Don't stop sneaking: Crouch about a second before the game starts and a second after the game ends just to make sure you don't fail - that would be embarrassing. ._.
Jump and Catch 5 Emeralds: This one is extremely lag-back-y and will often kick you for flying but you'll have to deal with it. Try to stay away from everybody, and get emeralds that are close together. Once you catch 5, don't move, as to not get kicked by the AC.
Keep Moving: Hold down Ctrl/Command + the "W" key and constantly move your mouse right (or left) to constantly sprint around the inner layer of the map. When the AC gets fixed, just do the same thing but hold Shift instead of Ctrl/Command so that you still move but at a slower and more controllable pace. Right now, if you crouch it just lag-backs you and kicks you for flying.
Stack Up 10 Blocks High: Try to go near somebody when, you are doing this, stack up 10 blocks then immediately jump and hold Shift onto their pillar if they are not at 10 blocks yet. This means that they can't build up to 10 blocks because you are in their way, sealing their doom... I mean, I guess it prevents one other player from getting one point...
Build a Crafting Table: This one is very glitchy, as sometimes the crafting table just sits there and doesn't give you a point, but there's nothing you can do about that. I guess... just place the sapling, hold right-click while holding the bone-meal, chop a single log down with an axe, make four planks, make one workbench. Simples.
Craft the Item: The item that is there currently doesn't necessarily mean that that will always be the item to craft. I supposed just remember your crafting recipes and craft the item. If the items involves sticks, craft those first using the wood planks (as half the items that you will need to craft in this mini-game involve sticks). xP
Knock Everyone Off: Surprisingly enough, the strategy that almost always works for me is running round the outer layer of the platform, as everybody uses the inner layer to get more chance to survive. Nobody ever goes to the outer layer because, why would you? If somebody else is for some reason on the outer layer, then go inwards and knock them off from the side. If somebody starts running directly at you, immediately go to the inner layer/middle and spam click them off like usual. Remember, you don't have to be the last one standing, just survive until the timer is up.
Stand on ______: Try to stay on the inner layer if possible, but everyone always goes there so it will be risky. Just try to get as far away from people as possible, and stand on areas of multiple blocks of that colour, or the very centre of a block, because a tiny bit of you could be touching another colour, which would ruin the whole mini-game.
Hide Under a Block: First, run away from the crowd, next, look up to see where the blocks are, lastly, just stay under one and be wary of any opponents and try to knock them away immediately. When the number two on the countdown ends, arrow will rain down from the sky, one-shot killing anybody not under a block in a heartbeat.
Stand on Diamond: Some of the 2x2 bumps on the platform will turn to diamond blocks, and when the number two on the countdown finishes, all other blocks will disappear. Just stay away from everybody else, that is the greatest way to win.
Avoid TNT Explosions: Look up, and quickly sprint jump to wherever there is the least amount of TNT. Try to crouch at the end of one of the four corners of the platform where there is the least amount of TNT, however, if that is not possible, just crouch at the edge somewhere away from TNT. Remember, you'll really be surprised as to how far the TNT explosion can reach!
Ignite TNT: A single block of TNT will replace one of the four blocks in the 2x2 green stained clay bumps on the platform. Make sure there is no one near you, take possession of an bump, then quickly ignite the TNT with your flint and steel. If you successfully ignite one, it will make a "Ding!" sound if you do.
Pick the Flower: Just hold down the left mouse button on the ground and sprint around eventually punching the flower. You only need to get it once, and if you collect the wrong flower, nothing happens.
Turn in 10 nuggets: In 1.9+ the first-er you join the server, the more you will pick up items over somebody else. For instance: if you join the game first, you will always pick up dropped items over somebody else. If you are the last, you will never pick up the items over somebody else, and so on. This is useful for the "Turn in 10 Nuggets" mini-game, for a lot of it consists of picking up nuggets from somebody else's killed zombies. Joining in the game 1/12-4/12 is good, but anything more is bad.
Parkour to Cake: There are three variations of this parkour. The first is one with a 2x2 of cakes at the top with easy jumps coming from the corners. This one is easy, the other two, are quite hard, and you have to be decent at fast parkour in order to get the cake. If the cake is near to you and you could reach it, sprint and jump up from the block that you are on and hold right-click at the cake to get it. You will have to be fast on the other two, because 1.9 unit collision is the bane of my existence, and will muck up your mini-game too.
Ok, so this thread has been getting very long now, and I have to go to bed so I'll carry it on in part two or something.
-Thanks, iggleboz.
Jump and Catch 5 Emeralds: This one is extremely lag-back-y and will often kick you for flying but you'll have to deal with it. Try to stay away from everybody, and get emeralds that are close together. Once you catch 5, don't move, as to not get kicked by the AC.
Keep Moving: Hold down Ctrl/Command + the "W" key and constantly move your mouse right (or left) to constantly sprint around the inner layer of the map. When the AC gets fixed, just do the same thing but hold Shift instead of Ctrl/Command so that you still move but at a slower and more controllable pace. Right now, if you crouch it just lag-backs you and kicks you for flying.
Stack Up 10 Blocks High: Try to go near somebody when, you are doing this, stack up 10 blocks then immediately jump and hold Shift onto their pillar if they are not at 10 blocks yet. This means that they can't build up to 10 blocks because you are in their way, sealing their doom... I mean, I guess it prevents one other player from getting one point...
Build a Crafting Table: This one is very glitchy, as sometimes the crafting table just sits there and doesn't give you a point, but there's nothing you can do about that. I guess... just place the sapling, hold right-click while holding the bone-meal, chop a single log down with an axe, make four planks, make one workbench. Simples.
Craft the Item: The item that is there currently doesn't necessarily mean that that will always be the item to craft. I supposed just remember your crafting recipes and craft the item. If the items involves sticks, craft those first using the wood planks (as half the items that you will need to craft in this mini-game involve sticks). xP
Knock Everyone Off: Surprisingly enough, the strategy that almost always works for me is running round the outer layer of the platform, as everybody uses the inner layer to get more chance to survive. Nobody ever goes to the outer layer because, why would you? If somebody else is for some reason on the outer layer, then go inwards and knock them off from the side. If somebody starts running directly at you, immediately go to the inner layer/middle and spam click them off like usual. Remember, you don't have to be the last one standing, just survive until the timer is up.
Stand on ______: Try to stay on the inner layer if possible, but everyone always goes there so it will be risky. Just try to get as far away from people as possible, and stand on areas of multiple blocks of that colour, or the very centre of a block, because a tiny bit of you could be touching another colour, which would ruin the whole mini-game.
Hide Under a Block: First, run away from the crowd, next, look up to see where the blocks are, lastly, just stay under one and be wary of any opponents and try to knock them away immediately. When the number two on the countdown ends, arrow will rain down from the sky, one-shot killing anybody not under a block in a heartbeat.
Stand on Diamond: Some of the 2x2 bumps on the platform will turn to diamond blocks, and when the number two on the countdown finishes, all other blocks will disappear. Just stay away from everybody else, that is the greatest way to win.
Avoid TNT Explosions: Look up, and quickly sprint jump to wherever there is the least amount of TNT. Try to crouch at the end of one of the four corners of the platform where there is the least amount of TNT, however, if that is not possible, just crouch at the edge somewhere away from TNT. Remember, you'll really be surprised as to how far the TNT explosion can reach!
Ignite TNT: A single block of TNT will replace one of the four blocks in the 2x2 green stained clay bumps on the platform. Make sure there is no one near you, take possession of an bump, then quickly ignite the TNT with your flint and steel. If you successfully ignite one, it will make a "Ding!" sound if you do.
Pick the Flower: Just hold down the left mouse button on the ground and sprint around eventually punching the flower. You only need to get it once, and if you collect the wrong flower, nothing happens.
Turn in 10 nuggets: In 1.9+ the first-er you join the server, the more you will pick up items over somebody else. For instance: if you join the game first, you will always pick up dropped items over somebody else. If you are the last, you will never pick up the items over somebody else, and so on. This is useful for the "Turn in 10 Nuggets" mini-game, for a lot of it consists of picking up nuggets from somebody else's killed zombies. Joining in the game 1/12-4/12 is good, but anything more is bad.
Parkour to Cake: There are three variations of this parkour. The first is one with a 2x2 of cakes at the top with easy jumps coming from the corners. This one is easy, the other two, are quite hard, and you have to be decent at fast parkour in order to get the cake. If the cake is near to you and you could reach it, sprint and jump up from the block that you are on and hold right-click at the cake to get it. You will have to be fast on the other two, because 1.9 unit collision is the bane of my existence, and will muck up your mini-game too.
Ok, so this thread has been getting very long now, and I have to go to bed so I'll carry it on in part two or something.
-Thanks, iggleboz.
