Mine Triad

Mine Triad is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that brings a Minecraft-themed take on Triple Triad into the game. Collect custom cards, organize them in a binder, and challenge a built-in training opponent on a physical duel table placed in the world.

This project is currently focused on delivering a polished core card game experience: high-quality card presentation, a full starter card pool, an in-world board, and a clean collection UI.

Features

• 110 unique Triad cards across 10 progression levels
• Minecraft-themed card roster with custom names, art, rarity tiers, and stat layouts
• In-world Duel Table block with a playable 3x3 Triple Triad-style board
• Solo duels against a built-in Training Duelist
• Custom first-person and item rendering for cards
• Card Binder UI for organizing and previewing your collection by level
• JEI integration so every card variant can be browsed directly in item lookup
• Separate creative tabs for cards and gameplay items

What Is Implemented Right Now

Mine Triad already includes a complete playable duel loop:

1. Put at least 5 Triad Cards in your inventory.
2. Place a Duel Table.
3. Right-click the top face of the table to start a duel.
4. Hold one of your duel cards and click an open board space to play your turn.
5. Alternate turns with the Training Duelist until the board is full.
6. Right-click the table again after the result screen to finish the match and return cards.

The current AI opponent evaluates legal moves and prefers plays that capture the most cards.

Card Set Overview

• Levels 1-3: common, lower-power wildlife and passive mob inspired cards
• Levels 4-5: uncommon hostile mob focused cards
• Levels 6-7: rare advanced and elite encounter cards
• Levels 8-10: legendary endgame, structure, item, and community-inspired cards

The stat layouts are intentionally modeled after the progression curve of classic Triple Triad, but the card identities are reimagined around Minecraft.

Items And Blocks

Triad Card

The core collectible item. Each stack stores its own card identity as item data, renders as an individual card, and shows its level, sides, and rarity in the tooltip.

Duel Table

The main gameplay block used to play matches in-world. The board state is shown directly on the table during a duel, and the block prevents normal survival breaking while a match is active.

Card Binder

A collection binder with 110 slots arranged by card level. It supports:

• per-level paging
• persistent storage inside the binder item
• previewing the selected card in the UI
• locked held-slot behavior so the binder cannot be moved out from under the menu

Deck Box

The item is present in the current build as part of the gameplay set, but deck management behavior is not implemented yet.