# Introduction

URL: https://greenarrowlol.github.io/TNTGamesCore/docs/getting-started/introduction/
Section: getting-started
Description: A quick tour of what TNTGamesCore is and how a game plays out.

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A quick tour of what TNTGamesCore is and how a round plays out.

TNTGamesCore bundles three TNT minigames into one plugin. Players open a compass selector, pick a game and an arena, and play. When a game ends the arena regenerates itself, so the next round starts on a fresh map.

## The three games

| Game | Goal | How you lose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [TNT Run](/docs/features/tnt-run/) | Be the last player standing | The floor breaks under you and you fall |
| [TNT Tag](/docs/features/tnt-tag/) | Do not hold the TNT when the timer ends | You are the tagger when the round timer hits zero |
| [Bow Spleef](/docs/features/bow-spleef/) | Be the last player standing | You get shot off the floor and fall |

## How a game runs

1. A player joins an arena through the [game selector](/docs/features/game-selector/) or with `/tt join`.
2. Once the arena has enough players, a countdown starts.
3. The game begins. Players are eliminated until a winner is left or the timer ends.
4. The winner is announced, stats are saved, and everyone returns to the lobby.
5. The arena regenerates so the next round is clean.

![Players returning to the lobby after a round ends](https://images.reavermc.club/Englishsetter/Discord_lRG14MVyNg.gif)

## Quick facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Server software | Spigot or Paper |
| Minecraft version | 1.16.5 |
| Java | 8 or newer |
| Hard dependencies | None |
| Optional soft-depend | PlaceholderAPI |
| Base command | `/tt` (aliases `/tntgames`, `/tntgame`) |

:::{note}
The plugin runs on plain Spigot. It uses only the Spigot API, so Paper works too as a drop-in.
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## Where to go next

- [Download](/docs/getting-started/download/): get the plugin.
- [Installation](/docs/getting-started/installation/): install it and build your first arena.
- [Commands](/docs/reference/commands/): the full command list.