BuckshotRoulette
by StrangeSmell
BuckshotRoulette is a Forge minigame that brings a tavern gambling table into the world, where two players take turns firing shells from a shotgun-style roulette.
What it does
A gambling table can appear in the world, and each game is a round of turns in which a player chooses whether to fire at themselves or at the opponent. The shells are a mix of live and blank rounds that the table fills at the start of each round, and the number of each type is shown before play begins. Each side starts with a single point of maximum health as a wager, and the mod distinguishes these in-game hit points from Minecraft health points.
Items on the table change the odds. Fishing rods let a player take one of the opponent's non-fishing items, spider webs skip the opponent's next turn, and gunpowder increases the damage of the current shell. Some items restore a lost in-game hit point, and others remove one or lower the health limit. The mod is published for Forge only, and the client and server both need it.
The mod is open source under the MIT License and its source code and issue tracker are public. Files cover 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and the latest Forge build is 1.1.5 for 1.20.6.
Key features
Live and blank shells
Each round fills the table with a set number of live and blank shells, and the counts are revealed before the first turn.
Item table
Items such as fishing rods, spider webs, gunpowder and apples can be used during a round to change the outcome.
In-game hit points
Wagers use hit points separate from Minecraft health, so a lost point is tracked by the game rather than the player's health bar.
Chance-based healing
One item restores two lost hit points with a forty percent chance and another restores one with certainty, while health never exceeds its limit.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Adventure maps
The tavern and its table can serve as an encounter in a story-driven adventure, with the gambling introduced as a storyline event.
Server games
Two players on a server can challenge each other at the table and keep the health limit and wagers consistent across rounds.
Who it’s for: Players who want a short head-to-head minigame inside a survival or adventure world, and server owners who want a gambling encounter that both sides can play.
Questions
Does BuckshotRoulette need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does BuckshotRoulette support?
How is the table's health different from Minecraft health?
In the catalog
BuckshotRoulette is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
(Note: to distinguish your Minecraft health points from the hit points you receive in the gamble, I will use the term “in-game hit points” for the gamble hit points, and “HP” for Minecraft health points) You have stumbled upon a weird tavern as you adventure from home. As you step inside, you notice that countless…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/buckshotroulette
- Owner
- StrangeSmell
- Published
- 2024-07-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15