Olympics



The Olympics are a recurring international gathering where players compete in minigames for medals. The event is loosely modeled after the real-life Olympic Games.

The First Olympics were held in Yoahtl across five evenings from Friday, June 22nd 2018 to Tuesday, June 26th 2018 with many total participants from many nations. The Second Olympics were held in The Commonwealth, from Monday, 7th January 2019 through to Sunday 13th, with after parties at nearby locations following the events. The Third Olympics were held in Gensokyo from Friday, 10th May 2019 through to Sunday 12th. The Fourth Olympics were held in Mount Augusta from 14th August 2019 to 18th August. Each had multiple nations compete and saw a multitude of athletic and non-athletic events held.

The Fifth Olympics were due to be held in Columbia from 18th January 2020 to 20th January but subsequently cancelled due to the Columbian Bush War.

The Olympics is run by an international organization that selects each location for every Olympic Games. As of Feburary 2021, no new Olympic games have been planned. While possible locations include Columbia, Icenia, Mount September, Eddie Murphy, Gabon, and Yoahtl, no new games have been announced as of yet.

Events
The events are mostly typical Minecraft minigames such as Spleef and Thimble but also include imitations of real Olympic games such as Archery and Racing. Typical events that occur are:

Archery
Hit the target with a bow

Boat Course
First to the end wins

Boat Dodgeball
Try and shoot the other teams' boats, last team with people in boats wins

Boat/Minecart Jousting
Destroy all of the opponents' vehicles before they destroy yours

Capture the Flag
Kill another player in your territory to capture them, reach the enemy's jail to return a captured player, get the enemy's flag to score a point; first to the set number of points wins

Chess
Typical 2d chess

Civ Hockey
Throw the flint to your teammates and into the goal; no moving while you hold the flint

Hoedown
Hoes, speed pots, brews, and food only; last man standing wins

Horse Races
First to the end wins

King of the Ladder
Last man standing on the ladder pole wins, try to knock others off

Parkour
Get the best time on a course of jumps

Pillar of Doom
Each participant has 64 blocks and a bow; try to build the tallest pillar while knocking your opponents down!

PvP 1v1
Last man standing wins

PvP 3v3
Last team standing wins

Racing
Outrun your opponents around and through the island and down its sides

Sky Wars FFA
Try to survive in the sky; chests with items will help you; last man standing wins

Spleef
Destroy the ground under your opponents to make them fall

Thimble game
Take turns landing in water pool, when you land you place a block in the water that might kill others

Triathlon
Horse racing, running (possibly with parkour), boating.