Interesting thread over on the Project Reality forums about putting together a Minecraft Tournament.
The PR community is a war inspired bunch, their hobby being tactical shooter games. A lot of the forum members are members of the military as well (although not exclusively) and in the Politics sub forum there is a lot of chatter on engagements around the world, discussions of various armies, etc.
With that in mind, I was a bit surprised to see the Minecraft tournament suggestion (yet equally delighted). The short premise being discussed: Two teams on a big Minecraft map, both sides get two hours to build whatever they want, and then they go to war. No respawns, either. One side wins, one is decimated.
I didn’t expect MC to be a hit with the gamers in that community, and here is yet another way to enjoy the game in a manner I didn’t think it would be used for. I am definitely signing up and I’ll let you know how it goes (if it goes down).
Goes to show, if you (let them) build it, they will come.
That sounds pretty awesome, actually. I’d definitely like to hear a post-event report. 🙂
The update is that they are waiting for the newer version, which has some Mod tools, and toying with ideas on how to enhance gameplay (ie: building prisons around the spawn area, so if you die you can respawn – but have to be freed by your teammates). Fun stuff like that =)