Mario Party Advance follows a different format than the main games, since only a single person can play without connecting to another GBA.
The single player moves around the game board, visiting characters, running quests, and playing minigames. Many of the non-player characters are from classic Nintendo 64 games like Super Mario 64, Mario Party, and Paper Mario.
Unlike some of the other Mario Party titles, dice rolls are not predetermined and can be manipulated by wasting frames.