Since what we're doing isn't exactly the standard Minecraft Hunger Games, I guess we should try to decide our own rules. The standard rules are that players in the arena (which is a premade map) can only break leaves, grass, and vines and are not allowed to place any blocks. The premade maps come with a cornucopia of supplies at the center and various chests hidden around which provide the players food, tools, weapons, and armor. These games also usually allow admins (or sometimes players who have lost) to "sponsor" a player by spawning them items. Games played on these maps often resulted in large alliances that would pick off individuals until only alliance members were left, when they would fight each other to see who would win. However, Nanonswine has already made us a different map, with the apparent intentions of using different rules. So the rules we need to decide are:
1. What players are allowed to break and place

2. Who (if anyone) is allowed to spawn items and what they are allowed to spawn and

3. Whether or not alliances are allowed and a possible size limit if they are allowed

EDIT: here are versions 1 and 2 of the basic map, along with the rules given by the map maker (which I didn't remember perfectly)
Version 1 Version 2

I still don't see why we don't use the standard map and standard rule set to start off with, especially since this is the first one.

I think that if we don't like the standard, then we can try experimenting on what to do next time.

I am much more interested in a pre-made map instead of of a randgen one that encourages staying underground to either hide or get resources.

there are mods to disable diamonds on a map though, the only underground time needed is to get iron armor and tools, which isnt that much. But I guess a pre-made map would be good just as a start.

I would love to see a randgen map in the future though. When Hunger Games gets enough demand I guess.

I'm a big fan of the second map

I really think that it would be for the best to use the second premade map. It seems small, yet large enough to hide people and still keep them within range for not making the game last forever. With the first premade one, while the wilderness does take more to the hunger games, I would think it takes more time to find each other because of its size.

I think the random gen one would be better for the future once we are more acustomed to the rules and playing style of the survival games.

Sorry, but using the premade maps sounds like a really bad idea. I fail to see how a map where you have to rely on chests to get ANYTHING because you can't even break blocks is a good idea, especially when anybody can go scout what's in chests and make a mad dash for them right off the bat.

My randgen map has bedrock at y=32, so people can't hide in a hole very well, and once you have iron armor there is no advantage to staying underground.

i watched the minecraft hunger games with captain sparklez (thats the first vid with mention of their rules, etc). if you skip ahead a few videos, when you die youre basically given mod /fly and /spawn powers but the assholes that have them mostly throw creepers and lava all over the fucking place. they also gifted people diamond armor and enchant tables which was pretty retarded. i vote /fly and /invisible or equivalent for dead people to spectate, but no /spawn because that sucks.

man fuck not being able to break stuff. that just feels like a huge mechanic shift in minecraft. like it's pretty much second nature to break and build. i do like the idea of partners and i'm pretty sure boro solved a large portion of underground hiding with the bedrock. i think the map was 1k x 1k and i feel that's a little too big. i guess that depends on how many are playing.

I can make it smaller if people think it should be.