Free Minecraft challenge

Red Light,
Green Light

Move on green, slow down on yellow, stop on red. Moving across the ground on red kills you. Can your team still reach the Ender Dragon?

How to start your run

Java & Bedrock
Private server
No extra mods

Watch the signal

Stand still on red

On red, you can still mine, place blocks, look around and attack. But stay in the same spot: do not move forwards, backwards or sideways. Yellow gives you one to three seconds to stop.

Horizontal movement is fatal on red; actions while standing still remain possible.

Example round: you stop in front of a wall during yellow. On red, you break a block within reach, place a block or attack a nearby mob. Stay in the same spot. Only walk on when green returns.

The traffic-light display in game during an active phase. — The display shows the current phase so you can adjust your movement in time.

What to expect from your run

Rule complexity: Move on green, slow down on yellow and stop on red.
What helps: Controlled stopping and attention matter more than fast sprinting.
What takes time: On red, you have to wait before walking to the next place.

Keep your nerve

Tips for Red Light, Green Light runs

Stop during yellow. You can keep mining on red as long as you stay still.

01Do not wait for red to stop: Release the movement key during yellow so you are already stopped before red.
02Avoid stopping at an edge: Avoid stopping right beside lava or a drop. You cannot quickly dodge on red.
03Prepare before acting: Select the right hotbar slot and line up your next block or target before you begin moving again.
04Communicate the signal: Call out green, yellow, and red for the whole team, especially during combat or when someone is focused on mining.

Add another twist

Combine Red Light, Green Light with other challenges

The traffic-light rule affects every movement. Pair it with another Sparkane challenge to create a run that demands a different plan.

Red Light, Green Light + Chunk = Mob: Defeat the mob to unlock the chunk. If the light turns red during the fight, you must stand still then too.
Chunk = Mob
2 simultaneous challenges · Host needs Pro
Red Light, Green Light + Block Drop Randomizer: Test block drops even on red, as long as you stay still. Wait for green before moving to the next source.
Block Drop Randomizer
2 simultaneous challenges · Host needs Pro
Red Light, Green Light + No Crafting: Search structures and mobs for finished gear while every journey is interrupted by mandatory stops.
No Crafting
2 simultaneous challenges · Host needs Pro

The configurator shows which rules you can enable together. Some combinations do not suit every goal.