Table Top Craft
by andrew0030
Table Top Craft brings playable boardgames into Minecraft, with chess pieces and sets that players craft and place as blocks.
What it does
The mod adds playable tabletop boardgames to the game, built from blocks and items that players craft and set up in the world. Chess is the game the mod is built around, and its pieces come in several sets that can be placed on a board. Players can also use a FEN string to describe a board position, which is a standard notation for chess games.
Table Top Craft is published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt across 14 release versions, 1.16.3 – 1.20.4. Fabric requires Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional. The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and its source code and issue tracker are public. Both the server and every player need the mod, so the environment is client and server.
The Fabric and Quilt builds work on different dependency sets, so the required library depends on the loader. Shaders can break the chess piece renderer, which uses a fallback render system added in version 1.19 and later. The mod was first published on 2024-09-14 and last updated the same day.
Key features
Playable chess boards
Chess boards and pieces are placed as blocks, so a match can be set up anywhere in the world.
Piece sets
Several chess piece sets are available, each with six piece types that can be displayed on the board.
Set collector advancements
Survival players earn the chess piece sets by completing the Set Collector advancements, which require all six piece types of a set.
Recipe variants
Recipes can use any valid block in place of oak planks, and JEI lists the full set of recipes.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want chess inside their Minecraft world, and server owners who want a shared game space. Survival players progress through advancements, and builders can use the pieces as decoration.
How it compares
Immersive Chess is a Fabric-only chess mod for 1.19.4 – 1.20.2, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, and it also runs as client and server. Ultimate Chess covers Fabric and Forge for 1.19 – 1.20.1, is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and also runs as client and server. Table Top Craft covers a wider set of loaders and game versions than either.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table Top Craft | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.16.3 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-09-14 |
| Immersive Chess | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2025-05-14 |
| Ultimate Chess | Fabric and Forge | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-14 |
Questions
Which loaders does Table Top Craft support?
How do survival players get the chess piece sets?
Does the mod need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Table Top Craft is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Table Top Craft is a meticulously crafted Minecraft mod that introduces board games to enhance your gaming experience. With its latest update, this mod now offers an expanded array of games. Immerse yourself in the strategic brilliance of Chess and test your tactical prowess. Or indulge in the nostalgic charm of Tic…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/table-top-craft
- Owner
- andrew0030
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15