## Hot Potato
\nHot Potato is a hidden, long duration minigame designed to run on top of a normal SMP without disrupting daily gameplay.<\/p>\n
An admin can quietly place a custom baked potato in the world using \/hotpotato give. On its own, the potato does nothing. Once an admin runs \/hotpotato arm, the next player who picks it up starts the round.<\/p>\n
From that moment, the timer begins.<\/p>\n
### How It Works
\nThe current holder:
\n– Cannot move the potato in their hotbar
\n– Cannot drop it
\n– Cannot place it in containers
\n– Cannot put it in item frames
\n– Cannot eat it
\n– Can punch other engaged players to pass it<\/p>\n
When the holder punches another engaged player, the potato transfers instantly. The new holder now carries the risk.<\/p>\n
If the round timer reaches its limit, the potato explodes. The holder dies and their inventory is cleared. They are then disengaged from the round and added to the loser list, unless infinite engagement is enabled in config.<\/p>\n
### Burn Mechanic
\nTo prevent hiding or logging off with the potato, a hold limit exists.<\/p>\n
If a player holds the potato longer than the configured holdLimit, they begin to burn until they pass it or the round ends in an explosion.<\/p>\n
### Designed for SMP Servers
\nThis plugin was originally made for FishSMP. The idea was simple. Admins secretly plant the potato. Players discover it naturally. No announcements. No warning. The panic spreads on its own.<\/p>\n
The game runs over long durations such as 24 hours, which makes it perfect for survival servers instead of short lobby minigames.<\/p>\n
There is now a discord webhook feature, that allows you to follow the game state through discord.<\/p>\n
### Configuration
\nAll timers use Unix timestamps in milliseconds.<\/p>\n
– **holdLimit**
\nMaximum time a player can hold the potato before burning
\n– **graceTime**
\nCooldown after being tagged. During this time, a player cannot be tagged again
\n– **roundDuration**
\nMaximum total round length before automatic explosion
\n– **webhook**
\n – **enabled**
\n Enabled\/disables the webhook feature
\n – **url**
\n The discord webhook url goes here
\n – **username**
\n The username displayed with the webhook messages sent
\n – **avatar_url**
\n The profile picture shown with the webhook messages sent<\/p>\n
Game state is stored separately and should not be manually edited except for the loser list if you want to exclude specific players.<\/p>\n
### Commands LuckPerms is supported for permission control.<\/p>\n If you have ideas, balance suggestions, or feature requests, open an issue on GitHub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hot Potato is a long running SMP minigame where a secretly planted potato explodes after a set time, forcing players to pass it or be eliminated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"hot-potato-game","_minecraft_project_id":"QZ6awGcg","_minecraft_author":"Bjom","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":44,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"hot-potato-game.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":8931789,"_minecraft_version_count":4,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T21:24:05.591002Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-03-02T21:51:39.343575Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-17T17:32:23.571652Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/hot-potato-game","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":0,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T17:20:08+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"4c36fd1f8fc5d533e5a6e7ce1a9d22d7","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[43,85,89,866,127,867],"mod_loader":[132],"minecraft_version":[41],"class_list":["post-82250","mod","type-mod","status-publish","hentry","mod_category-cursed","mod_category-food","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-minigame","mod_category-paper","mod_category-social","mod_loader-paper","minecraft_version-1-21-11"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– **\/hotpotato give**
\nGives the custom potato item
\n– **\/hotpotato arm and \/hotpotato unarm**
\nArms or disarms the planted potato
\n– **\/hotpotato engage
\nForces a player into participation
\n– **\/hotpotato disengage
\nRemoves a player from participation
\n– **\/hotpotato stats**
\nShows armed state, round state, timers, and losers
\n– **\/hotpotato reset**
\nResets the current round but keeps engagement data<\/p>\n