Since I started running the Iron Builder events there have been some questions has to how the event works.

Iron builder is a small event, it is one member of minetown against the Iron Builder, who is a member of the Minetown staff.

Each participant has the same starting items to build with and has one hour to build three different things.

Each participant must build within the hour a home, a decorative build (ie something you build in a town or near your home) and a free build which may be anything you want.

Three "plots" are available of varying size and you may choose which plot you build each build on.

In addition aside from the starting items there is a "Mystery Block" which may be any available item in minecraft that it is possible to build with. This "Mystery Block" must be incorporated into each of your three builds.

At the end of the hour the builds are judged on three aspects.

Form: the generally look of your build, how well it is built and how nice it looks.

Function: Does your build function for what it is supposed to be? If it is your home would it be a good home to use in the regular game? If it had redstone, does the redstone function properly, and so on.

Use of the Mystery Block: How well did you incorpate the "Mystery Block" into your build?

Since the event only actually involves one member at a time any member who has not participated before will get preference in selection when choosing an entrant.

The starting materials to build with are as follows:

3 Stacks of each color wool with 6 stacks of white wool

54 stacks of Sand

9 Stacks of Iron Ingots

9 stacks of Gold Ingots

9 stacks of Diamonds

1 Stack of slimeballs

6 Stacks of varying leaf blocks

1 stack of Tall Grass

1 Stack of Ferns

1 Water Source Block

4 Stacks of Cactus

1 Stack of Bones

3 Stacks of Sugar Cane

1 Stack of Birch Saplings

1 Stack of Oak Saplings

1 Stack of Spruce Saplings

6 Stacks of dirt

6 Stacks of Birch Logs

6 Stacks of Spruce Logs

6 Stacks of Jungle Logs

9 Stacks of Oak Logs

9 Stacks of Netherrack

9 Stacks of Soul Sand

9 Stacks of Glowstone

54 Stacks of Cobblestone

12 Stacks of Clay Blocks

6 Stacks of redstone

9 Stacks of Obsidian

27 Stacks of Coal

A Double Chest full of the "Mystery Block"

Players also start with 2 available Workbenches and 16 available Furnaces.

All players must start with their inventories empty (armor is allowed to be worn) and any use of outside items or disrupting your competitors build will result in disqualification as will any acts of unsportsmanlike behavior to the judges discretion.

The Staff member involved is not allowed to use "fly", World edit, or Creative.

I hope this clears up what this event is, please post any questions below and go to /warp Builderstadium to see the battlefield.