# HungerGames<\/p>\n
A fast, configurable, production-ready HungerGames minigame for **Paper 1.20.x+** (Java 17).<\/p>\n
Bring classic last-player-standing gameplay to your server with modern quality-of-life features, clean arena tooling, and reliable round cleanup.<\/p>\n
## Why This Plugin<\/p>\n
– Built for real server usage: stable flow, clear game states, and safe cleanup
\n– Easy arena setup with wand-based selection
\n– Fully configurable gameplay and loot behavior
\n– Adventure-style modern chat and UI feedback<\/p>\n
## Core Gameplay<\/p>\n
– **Game Flow**: `IDLE -> COUNTDOWN -> RUNNING -> ENDING`
\n– **Click-to-Join** countdown announcement
\n– **Gold-Block Spawns** with automatic spawn scanning
\n– **Grace Period** with full PvP protection
\n– **Shrinking Border** with visual feedback and damage handling
\n– **Natural Disasters** (visual\/combat events, no destructive map edits)
\n– **Spectator Elimination** system + combat logging support
\n– **BossBar Tracking** for countdowns, grace, alive players, and border timing<\/p>\n
## Loot System<\/p>\n
– Dynamic **ground chest** generation
\n– Dynamic **mid chest** generation on iron blocks
\n– Weighted loot tables for ground and mid loot
\n– Configurable loot surfaces, spawn attempts, and distance checks
\n– Automatic chest restore\/cleanup after match<\/p>\n
## New in Version 1.1<\/p>\n
– Added **startup movement lock** after teleport and map setup (`pre-game-movement-lock-seconds`, default `5`)
\n– Added `loot.mid-chests-per-player` cap for iron-block chest spawns (default `3`)
\n– Fixed death behavior so eliminated players now **drop loot correctly**
\n– End-of-game cleanup now removes:
\n – dropped items
\n – arrows
\n – spectral arrows
\n – tridents<\/p>\n
## Commands<\/p>\n
### Player
\n– `\/hg join`
\n– `\/hg leave`
\n– `\/hg info`<\/p>\n
### Admin ## Permissions<\/p>\n – `hungergames.join` (default: true) ## Requirements<\/p>\n – **Server**: Paper 1.20.4+ (1.20.x supported) ## Quick Setup<\/p>\n 1. Drop the jar into `plugins\/` ## Notes<\/p>\n – Disasters are designed to avoid permanent arena destruction ## Planned Features<\/p>\n – Loot Airdrops —<\/p>\n If you run into issues or want balance tweaks, please contact us by joining the Discord. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Minecraft hunger games plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":141047,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"simplehungergames","_minecraft_project_id":"cbaz0Hag","_minecraft_author":"SuperrSohrab","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":29,"_minecraft_follows":0,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"simplehungergames.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":169686,"_minecraft_version_count":2,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T22:10:38.856196Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-03-12T20:56:30.261095Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-06T15:08:04.977525Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/simplehungergames","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":141047,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-08T09:06:41+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"260d3c4b30e5f48de37558d92ed849cd","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,124,89,866,127,129],"mod_loader":[130,132,134],"minecraft_version":[54,55,56,57,58,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-141046","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-minigame","mod_category-paper","mod_category-spigot","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-19","minecraft_version-1-19-1","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-3","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– `\/hg wand`
\n– `\/hg arena create
\n– `\/hg arena delete
\n– `\/hg arena list`
\n– `\/hg arena setspawnscan
\n– `\/hg start
\n– `\/hg forcestart`
\n– `\/hg stop`
\n– `\/hg reload`<\/p>\n
\n– `hungergames.admin` (default: op)
\n– `hungergames.command.bypass` (default: op)
\n– `hungergames.*` (default: op)<\/p>\n
\n– **Java**: 17+<\/p>\n
\n2. Restart server
\n3. Use `\/hg wand` to select two arena corners
\n4. Run `\/hg arena create
\n5. Place `GOLD_BLOCK` spawns (with air above)
\n6. Place `IRON_BLOCK` mid-loot markers
\n7. Start with `\/hg start
\n– Round cleanup restores temporary loot chests and removes leftover combat entities\/items
\n– Configuration is generated automatically in `config.yml`<\/p>\n
\n– Option to enchant Loot
\n– Placeholder Statistics (wins, kills, deaths, games played)<\/p>\n