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Minigame Review #4: Skywars

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A great minigame, Skywars, is an epic game that can be found on many servers, but is best on the Hypixel server, having evolved more on Hypixel than any others. Skywars is a simple game in the sense that the objective is: Be the last man standing, but has a twist: Everyone is on floating islands that are suspended over endless void. A big risk is getting knocked off into this bottomless abyss. The main weapon that people use to hit people off cliffs are eggs that you can throw. Anything that pushes players far back on contact is an amazing weapon in Skywars. There are many strategies in Skywars, and one of them is something called 'Trolling,' otherwise known as 'Trapping' or 'Tricking.' Trolling is a big category in Minecraft Skywars, but is typically when you set a trap for other players, either including TNT, a hidden hole on an island, or lava that will burn a player efficiently. The hidden hole traps are surprisingly the funniest of the three. Despit...

Minigame Review #3: Dragon Escape

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A game found on the classic Mineplex server, Dragon Escape is a parkour-based game were you maneuver over and past obstacles with a hungry Dragon named Douglass at your heels. If you fall, or get killed by Douglass, you're out. Last player standing wins. The Mineplex server is an old one, and this game is an original. There are several maps, and they are all amazing- and amazingly hard. Dragon Escape is a tough game, so if you're a noob (meaning your new to the game), which there's no shame in, you'd better step back now. Kits Here's a list of a list of all the kits within the game: Leaper Kit: A great kit, the leaper kit is the default, that every one has. It gives you an iron axe that, when right-clicked, will blast you into the direction your pointing. This is great for clearing right over obstacles, but often backfires. The leap needs to recharge before you can use it again. TIP: The axe is mainly useful for skipping obstacles, not recoverin...

Minigame Review #2: EggWars

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Sometimes known as Money Wars, EggWars is a great game found on the Cubecraft server. There are many maps in EggWars (When I say many, I mean it!) including special holiday maps that are released on special occasions.  The rules of EggWars are simple: Each team (or player) is on a floating island. Each team has three or more generators on their island (That spew out resources every so often), a trading villager (where you trade your resources for goods) and an Egg. You must protect that egg at all costs! All players will respawn after every time they die, that is, until your egg is destroyed. Surround your egg with obsidian, sandstone, and anything else you can get your hands on. You cannot break blocks that are not placed within the game. At your island, you can upgrade your generators, but your diamond generator starts not working! You have to go to middle, get diamonds there, and upgrade it before you can get diamonds strait from your island home. There are four modes of...

Minigame Review #1: Murder Mystery

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A very popular minigame, Murder mystery is a quick game on Hypixel server, and is one of the most popular games on Hypixel as of May 2017, and is still a prototype! Murder mystery has great rules, great roles, and beautiful maps built by the skilled Hypixel builders. At the beginning of each game, you get assigned a role: You are either the Murderer, the Detective, or an Innocent. There are 14 innocents, but only one murderer, and only one detective. If you're the murderer, your goal is to kill every innocent in five minutes. You have a sword that can be thrown, and no one knows you are the murderer unless they see your sword, or you're obvious about it, so stay sneaky! If you're one of the many innocents, stay alive as long as you can, and avoid dying at the hands of the murderer (or falling off a ledge). Try to collect gold, because if you get 10 you have one bow shot! Warning: If you shoot the detective or a fellow innocent you both die! If you...

MiniBuild #4: Quartz Throne

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Quartz thrones are fancy thrones, that give off the vibe of a  'Wealthy Duke,' instead of the 'Medieval Emperor' vibes you get from the Stone brick throne. This quartz throne design, like many other thrones, has a gem in its centre. I used emerald, but you could also use gold, diamond, or lapas.  Requires: Block of quartz, Pillar quartz block, Quartz stairs, Quartz slab, Purple (or any colour) carpet, Block of emerald. Step One: Build two pillars made of a Chiseled quartz block, and a Quartz pillar block. Put an upside down quartz stairs block in between. Step Two: Behind your two pillars, build  a triangle of blocks  made up of two Quartz pillar blocks and two Quartz blocks. Step Three: Place two carpet blocks in a line, and build a two block high stack of Chiseled quartz blocks at the back of your throne.  Step Four: Time to build your backrests and armrests! First build one two block tall Pillar quartz sta...

Mini Build #3: Stone Brick Throne

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The Throne is a great touch to your mighty palace, and gives you a seat to dine on. Thrones, unlike some other builds, are not very practical for survival, but allow you to take a seat like a King or Queen.  Requires: Stone brick slab, Stone Brick, Stone brick stairs, Chiseled stone brick, Carpet (Any colour). Step One: Place a three block wide carpet that will lead to your throne. Step Two: Place two walls of Chiseled stone bricks facing each other, that are 3 by 3. Step Three: Trim one layer into your carpet. Place stairs there, then build Stone bricks on the inside of your two walls, going in two blocks. Step Four: Place down more Stone brick blocks on top of your pre-existing bricks, then place two stairs on your new layer of Stone bricks. Step Five: Fill in the back of your throne with Stone brick, and add stone bricks behind your stairs. Wow, that's a lot of Stone brick! Ste...