Three Slots Challenge
by pwurple
Three Slots Challenge is a minigame for servers that limits a run to three inventory slots, with a datapack and a resource pack required alongside it.
What it does
A run is played with only three slots in the inventory, and the goal is to kill the dragon under that limit. The offhand slot is available as one of the usable slots. The challenge is delivered as a datapack, so the server needs it installed to apply the rules.
Three Slots Challenge is server required and client optional: the server must run the datapack, while players may leave the mod out. The required companion is the [Resource Pack] Three Slots Challenge, which must be grabbed, placed in the resource pack folder and activated before the challenge works as described. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 4 release versions, 1.21 – 1.21.3, and the code is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Three-slot limit
Only three inventory slots can hold items for the whole run, which is the core restriction of the challenge.
Dragon goal
The run ends with defeating the Ender Dragon, the only objective the challenge describes.
Offhand slot
The offhand is counted as available, so one of the three usable slots can be held there.
Datapack delivery
The rules are shipped as a datapack that the server loads, with the resource pack added on the client.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Server challenge runs
Server owners can host a run under the three-slot limit for a group of players who want a restricted goal.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a restricted dragon challenge, and players who join such a server and activate the required resource pack.
How it compares
Challenges is server-side only, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21.1 – 26.2 on Fabric alone. Nether Start/Wither Challenge runs server required with client optional, is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.4, and is under the MIT License. Three Slots Challenge is under All rights reserved, a different license from both of them.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Slots Challenge | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-20 |
| Challenges | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-18 |
| Nether Start/Wither Challenge | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-19 |
Questions
Does Three Slots Challenge need the resource pack?
Which game versions does Three Slots Challenge cover?
Do players need the mod installed?
In the catalog
Three Slots Challenge is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 13,252 mods support Minecraft 1.21.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tsc
- Owner
- pwurple
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15