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/scoreboard

Create objectives and keep score — the foundation of mini-games.

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Syntax

Syntax
/scoreboard objectives add <name> <criteria>
commandtargetcoordsvaluerequiredoptional

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What it does

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Anatomy

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  1. 1
    /scoreboardCommandRequired

    Manages objectives and player scores.

  2. 2
    objectives addActionRequired

    Also: 'players add/set/get' to change scores.

  3. 3
    <name>NameRequired

    Your id for the objective, e.g. kills.

  4. 4
    <criteria>CriteriaRequired

    What it tracks, e.g. dummy, playerKillCount.

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Examples

/scoreboard objectives add kills playerKillCount

Track player kills automatically.

/scoreboard players set @s kills 0

Reset your kill score.

/scoreboard players add @s kills 1

Manually add a point.

Avoid these

Common mistakes

✕/scoreboard add kills dummy
✓/scoreboard objectives add kills dummy

You must say 'objectives' (or 'players') first.

✕/scoreboard objectives add kills kill
✓/scoreboard objectives add kills playerKillCount

Use a valid criteria name.

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