Build Battle

Build Battle is a casual game where players take part in competitive building to create a build from a given theme. There are five modes, Solo, Teams, Pro, Guess the Build, and Speed Builders. It is currently the only game (besides Hypixel SMP) that contains modes restricted to newer versions only. Build Battle was originally released as an Arcade game on April 11, 2015, and recieved its own lobby on December 15, 2017.
==Solo/Teams==
The solo and teams modes are the classic Build Battle modes with solo having one player per plot and teams having up to two. Players/teams compete to create the best build and win the highest ratings from other players. These modes are restricted only to players in Minecraft 1.21 and above with any items from newer versions being removed from the player's inventory.
===Poll===
At the start of each game, a poll is given to all players asking: "What theme?". Players can vote for one of the five randomly selected themes or use a super vote, which counts for three regular votes, and the theme with the most votes wins.
=== Building===
During the building phase, players build something related to the selected theme in five minutes (seven minutes for teams mode) in their personal 27x27x50 plot (41x41x50 for teams mode). All blocks and items up to Minecraft 1.21.1 are available and can be obtained from the Creative inventory or the various sections in the plot options menu.
====Plot options ====
The plot options menu—accessible through the nether star in the ninth slot of the hotbar—contains extra features to customize the plot.
*NPCs - Summons an NPC with the selected skin.
*Plot Weather - Changes the weather. Options: Stormy, Rainy, Snowing, & Sunny (Default)
*Plot Time - Changes the time. Options: 3 hour increments starting from 6 am (Default: 12 pm)
*Plot Biome - Changes the biome. Options: Plains (Default), Mesa, Ocean, Desert, Forest, Jungle, Ice Plains, Swamp, & Savanna
*Plot Floor - Changes the bottom layer of the plot. A block must be dragged into the plot floor slot to change the floor. The floor can also be changed by right clicking the Floor Changer villager at the northwest corner of the plot with the desired block. (Default: White terracotta)
*Custom Skulls - Menu containing 10 sections of custom skulls: Colors, Animals, Blocks, Foods, Interior, Misc, Mobs, Letters, Seasonal, & Animated. Custom player heads can also be obtained with .
*Particle Selector - Menu containing 19 particle effect items. The particle effect is placed at the players position when the item is right clicked. Particles can be removed through the particle list menu in the particle selector menu.
*Banner Builder - Menu used to create any banner pattern. The player selects the dye color, then the pattern to apply. Once designed, the banner can be claimed and placed down.
*Special Blocks - Menu containing 10 blocks not able to be obtained in the creative inventory. Blocks: Oak Bark, Spruce Bark, Birch Bark, Jungle Bark, Acacia Bark, Dark Oak Bark, Dragon Egg, Brown Mushroom Block, Red Mushroom Block, Barrier
*Backdrop Picker - Changes the backdrop of the plot. Any purchased backdrop can be selected. The backdrop menu can also be opened by right clicking the Backdrop Picker villager at the southeast corner of the plot. (Default: None)
===Voting ===
After the building phase ends, the voting begins. All players will be teleported to a single plot of a random team to view their build with the builder or builders' names shown on the sidebar. Players then have ten seconds to rate the build from to using one of the seven terracotta items in their hotbar. Each rating gives the builder a different amount of points. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Item	Rating	Points
 	 	1
 	 	2
 	 	3
 	 	4
 	 	8
 	 	16
 	 	18
If players do not build anything, they are marked as AFK, their build will be skipped, and they will not be allowed to vote. If 25% of players or more have voted on a build, the word "" will appear on screen, and diamonds will rain from the sky.
==Pro==
Pro mode is a slightly modified, more competitive version of the classic Build Battle mode with the same goal of creating the best build and winning the hightest ratings from other players. This mode is also restricted only to players in Minecraft 1.21 and above with any items from newer versions being removed from the player's inventory.
Just like the solo/teams modes, the theme is chosen from a poll of five randomly selected themes, but there are fewer themes overall, and each one is more general. Super votes are also usable, which again counts for three regular votes. The theme with the most votes wins.
During the building phase, players build something related to the selected theme in ten minutes in their personal 41x41x50 plot. All blocks and items up to Minecraft 1.21.1 are available and can be obtained from the Creative inventory or the various sections in the plot options menu.
Voting is the same as solo mode, but builder names are hidden and players have 20 seconds to vote per plot instead of ten. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
===Pro tools===
Players are given the same features as the normal modes, but with an added pro tools section in the plot options menu. The six pro tools allow player to edit of large areas of blocks, similar to mods like WorldEdit.
*Region Selection - Used to select a cuboid region (Pos A: right click; Pos B: left click) which can be edited with the other tools.
* Fill - Fills the selected region with the desired block.
*Cut - Copies and deletes the selected region.
*Copy - Copies the selected region.
*Paste - Pastes the copied region.
* Undo - Undoes the last edit.
==Guess the Build==
Guess the Build is a unique Build Battle mode where players have to guess what theme a player is building as quick as possible. This mode supports all game versions, so any blocks and items added after Minecraft 1.8 will be removed from the player's inventory.
===Builder===
Each player will be chosen to be the builder once per game. When they are chosen, they are given ten seconds to select one of three themes—one easy, one medium, and one hard. Players build something related to their selected theme within two minutes, trying to get the guessers to figure out what it is. All blocks and items up to Minecraft 1.8.9 are available and can be obtained from the Creative inventory or the various sections in the plot options menu.
===Guessers ===
All other players other than the current builders are guessers and must try to figure out the theme. Over time, more clues on the theme are revealed. First, the amount of characters in the word(s) is revealed, then random letters in the theme are revealed over time, increasing as more players correctly guess the theme. Players type their guess in chat. If it is wrong, the guess will be sent as a regular chat message, but if they guess it right, a success message saying they they correctly guess sent.
Correct guess: 
===Points===
Builders are awarded their points if at least one player correctly guessed the theme, and the amount depends on the difficulty of their theme. Easy themes give one point, medium gives two, and hard gives three. Guessers are awarded points when they correctly guess the theme of a build. The first player to correctly guess gets three points, the second gets two, and anyone after gets one point. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
==Speed Builders==
Speed Builders is a unique Build Battle mode where players must replicate a pre-made build from memory as accurately and as quick as possible. This mode supports all game versions from 1.8 to the latest game version.
A build is shown to all players on their island layer by layer. They will have some time to study it before it gets removed. Then they are given the exact amount of blocks used in the build and have to replicate it from memory. Once the time runs out, the original build will be shown at the center, and the "Judge Dragon" will judge everyone's builds. The player with the least accuracy is eliminated. If everyone got a perfect build, the slowest will be eliminated. The dragon destroys the islands of players who are eliminated or disconnect.
Player leaves early: 
The difficulty of the build increases throughout the game, starting from and ending at . The last player standing wins the game.
Round	Difficulty	View Time	Build Time	Max Players
1 	 	15 sec 	30 sec 	8
2 	 	15 sec 	25 sec 	7
3 	 	15 sec 	45 sec 	6
4 	 	15 sec 	40 sec 	5
5 	 	15 sec 	60 sec 	4
6 	 	18 sec 	55 sec 	3
7 	 	18 sec 	90 sec 	2
== Score ==
Build battle score is a stat similar to leveling in other games that shows the player's dedication to Build Battle. The more games players play and win, the more score they will earn.
Placement 	Score	Score (Teams)	Score (Pro)
1st 	25 	35 	50
2nd 	20 	30 	40
3rd 	15 	25 	30
Participation	10 	15 	20
AFK 	0 	0 	0
==Shop==
The Build Battle shop houses purchasable cosmetics as well as the menu to purchase super votes. It uses Build Battle tokens for purchases.
===Super votes===
Super votes can be used in the starting poll of a game to give three votes to a theme instead of one.
Amount	Cost (Build Battle Tokens)	Discount
1 	2,000 	0%
5 	9,000 	10%
10 	17,500 	12.5%
25 	40,000 	20%
===Cosmetics===
==Quests and challenges==
==Achievements==
==Trivia==
*Housing has a wider selection of pro tools, which can be controlled with commands.
*Some blocks, like stairs, do not need to be oriented correctly for them to count as correct in Speed Builders, but others do.
==Sources==
Category:Build Battle
Category:Minigames
Category:Casual Games