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title: Best Practices for Host Lobby
description: Best practices for building Host Lobby maps.
url: "https://www.penguingames.fun/support/mapedit-guides/hl-practices/"
updated: "2024-03-14"
category: Mapedit / Mapmaking Guides
---

# Best Practices for Host Lobby

## Gameplay

Unless incredibly obvious how the host map works, **include signs that have instructions for the host and for the players**.

Make your games fun, engaging, and creative!

## Voting Boxes

For large host games, create a **20x6 box** for your game to be displayed for voting. You can build the box in a miscellaneous map file or include it in the top left corner of your submission.

![](https://i0.wp.com/www.penguingames.fun/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Capture-2023-03-15-22_27_25.png?w=900&ssl=1)
Large Host Lobby game voting box

For microgames, create an **8x4 box** for your game to be displayed for voting. You can build the box in a miscellaneous map file or include it in the top left corner of your submission.

![](https://i0.wp.com/www.penguingames.fun/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Capture-2023-03-15-22_25_41.png?w=900&ssl=1)
Microgame voting box

## Host Game Expansions

### Layers

Ask a staff member to provide you with a Layers map template.

A box is not required.

### Players vs. Bosses

The build must be an arena fit for boss fights.

- The minimum size is **120x60** blocks.

Set the parent map to **Players vs. Bosses**.

- `/set parent-map Players vs. Bosses`

A box is not required.

### Sumo

Create**five different PvP arenas** with different PvP kits.

The arenas should be designed to make fights engaging and interesting.

Since the arenas are meant for 1v1s, they should not be too large.

Create a **20x6 box** to be displayed for voting. You can build the box in a miscellaneous map file or include it in the top left corner of your submission.

You only need to handle building the arenas and designing the PvP kits.

- The wiring and special regions can be handled by Moderators.

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