Minecraft minigame plugin generator for parkour, arenas and duels

A minigame is a small state machine. Each arena is waiting, counting down, running or ending. Players can only join during the first two states, the countdown starts at a minimum player count and shortens when the arena is full, and the round ends when one player or team is left or the timer runs out.

Around that loop sit the parts players only notice when they are missing: inventory, health and location restored on leave, eliminated players turned into spectators, and a clean exit for anyone who disconnects mid-game.

Ask for admin commands that save the spot where you stand: /mg create <arena>, /mg setlobby, /mg addspawn, plus /mg setpos1 and /mg setpos2 for the play area. Everything goes to config.yml, so a second arena takes minutes and is backed up with the rest of your server.

Resetting the map is the hard part. For games that break blocks, a reliable method is to record every changed block during the round and put it back at the end. For larger arenas, WorldEdit can paste a saved copy; its dependency is added to the build automatically when the code uses it.

Pressure plates mark the start, the checkpoints and the finish. The timer starts on the first plate, a fall below a set height or into water sends the player back to the last checkpoint, and the finish saves the time if it beats the personal record.

Ask for what prevents cheating and frustration: flight and elytra disabled during a run, a hotbar item to return to the checkpoint, a leave item that restores the inventory, and a leaderboard per course that PlaceholderAPI can display on your scoreboard.

Fair starts matter most. Players receive a kit, are teleported to opposite spawns and frozen during a short countdown, and the arena stays closed until the fight ends. The winner returns to the lobby with their own inventory.

Then add a queue that pairs players automatically, /duel invitations that expire, a simple rating that rises on a win and drops on a loss, and Vault rewards. Keep the first version to one mode and one arena; ranked play and extra kits can come later as modifications.

Spleef, TNT run, races and treasure hunts share the same frame: lobby, countdown, a rule that eliminates or scores players, then a reset. The difference is usually one event listener, so describe that rule precisely, for example "blocks vanish 0.5 seconds after a player steps on them".

Build one game per plugin. A description asking for six minigames gives you six shallow ones. Generate one, test it, then request changes in plain English from the editor. Every adjustment uses one modification from your daily allowance, and you can return to any earlier version.