in one hole
- Party Player – Have 20 friends playing
- Giving Golfer – Gift more than 20 items to friends
- Challenge Champ – Win more than 20 challenges against your friends
- Need A Towel? – Hit the ball in a pond 5 times
- Treasure Hunter – Find the secret treasure chest
- Enthusiast – Play more than 10 rounds of golf in 1 hour
Okay, now that you know what to look for, it’s time to get some tips on how to get those tougher ones.
Quite possibly, the two most asked about trophies are “Metal Detector” and “Treasure Hunter.” When going for these achievements, score can be of no concern to you, because you’re definitely not getting par while searching for these. Nevertheless, the Treasure Hunter trophy can be acquired on the Egypt course. If you look closely, you should notice a small, square block to the right of the Great Pyramid that is surrounded by four, orange flowers. That is your target. Beneath it is a hole that leads to the basement of the pyramid in which the treasure is hidden.
In order to access the hole, you first have to move the block. Notice how the Sphinx has a nose? Well, the real Sphinx’s nose is actually broken, as such, you will need to correct this “oversight.” Carefully line your ball up with the left foot of the Sphinx and launch the ball into its nose. This will open up the hole to the right of the pyramid. Now all you need to do is get the ball close enough to its base so you can ramp it into the hole. It is a tricky shot, but here is a video that should help you out.
Not only will finding this treasure get you the Treasure Hunter trophy, but it will put you one step closer to getting the Metal Detector trophy. That in mind, there are still a few hidden and tough coins to get. The most common ones that are missed come from Rome and France. In France, they aren’t hidden, just a pain to get because if you make one mistake, you will have to start over. The trouble spot is the last four coins by the Eiffel Tower. No real trick here except, play very soft positioning. If you hit the ball even the slightest bit too hard, the slope will slide the ball into the hole. This takes a very steady hand and patience as you will have to do it four times. Just gently nudge the ball to each coin and you will be fine.
Rome, on the other hand, requires less subtlety. In this course, the coins are hidden, so take a wild guess where. That’s right, they are in the Colosseum. If you notice, there are two collapsed columns in the middle of the course. The shorter one, is actually a ramp. Simply position the ball near it and give it a nice whack towards the roof of the Colosseum. Assuming you hit it hard enough, it should land right in the middle, collect the hidden coins and fly out onto the pizza at the end.
That should help you out in getting those trophies unlocked for yourself, but if you want to beat those high scores, you had better learn how to get coins in all the courses without sacrificing as many swings. It all comes down to practice and patience. Think about those shots, experiment with different methods, and slowly work your way up there. Good luck, and happy golfing.
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January 28th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Hey buddy, do ya know how to get the coins that are on the roof of China’s building? I’ve tried everything! T_T
January 29th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Para agarrar las monedas en el techo del edificio de china tienes primero tienes que darle un golpe a la pelota hasta dejarla al borde donde termina la muralla china, es decir, no debe de caer al green donde se encuentra el hoyo, te haces en la esquina inferior izquierda del borde de la muralla, diriges la pelota hacia el techo del edificio, con fuerza moderada golpeas la pelota, y ella sola recoge todas las monedas del techo. Saludos
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:59 am
Catalina:for the coins on the roof,u have to go as close to the edge of the bridge(before the moat).aim at the first coin ,the ball will hit all 3 coins if u do it properly.Needs some practice
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 am
For the Metal Detector award do i need to collect all the coins in 1 course or in all the courses?
And if it is all the courses is it a must to collect the coins in only a course?
February 4th, 2009 at 9:42 am
como hago la de Birds Nest ? ._.
February 5th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
how many coins are there in the course? I’m getting 203 which I think is all of them but no unlock. What gives?
February 7th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Me too… 203. How many coins did I miss?
February 8th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I also got 203 coins but no award…any clue?
February 11th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I got all the coins and got a trophie, did u look behind the head of the statue on the egypt level?
February 13th, 2009 at 9:38 am
El motivo por que quedan con 203 monedas es porque no cogéis las dos monedas que están detrás de la cabeza de la Esfinge en el hoyo de Egipto. Para conseguir subir allí podéis intentarlo desde uno de los dos montículos que se encuentran cerca al hoyo. Saludos a uds mis elementales compañeros de juego..!! Jejeje..!!
February 13th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
There is a total of 213 coins. They list like this:
Taj Mahal 27
Beijing 24
Rome 35
Paris 17
New York 12
Egypt 38
London 20
Mexico 31
Moscow 9
The guide forgets to mention the hiden coin in Egypt, behind the head of the sphinx. Just use the small pyramid by the hole to jump up onto the back of the sphinx.
February 15th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
213 coins. 3 behind the sphinx’s head…
have fun!!!
February 15th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
oops! that’s 2 (5 points each) behind the sphinx’s head…
still have fun!!
February 15th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
To get on China’s building, use the ramp at the end and drive to the building…carefully ; – ))
February 18th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Hey guys, there is ONE coins I can’t reach. It’s pretty silly actually. It’s on the Mexico course. It’s one of the two coins in the LAST corner on the grey surface. The coin seems to be floating in the air. Any help? Thanks!
February 19th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
@Jane Geurden: hit the bal on the crocodile nose fore your third shot. surprise!
February 21st, 2009 at 10:11 am
Yo tampoco puedo alcanzar la moneda que esta flotando en una de las esquinas de en la de mexico!!! :S es la unica q me falta para el trofeo!!!!! porfavorrrr ayuda!!!!
February 21st, 2009 at 10:53 am
to get that one, you have to make a shoot in the head of the crocodile , then you’ll see
February 25th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Haha thanks guys!
March 6th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Can anyone please tell me how to get the “Birds Nest” Award?
March 8th, 2009 at 3:48 am
you are great i just got the treasue trophy
you are great 
March 13th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I want to know how these people are getting these super high scores on mini golf. (200,000+ points on Easy; 170,000k on Medium; 190,000+ on Hard) Anybody have any clues? What is the secret? What is the hack?
March 16th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
As far as the metal detector award goes, I played the easy holes, got all the coins and got the award. I’ll go through and tell you where they are.
Athens- no surprise here
Bejing- 3,$5coins on roof
Taj- there are 4,$5coins IN the Taj Mahal
Rome- besides what you can see there are a couple IN the Colosseum. I haven’t played the other holes to get any coins yet but I got the trophy for metal detector and only played the easy round.
March 16th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
to get the enthusiast trophy play easy 10 times, dont have to play all three levels 10 times in an hour. i did it in 15 mins or so. just in case anyone was wondering.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Hey! On the China one, what ramp are you talking about?
June 5th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
i won all the trophies but i still have the space craze i have 3500 money:D:D:D:D:D
June 13th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
How do you get the coins in the Taj Mahal. Please
June 30th, 2009 at 8:13 am
how do i keep the ball balanced on the middle column?
July 6th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
rats..typed that wrong. In the original list, up farther, Athens is missing..then a couple of the cities the amount of coins is slightly different. they had 35 in Rome, which is what I put when I copied it..but forgot to change it in my list. This should be correct list = 218 coins..anyone feel free to update or change.
EASY:88
Athens 9
Beijing 25
Taj Mahal 27
Rome 27
MED:78
Paris 20
London 20
Egypt 38
HARD:52
New York 12
Mexico 31
Moscow 9
TOTAL:218
July 8th, 2009 at 7:33 am
somone plz plz plz plz tell me how to get the coins it taj mahal its driving mr me crazy!!!!
August 5th, 2009 at 9:21 am
OK:
To get the floating coin in the mexico course:
- Hit the crocodile (about 40% power off the edge)
- The ball will bounce and hit the coin without fail.
To get the Taj Mahal coins you:
- Get the ball past the ending ramp, where the flag is.
-Hit the ball (about 80% power) towards the taj mahal.
-If you got it right, the ball should be on the platform, it’s easy from there.
To get the final Rome coins:
-Get the ball abit further than to the second (furthest) angled ramp, next to the straight one with 3 coins on.
-Shoot the ball ( about 85% power ) towards the colluseum.
-If you miss, adjust pwer rates until you find a good one.
-If you get it right, you will get 10 coins and the ball will shoot to the center of the pizza.
Hope i helped
August 18th, 2009 at 2:01 am
hehe….macam mana kn ada cheat
ah…inda ku pandai
October 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
is there a cheat for 1000 coins free?
October 31st, 2009 at 12:43 am
how do u get all the coins in chaina
plzz help
December 4th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
necesito saber como ganar el trofeo estrellato en space craze por favor
December 13th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
hey guys, im new, how to get all the coins in taj mahal, the hidden coins