Block Shuffle — Minecraft Mini-Game Plugin
Block Shuffle is a fast-paced, competitive Minecraft minigame inspired by popular YouTube challenges.
Players are given a random block every round and must stand on it before the timer runs out — or they’re eliminated.
Perfect for:
Survival servers
Events & tournaments
SMP mini-games
Content creators
🌟 Features
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Random Block Challenges
- Each player receives a unique block every round.
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Smart Difficulty Scaling
- Difficulty increases as rounds progress.
- Fewer players = harder challenges.
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Weighted Block System
- Common blocks appear more often.
- Rare blocks stay rare.
- Fully configurable.
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Dimension Control
- Enable/disable Overworld, Nether, or End blocks.
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Automatic Elimination
- Fail to find your block → eliminated.
- Last player standing wins.
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Optimized for Paper
- Lightweight
- Lag-free
- Event-based logic
🎮 How It Works
- Run:
/bs start
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Each player receives a random block.
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Players must stand on that block before the timer ends.
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Players who fail are eliminated.
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Rounds continue until one player remains.
Why Use Block Shuffle?
Clean UI
Competitive & fun
Highly customizable
Lightweight
Perfect for events
Actively developed
⚙️ Configuration
Everything is configurable via config.yml.
Example:
round-time: 300
min-players: 2
allow-bossbar: true
allow:
overworld: true
nether: true
end: false
messages:
start: "&a🟢 Block Shuffle started!"
win: "&6🏆 {player} won the game!"
fail: "&cYou failed this round!"
weight-categories:
common-blocks: 10
building-blocks: 8
decorative: 7
common-ores: 6
nether-blocks: 5
default: 5
uncommon-ores: 4
end-blocks: 3
rare-ores: 2
ultra-rare: 1
weights:
# STONE: 10
# DIRT: 9
difficulty:
weight-reduction-per-round: 0.15
blacklist:
- END_PORTAL_FRAME
- SPAWNER
- BARRIER
- DEEPSLATE_EMERALD_ORE
- ANCIENT_DEBRIS
- LODESTONE
- COMMAND_BLOCK
- STRUCTURE_BLOCK
// more like player heads
🧠 Smart Difficulty System
Early rounds → easy blocks
Mid rounds → moderate challenge
Late rounds → rare & difficult blocks
The game adapts automatically to keep gameplay fair and exciting.
📦 Installation
- Download the plugin
.jar - Place it in
/plugins - Restart your server
- Edit
config.yml - Run
/bs start
🚀 Planned Features
🔵 Future Updates
- Difficulty presets (Easy / Normal / Hardcore)
- Scoreboard support
- Per-world games
- Random teleport on round start
- Anti-cheat protections
🔴 Long-Term Goals
- Player statistics
- Leaderboards
- Multiple game arenas
- Power-ups & special rounds
- GUI-based configuration
- Database support (SQLite / MySQL)
🏆 Why Use Block Shuffle?
Fun & competitive
Easy to configure
Works great for events
Scales with player skill
Lightweight & optimized
❤️ Support & Community
Star the project
Report bugs
Suggest features
🤝 Sponsor
💬 Discord
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