Matchbox - Minecraft Social Deduction Game

A social deduction game for Minecraft (2-20 players) with recording-proof mechanics.

Installation

Download Matchbox.jar and ProtocolLib-5.4.0.jar and place them in your server's plugins/ folder
Downlod the Map from https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/m4tchb0x-maps/ and place it in your server folder
Restart your server
The plugin comes with a default configuration pre-configured for the M4tchbox map
- All spawn locations and seat positions are already set up
- You can start playing immediately or customize locations as needed

Requirements: Paper 1.21.10, Java 21+, 2-20 players per game

Commands

Player Commands

/matchbox join <session> - Join a game session
/matchbox leave - Leave your current session
/matchbox list - List all active sessions

Aliases: /mb or /mbox

Admin Commands

/matchbox start <session> - Create a new game session
/matchbox setspawn - Add a spawn location to config
/matchbox setseat <number> - Set a seat location to config
/matchbox setdiscussion <session> - Set discussion area location (session-specific)
/matchbox listspawns - List all spawn locations in config
/matchbox listseatspawns - List all seat locations in config
/matchbox removespawn <index> - Remove a spawn location from config
/matchbox removeseat <number> - Remove a seat location from config
/matchbox clearspawns - Clear all spawn locations (requires confirmation)
/matchbox clearseats - Clear all seat locations (requires confirmation)
/matchbox begin <session> - Start the game
/matchbox debugstart <session> - Force-start a game with debug override (allows starting with fewer than the configured minimum players; still enforces spawn/seat validity)
/matchbox stop <session> - Stop and remove a session
/matchbox skip - Skip current phase
/matchbox debug - Show debug info

Configuration

All settings in plugins/Matchbox/config.yml (auto-created on first run).

Default Configuration

The plugin ships with a complete default configuration for the M4tchbox map:

11 pre-configured spawn locations
8 pre-configured seat locations for discussion phase
Optimized phase durations (Swipe: 180s, Discussion: 30s, Voting: 15s)
Player limits set (Min: 2, Max: 7, supports up to 20 players)
Random skins enabled by default

You can start playing immediately without any setup! The default config works out-of-the-box with the M4tchbox map.

Customizing Locations

In-Game (Recommended)

Stand at location → /matchbox setspawn
Stand at seat → /matchbox setseat <number>
Locations automatically saved to config and persist across sessions
Use /matchbox listspawns or /matchbox listseatspawns to view configured locations
- These commands also flag entries whose worlds are missing or not loaded so you can fix them quickly
Use /matchbox clearspawns or /matchbox clearseats to reset (requires confirmation)

Config File

session:
  spawn-locations:
    - world: world
      x: 0.5
      y: 64.0
      z: 0.5

discussion:
  seat-locations:
    1:
      world: world
      x: 10.5
      y: 64.0
      z: 10.5

Configurable Settings

Phase durations (swipe, discussion, voting)
Player limits (min/max)
Seat spawn numbers
Random skins toggle (cosmetics.random-skins-enabled)
Steve skins option (cosmetics.use-steve-skins) - Use default Steve skin for all players
Spark Ability Selection:
- spark.secondary-ability - Choose Spark secondary ability: "random" (default), "hunter_vision", "spark_swap", or "delusion"
- "random" - Randomly selects ability each round (default behavior)
- "hunter_vision" - Always uses Hunter Vision ability
- "spark_swap" - Always uses Spark Swap ability
- "delusion" - Always uses Delusion ability
Dynamic Voting Thresholds:
- voting.threshold.at-20-players - Threshold at 20 players (default: 0.20 = 20%)
- voting.threshold.at-7-players - Threshold at 7 players (default: 0.30 = 30%)
- voting.threshold.at-3-players - Threshold at 3 players and below (default: 0.50 = 50%)
Voting Penalty System:
- voting.penalty.per-phase - Penalty per phase without elimination (default: 0.0333 = ~3.33%)
- voting.penalty.max-phases - Max phases that accumulate penalty (default: 3)
- voting.penalty.max-reduction - Maximum penalty reduction (default: 0.10 = 10%)

How to Play

Game Phases

1. Swipe Phase (3 min)

Explore and interact
Spark: Infect players
Medic: Cure infected players
Use abilities (Hunter Vision, Healing Sight)
Chat appears as holograms

2. Discussion Phase (30s)

Teleported to discussion seats
Infected players die (if not cured)
Discuss and share observations
Game skins stay applied; nametags remain hidden

3. Voting Phase (15s)

Right-click or left-click voting papers in your inventory to vote
You can choose to not vote (abstain)
Dynamic threshold system: Required votes scale based on alive player count
- Threshold shown in actionbar: "Threshold: X/Y" (required votes / alive players)
- Threshold shown in title subtitle at phase start
- Threshold ranges from 20% (20 players) to 50% (3 players and below)
- Penalty system: Threshold decreases if voting phases end without elimination
Votes must meet threshold for elimination
If threshold isn't met, no elimination occurs
Ties are resolved by checking if tie vote count meets threshold
Game continues to next round

Roles

Spark (Impostor)

Eliminate all players without being caught
Infect one player per round
Each round, you roll one secondary ability:
- Hunter Vision: See all players with particles for 15 seconds
- Spark Swap: Invisible teleport swap with a random player (preserves velocity and look direction)
- Delusion: Apply a fake infection to a player that medic can see but doesn't cause elimination (decays after 1 minute)

Medic

Identify Spark and save infected players
Cure one infected player per round
Use Healing Sight once per round

Innocent

Survive and identify the Spark
Work together to vote out suspicious players

Features

Parallel sessions (multiple games simultaneously)
Recording-proof design (identical inventories/abilities)
Full configuration support
Automatic location loading from config
Damage protection during games
Block interaction protection during games
Skin system with phase-based restoration
Nickname-friendly UI (titles, voting papers, holograms use player display names)
Welcome message system for new players
Dynamic voting system with logarithmic threshold scaling and penalty mechanics

Support & Bug Reports

Found a bug or have suggestions? Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/BTDP3APfq8

Players will also see a welcome message when joining the server with information about the plugin and Discord link.

Version: 0.9.4
Minecraft API: 1.21.10
License: MIT
Developer: OhACD

MatchBoxPlugin