Editing Sonic Shuffle (section)

==Gameplay==
[[File:Sonic_Shuffle_screenshot.png|thumb|left|Sonic walking across a minigame space]]
''Sonic Shuffle'' is a [[party game]] for up to four players, playing like a [[board game]] in a similar fashion to the ''[[Mario Party]]'' series.<ref name=":4" /> The game is set in a [[Dream world (plot device)|dream world]] called "Maginaryworld", where a fairy asks [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Tails (character)|Tails]], [[Knuckles the Echidna]], and [[Amy Rose]] to retrieve "Precioustones" to help her save Maginaryworld from Void, the game's villain.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":14" /> The players can choose to play as one of these four characters, or [[Big the Cat]], [[E-102 Gamma]], [[Super Sonic]], and a [[Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Chao]] if unlocked later. Each character has unique abilities they can use to traverse the game boards.<ref name=":7" />

Players take turns moving across the board in an effort to collect the most Precioustones; this is done by picking cards and moving the amount of spaces specified on it. Each player is dealt seven cards at a time, and their deck is visible on their personal [[VMU]] screen in their controller, keeping it a secret from other players.{{efn|If a player does not have a VMU, their cards are shown on the television screen for all to see.<ref name=":4" />}} When it is a player's turn to move, they can choose to play a card from their hand, or play a random card from another player's hand. There is also a card which can be used to steal cards, swap hands with another player, or move one to seven spaces as decided by a short [[slot machine]] style game. Finally, there is a card that will summon [[Doctor Eggman]], who will steal the player's [[Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog)|rings]] or swap their position on the board with another player.<ref name=":4" />

There are a variety of different spaces on the board. The most common spaces increase or subtract the player's ring count.<ref name=":4" /> Rings can be used to purchase [[power-up]]s in the form of "forcejewels" at special shop spaces.<ref name=":7" /> These stones can give the player numerous advantages, such as selecting more than one card in one turn or teleporting to other players' positions. Battle spaces pit the player that lands on the space in a short card game against an enemy. There is also always one space that harbors a Precioustone. When one of these is collected by a player, another one is placed on the board. The goal of each game is to collect the most Precioustones.<ref name=":4" />

Finally there are [[minigame]] spaces. These spaces will launch a random minigame with either all the players, or just the player that landed on the space. The solo minigames are story-like sequences where the player must answer a question to win rings or gems, or lose them if answered wrong. The minigames that involve all the players come in a wide variety. Some are free-for-all games, while others pit the players against each other in two-versus-two or one-versus-three situations.<ref name=":4" />