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BedWars is a team-based game where players must bridge over a void to each other's bases in order to break their beds. Once a bed is broken, that team is unable to respawn!
There are various resource generators throughout the map and in the team bases, which allow players to buy various tools, items, and team upgrades from shops. Players must fight to control these resources, as well as protect their bed in order to be the final remaining team!
Spleef is a free-for-all game in which players must dig out the blocks beneath another player's feet, forcing them to fall to lower levels and, eventually, into lava!
The game can involve varying blocks such as snow, ice, magma, and slime/honey blocks, which all introduce interesting twists to gameplay. In some modes, blocks will decay behind players, and in others, players will receive snowballs which they can use to destroy blocks from a distance.
Quakecraft is a fast-paced free-for-all game in which players must battle each other to 24 kills.
Players can make use of various weapons, such as:
Murder Mystery is a semi-team-based game in which Detectives must shoot the Murderer before they kill all of the Innocent players! If the Detective is murdered, an Innocent player is able to pick up their bow. If the Detective shoots the wrong person, they may die as well. Innocent players can additionally gather coins, which, when they accumulate enough, grants them an arrow that they can use to shoot the Murderer.
Siege is a work-in-progress point-capture team-based game in which the Attackers must take over all of the territory from the Defenders before time runs out. Players can choose from a variety of kits, but resources are limited, and must be restocked by using an ender chest.
The kits currently include: the Archer, the Soldier, the Shield Bearer, and the Constructor.
Color Swap is a free-for-all party game in which players must stand on the wool color that corresponds to the color in their hotbars, before time runs out. The floor falls away faster as the game goes on, and players get less time to rest between drops.
The last surviving player wins!
Electric Floor is a free-for-all "the-floor-is-lava!" party game in which players must run from a floor that electrifies beneath them! The floor transitions from white to blue to purple to red each time a player walks over it. Once a block is red, it will eliminate any player who steps upon it.
The last surviving player wins!
King of the Hill is a free-for-all party game in which players compete to become the "King of the Hill" (however, people of any identity can play this game). Standing on a capture point gives points, and the person with the most points at the end of the time limit wins.
There is also a "Deathmatch Mode" which is based on the last-player-standing, where the first player to win three rounds wins.
Elytron is a free-for-all party game similar to Tron or Snake, but with elytra! Players must fly with their elytra and avoid the trails that they and the other players leave behind, as well as the walls, floor, and ceiling.
How long can you go before you get tangled up in your trail?
Ascension is a free-for-all party game in which players must jump up to reach the top of a tall map of scattered rainbow blocks!
Ascend as fast as you can- but make sure not to miss your target and fall back all the way down again!
Loop-de-Loop is a free-for-all party game in which players must fly through loops and reach the end of the course as fast as possible! A player can get fireworks back after depleting them by failing or going through a ring.
There is additionally a "Flappy Loop" version, which plays similar to Flappy Bird, but in 3D!
Mineout is a free-for-all party game in which players must reach the end of a set course. The default map has four sections:
Wave Defense is a work-in-progress team-based minigame in which players must protect a villager from endless onslaughts of zombies as they travel along a path.
Players can purchase better items by acquiring iron from zombies, loot chests, and surviving rounds.
Anvil Drop is a free-for-all party game in which players must avoid anvils falling on their head! As the game progresses, the floor beneath anvils breaks away, leaving less space to stay safe. Keep an eye on the ground and on the sky!
Beacon Breakers is a free-for-all game in which players must, during a period of invincibility, must place and hide a beacon. If the player dies, they will respawn at their beacon. The goal of the game is then to try and break other people's beacons and eliminate them. The last player standing wins!
Cavern Crawler is a free-for-all party game in which players must mine ores in the underground to gain points. The player with the highest amount of points at the end of the game wins!
Corn Maze is free-for-all party game in which players must find their way out of a randomly generated maze of corn!
Dé à Coudre is a free-for-all turn-based game in which players compete to be the last one standing. Players jump into water, replacing it with a block. If a player jumps into a water block surrounded by 4 solid blocks, they win an extra life. If you lose all your lives by landing on solid blocks, you are eliminated!
Additionally, there is a "Chaotic Mode" of Dé à Coudre, where every player jumps at the same time. The game ends when the board is filled, and the winner is the player with the most points.
Downpour is a free-for-all party game in which players must avoid the acid downpour by jumping into an increasingly small, moving shelter! After two rounds, PvP is enabled, and you can sabotage your fellow players by knocking them into the downpour!
Farmy Feud is a team-based minigame in which players must steal sheep for their farms, and hold the most number of sheep before the timer runs out! Sheep are spawned periodically at the center of the map; but to come out on top, you will need to steal from the other neighbouring farms.
Players get swords, axes (which allow them to leap when used), and a bow that slowly recharges arrows. Sheep are dropped upon hit.
Microbattle is a free-for-all or team-based game in which players duel in order to become the last one standing!
The game has three modes:
The game can additionally be played with 1.8-style combat with teams or solos.
Shard Thief is a free-for-all party game in which players must try and hold the Prismarine Shards! You can make a player drop their shard by shooting with a bow or punching them. Once they drop their shard, a prismarine block appears on the ground which you can stand on to pick up. If the shard is held by a single player for long enough, they win!
Territory Battle is a free-for-all party game in which players must claim the most amount of territory before the time runs out! To claim a block, step on an empty wool block adjacent to one of your existing claimed wool blocks.
Be careful to not be surrounded by other players' territory and become blocked in!
Totem Hunt is a semi-team-based game in which the player holding a Totem of Undying must pass it around between others before the Hunter finds and catches them!
Sculk Prison is a semi-team-based game in which players must hide in a very dark dungeon from the Warden: a player who has very limited vision.
Make sure to not be heard, or you may get caught!
Fortress is a work-in-progress team-based game where the goal is to capture and control the most territory before time runs out! When you kill another player, you earn different modules which you can place and use to help defend your territory.
Cake Wars is an alternative take on the BedWars genre where a number of teams battle it out in the sky. When you die, you respawn at your cake. The aim of the game is to destroy the other teams' cakes while protecting your own: if your cake is destroyed, you can no longer respawn! The item shop has been revamped for this gamemode, with a number of villagers available where items can be bought for different "currencies".
Survival Games is a free-for-all game in which players must fight on a randomly generated map to be the last player remaining!
Search through structures around the map for loot which may help you to stay alive! As the game progresses, the world border closes in, forcing players closer to the center of the map.
In Cabin Fever, you must fight to survive in the cold winter by mining for coal and bringing it to your fire! Make sure to not get caught by another player and lose your coal, either!
Creepers are falling from the sky! Shoot them down with your bow before they hit the ground, and use the points that you earn to buy items from the shop that will help protect yourself!
Destroy The Monument is a team-based game in which players must bridge across the void to destroy the other team's 3 monuments, while also protecting their own. Once all your monuments have been destroyed, you lose.
Players can additionally select from various kits based on how they choose to play the game.
In Sky Wars, you are placed on a set of islands in the sky in which you must collect resources and battle it out against all the other players to be the last one remaining!
In Build Battle, you will be given a random theme, and each player will have to build something based on that in a limited time period! At the end of the build time, players get a chance to vote on each build. If your build gets the highest score, you win!
Bow Battle is a fast-paced free-for-all-game in which you must battle other players with a bow. You can additionally use your arrow as a very effective grappling hook!
In the UHC minigame (Ultra Hardcore), players must battle it out by gathering resources and crafting equipment as the world border shrinks and forces everyone to the center.
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