Dropper game with commands

Updated: 30 October 2026

1. Setup (once)

/gamerule keep_inventory true
/gamerule immediate_respawn true
/spawnpoint @a 0 200 0

Use keepInventory and doImmediateRespawn on 1.21.10 and earlier and on Bedrock.

2. Next stage on landing (repeating)

/execute as @a at @s if block ~ ~ ~ water if entity @s[x=-10,y=100,z=-10,dx=20,dy=10,dz=20] run tp @s 100 200 0

Add one line per stage with its own area and destination.

3. Checkpoints

/execute as @a at @s if block ~ ~ ~ water if entity @s[x=-10,y=100,z=-10,dx=20,dy=10,dz=20] run spawnpoint @s 100 200 0

Run this before step 2. See the spawnpoint command.

4. Announce a clear

/execute as @a at @s if block ~ ~ ~ water if entity @s[x=190,y=100,z=-10,dx=20,dy=10,dz=20] run tellraw @a [{"selector":"@s"},{"text":" cleared the dropper!","color":"gold"}]

5. Timer (Java)

/scoreboard objectives add time dummy "Time"
/scoreboard players add @a[tag=playing] time 1

Run the first line once and the second in a repeating command block. Give players the playing tag with /tag @a add playing when they start, and remove it in the clear command from step 4 so their time stops. The score counts ticks, so divide by 20 for seconds. Same timer as the parkour course.

Troubleshooting

• No advance: check the area covers the water.
• Sent back a stage: the checkpoint must run before the teleport.
• Bedrock: steps 2 to 4 work as written.

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