[咱们下棋吧！] Let's Chess!
by Takia
Let's Chess! brings several classic board games into Minecraft, with chess, Xiangqi, Go and Flight Chess boards and their piece sets.
What it does
Pieces for chess, Chinese chess, Flight Chess and Baduk are added as placeable items, together with a set of dice and other props. A board can be arranged in one click, and a piece can be taken back from the board. While a piece is worn on the head, a mini chessboard appears and a work area outline shows where play takes place, so a player can keep track of the game in progress.
The game boards generate their own grid when placed, so a player does not need to measure squares by hand. Dice of both colors show a random value from 1 to 6 when placed. The mod is open source under the MIT License and is intended for players who want tabletop games inside a survival or creative world. It runs on NeoForge 1.21.1 and needs the same version on the server and on each player's client, since the environment is client and server. The latest NeoForge file is 1.0.3-1.21.1, published on 2026-09-15.
Key features
Four board games
Chess, Xiangqi, Flight Chess and Baduk each come with a full set of pieces and a board.
One-click board setup
Pieces are arranged on the board with a single action, and taken pieces can be returned to their starting spots.
Mini chessboard view
Wearing a piece on the head shows a mini chessboard and a work area outline, so the position stays visible.
Dice and props
White and black dice display a random value from 1 to 6 when placed, alongside other table props.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Friendly matches in creative builds
A board can be placed in a build room, and players sit down to play a full match against one another.
Game nights on a server
A shared server can host board games for groups, with the same pieces available to every player.
Who it’s for: Players who want tabletop board games in a Minecraft world, including chess and Xiangqi players, and server owners who run a community with a minigame area.
How it compares
Chinese Chess covers Xiangqi only and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2 – 1.20.6. Dice-Blocks by Limo4317 adds dice for NeoForge 1.21.1 and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, which is not open source. Little Dice is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and also targets NeoForge 1.21.1 with client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [咱们下棋吧！] Let's Chess! | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-15 |
| Chinese Chess | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-11 |
| Dice-Blocks by Limo4317 | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-20 |
| Little Dice | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-14 |
Questions
Does the mod need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Let's Chess! support?
Does Let's Chess! include Xiangqi?
In the catalog
[咱们下棋吧！] Let's Chess! is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 712 Minigame mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Add various classic board games' pieces, dice and game boards to Minecraft 简体中文 · 繁體中文（台灣/香港） · English · Français · Español · العربية · Русский
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lets-chess
- Owner
- Takia
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15