SphinxRiddle
by SkyDreamLG
SphinxRiddle is a server-side minigame for NeoForge in which the server asks quiz questions and the first player to answer correctly wins a reward.
What it does
Questions are asked in chat on a timer or by an operator. A question expires after a set time if nobody answers it. Answers are matched by containment and ignore letter case, so a reply only has to include the expected text. The first correct answer collects the reward, and the scoreboard records each player's total.
Question and answer pairs are kept in a JSON file, and reward items with their maximum amounts are kept in another. Commands let operators add, list and remove questions and rewards, show the leaderboard, reset scores and reload the configuration. The interval, timeout, scoreboard display and message prefix are set in the config file.
Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later. SphinxRiddle is published for NeoForge only, across 11 release versions 1.21 – 1.21.10, and the latest file is 2.0-NeoForge-1.21.x for 1.21.10, dated 2025-11-24.
Key features
Automatic question intervals
Questions are posted at a configurable interval, with a separate timeout for how long each one stays open.
Answer matching
Answers are checked by containment and ignore case, and the first player to reply correctly takes the reward.
Reward and score files
Rewards are listed in a JSON file with maximum item amounts, and player scores are tracked for the rankings.
Operator commands
Commands start a question, add or remove questions and rewards, list them, show or reset the ranking and reload the config.
Language detection
Messages are shown in the language set on each player's client, and the default prompts are written in Chinese.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Community quiz nights
Server owners can run regular trivia rounds where players compete for items on a set schedule.
Rewarded chat activity
Operators can start a question on demand with a manual command, keeping players engaged between events.
Who it’s for: Server owners and operators of NeoForge servers who want a trivia minigame with item rewards and a leaderboard. Players on the server need nothing installed.
Questions
Does SphinxRiddle need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and versions does SphinxRiddle support?
Can the questions and messages be changed?
In the catalog
SphinxRiddle is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 712 Minigame mods for NeoForge. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
Main Configuration (config/sphinxriddle-client.toml) Setting Default Description questionInterval 300 Time between auto questions (seconds) questionTimeout 60 Time before question expires (seconds) autoQuestionEnabled true Enable automatic questions allowManualQuestion true Allow players to use /sr question…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sphinxriddle
- Owner
- SkyDreamLG
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15