Block Hide-and-Seek

Block Hide-and-Seek is a game of hide-and-seek where you transform into a block and hide from the seeker, and the number of seekers grows as the match goes on. A hider who is found becomes a seeker.

Players and how to win

It is played by 3–16 players. At the start, seekers are chosen at random. There is 1 seeker if there are fewer than 8 players, and 2 if there are 8 or more.

The result is decided as follows.

• Hiders win: if even one hider is left when the 4-minute main phase ends, all the remaining hiders win
• Seekers win: when there are 0 hiders left, the original seekers and everyone who became a seeker during the match all win

If a hider leaves midway, they are removed from the remaining count. If all the seekers leave, the hiders win.

How a match flows

The map is an outdoor village. Grassy areas divided by crossroads hold houses with doors and windows, trees, and wells, and blocks identical to the ones you can transform into are placed in yards and inside houses. The layout of houses, trees, and wells changes from match to match.

The size of the village depends on the number of players. Grass and trees continue beyond the fence, but you cannot go outside the fence.

Players	Village size
Up to 7	44×44
Up to 11	52×52
12 or more	60×60

First 30 seconds: hiding time

Seekers are blinded and locked in a waiting hut in a corner of the village, unable to move. Meanwhile, the hiders hide somewhere in the village.

Main phase: 4 minutes

The seekers start moving and search for the hiders. During the main phase, the following happens.

• Every 30 seconds, a cat’s meow can be heard from the position of each hider still remaining
• At 60 seconds left, only the seekers are told the types and number of blocks the remaining hiders have disguised as (for example, 「樽×2・本棚×1」 (Barrel ×2, Bookshelf ×1)), by title and in chat. After that it is also shown on the action bar. The hiders are told 「鬼に、化けたブロックの種類が知らされました」 (The seekers have been told what types of blocks you disguised as)

Tips for hiders

You are randomly assigned a block to transform into from 8 types: barrel, bookshelf, hay bale, pumpkin, crafting table, oak log, melon, and composter. You are told which one by title and in chat.

While moving

While you are moving, the hider is invisible, and the look of the disguise block rides on and follows your feet. On your own screen, you can see your own block at your feet.

While standing still

If you stay still for 3 seconds, a real block is placed on the square you are standing on, and you are fixed in place. When you start moving again with WASD or similar keys, the fix is released and you go back to the following look. You cannot be fixed on a square that is not air.

Tips for seekers

When a seeker finds a hider, the hider becomes a seeker on the spot and receives the seeker’s gear. A hider is found when a seeker does either of the following.

• Left-clicks a fixed block
• Attacks a block that is in motion, or the hider themself

If you hit an ordinary block that is not a hider, you take half a heart of damage. However, you take no damage when your HP is 2 or less.

Good to know

There is no PvP, fall damage, or hunger. Players cannot break or place blocks.