Minigames

"Activity" redirects here. For the bar that tracks a player's participation in some activities, see Activity bar.

Activities

Minigames (formerly known as Activities) are small games in which player(s) set out to complete a certain objective. These games sometimes allow players to gain experience and items. They are identified with a red star icon on the map. Minigames can be repeated, unlike quests or miniquests which can only be completed once. In the Mage Arena minigame, Kolodion cannot be refought after defeating his fourth form, but the arena itself can still be used afterwards.

All minigames used to require membership, although now five are available to free-to-play players: Clan Wars, Duel Arena, Fist of Guthix, The Great Orb Project, and Runespan.

All the minigames currently available in RuneScape are listed below, each with a short description and a link to the main article.

Minigames

Minigames are classified as either Safe or Dangerous depending on whether items are or are not kept on death.

Safe

There are two types of safe minigame: safe combat, and no combat. Minigames with safe combat will see players fight monsters or other players, and if/when they die they will respawn in a designated area in the minigame with all their items. Minigames with no combat have no monsters or player-versus-player areas, so players cannot be killed - however, if players are poisoned outside the activity area, and then do not cure themselves when entering the area, they can still die from the poison. In such cases, players will receive a gravestone. Some minigames can also be dangerous while travelling to it, while safe inside. Before the Wilderness and Free Trade update, going to minigames located in the Wilderness, such as Fist of Guthix and Clan Wars, could be dangerous, as there were Revenants roaming the Wilderness. Revenants were removed on 1st of February, because the Wilderness was made PvP again.

Dangerous

Items will be lost upon death, and depending on the minigame, you may or may not get a gravestone.

Player versus player/monster

These minigames involve the use of combat skills to fight players or monsters.

• (m) members only

Icon	Name	Minigame classification	Description
	Barbarian Assault (m)	Safe	A team of five fights waves of penance creatures and the penance queen.
	Barrows (m)	Dangerous	Fight the seven Barrows Brothers to earn Barrows equipment.
	Burgh de Rott Ramble (m) (reverse route of Temple Trekking)	Dangerous	A game where you guide potential Myreque recruits from Paterdomus to Burgh de Rott. Note: If players die during this minigame, their gravestone will be placed outside of Paterdomus.
	Castle Wars (m)	Safe	A competitive game of Capture the Flag in which two teams try to bring the opponent's flag back to their base.
	Clan Wars	Depends on setting	Gather a clan and war against another. One of the five free play minigames. Note: If a player dies in a 'Dangerous' scenario during this minigame, they will drop all of their items (unless Protect Item is active, in which case they keep the most valuable item). Players do not get a gravestone if they die in a 'Dangerous' scenario, and all dropped items are lost.
	Conquest (m)	Safe, although items can be lost if the player chooses to stake.	Outflank and outmaneuver your opponent on a Void Knight battlefield.
The Crucible The Crucible	Crucible (m)	Dangerous	Defeat your targeted opponent and loot their equipment.
	Dominion Tower (m)	Safe	Fight previously defeated foes and advance upward through the tower to gain Dominion Factor.
	Duel Arena	Safe, although items can be lost if the player chooses to stake.	Players duel each other, with the ability to set special rules. One of the five free play minigames.
	Fist of Guthix	Safe	A tactical one-on-one game with two rounds, in which one player collects charges with a magical stone while the other is trying to hunt them down. In the second round, the players switch sides. One of the five free play minigames.
	Mage Arena (m)	Dangerous	Battle Kolodion for the right to learn God spells.
	Mobilising Armies (m)	Safe	Control an army and defeat opponents in RuneScape's real-time strategy game.
	Pest Control (m)	Safe	A team combat minigame which involves protecting a vulnerable Void Knight, while fending off against waves of incoming monsters and taking down four portals.
	Soul Wars (m)	Safe	PvP team-based Slayer minigame where teams compete to kill the opponents avatar, with self-chosen rewards gained upon victory.
	Temple Trekking (m) (reverse route of Burgh de Rott Ramble)	Dangerous	A game where players have to guide refugees from Burgh de Rott to Paterdomus for rewards. Note: If players die during this minigame, their gravestone will be placed by the refugees in Burgh de Rott.
	TzHaar Fight Cave (m)	Safe	Players fight alone against an army of TzHaar monsters. If they can defeat TzTok-Jad, they gain the sought-after fire cape. Tokkul is also awarded.
	TzHaar Fight Pit (m)	Safe	Players fight in a safe pit of combat in a free-for-all environment, last man standing gains a tokkul reward.
	Fight Kiln (m)	Safe	Players fight alone against an army of TokHaar monsters. If they can defeat Har-Aken, they can choose a reward of either the TokHaar-Kal cape or an uncut onyx.

Skill

These minigames focus on certain skills to achieve a goal.

• (m) stands for members only

Icon	Name	Minigame classification	Skill(s)	Description
	All Fired Up (m)	Dangerous	Firemaking	Players must light beacons spread along the Wilderness edge. Each beacon has a specific Firemaking requirement, up to level 92. Completion of the quest All Fired Up is required.
	Blast Furnace (m)	Low danger from heat pump damage if done incorrectly.	Smithing, Strength,Agility, Crafting	Players work together to keep the furnace running. The furnace halves the amount of coal needed to produce a bar when smelting.
	Brimhaven Agility Arena (m)	Dangerous	Agility	A Medium level Agility course for players. Pillars dispense tickets which can be traded in for rewards.
	Fishing Trawler (m)	Safe	Fishing	Players work together to keep a boat afloat while keeping nets fixed in order to catch as many fish as possible.
	Gnome Ball (m)	Dangerous (players may take a small amount of damage that could result in death)	Agility, Ranged	A minigame where players try to pass and charge with a small ball towards a hoop to score a goal, while the defending gnomes attempt to tackle them.
	Gnome Restaurant (m)	Safe (Possibly involves travel past aggressive monsters.)	Cooking	Players deliver food to customers gnomes within a time limit, gaining unique food rewards.
	Great Orb Project	Safe	Runecrafting	Two teams compete to collect orbs while preventing the other team from collecting theirs. Winners of each round gain Runecrafting rewards. One of the five free play minigames.
	Impetuous Impulses (m)	Depends on area	Hunter	A minigame where implings are hunted and trapped in magical jars. Rewards vary from a chisel to pieces of dragon arrows to Royal clothing.
	Mage Training Arena (m)	Safe	Magic	A minigame composed of four separate "sub-minigames". The rewards are pizazz points, exchangeable for abilities such as the Bones to Peaches spell, or items such as runes or infinity robes.
	Pyramid Plunder (m)	Dangerous	Thieving	Advance through 8 rooms, avoiding traps, and defending yourself from the pyramid's inhabitants in an attempt to loot treasure.
	Ranging minigame (m)	Safe	Ranging	A way to train Range which can be profitable. Players may exchange tickets earned as rewards for items, such as rune arrows.
	Flash Powder Factory (m)	Safe	Agility, Thieving	A minigame that uses Agility, Thieving and Herblore, requiring players to collect the reagents for making flash powder and take them to the powder making machines, while traversing obstacles, avoiding getting trapped in airlocks and pickpocketing other players (or being pickpocketed themselves). Reward points from the game can be swapped for experience or parts of the factory outfit.
	Sorceress's Garden (m)	Safe	Thieving, Farming	Players attempt to sneak around watchful elementals guarding their gardens to pick Sq'irk fruits or herbs.
	Trouble Brewing (m)	Safe (Involves travelling past aggressive monsters.)	Multiple skills	Two teams compete as each try to brew the most bottles of 'rum'. Experience in a variety of skills can be earned for performing the many tasks needed in the process of 'rum' production.
	Vinesweeper (m)	Safe	Farming	A minesweeper-like game where players are rewarded with farming experience or seeds.

The following are not recognised as official minigames by Jagex, but have some aspects in common with the official minigames.

Name	Minigame classification	Skill(s)	Description
Herblore Habitat (m)	Safe	Farming, Herblore, Hunter	Farm and make potions to enable you to hunt Jadinko's.
Jadinko Lair (m)	Dangerous	Slayer, Woodcutting, Firemaking, Fletching	Help the Jadinko Queen rid the lair of mutated jadinkos.
Living Rock Caverns (m)	Dangerous	Mining, Fishing	Mine concentrated rocks for fast mining xp, or fish cave fish and rocktails using Living Minerals.
Lava Flow Mine (m)	Low danger from possessed pickaxes.	Mining, Smithing	Fast mining experience and the possibility to obtain the Golden mining suit.
Livid Farm (m)	Safe	Magic, Farming, Crafting, Agility, Construction	Help Pauline out on her farm and unlock extra Lunar spells.
Sawmill training (m)	Safe	Woodcutting	Fast woodcutting experience without any further rewards.

Combat skilling

These minigames feature both combat and the use of skills.

• All here are members only.

Icon	Name	Minigame classification	Skill(s)	Description
	Shades of Mort'ton (m)	Dangerous	Crafting, Firemaking, and combat.	Build up a temple and defend it from attacking shades, and venture into the shady catacombs beneath Mort'ton, reaping the monetary gains.
	Stealing Creation (m)	Safe (items obtained within the game will be lost)	All skills except Farming, Slayer, Firemaking, and Dungeoneering	A team-based minigame where teams compete for the most points. Players make and use armour and weaponry to engage in combat, or gain further points through item creation and refinement.
	Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup (m)	Dangerous	Woodcutting and combat	Players help clean up the village of Tai Bwo Wannai, while encountering monsters, earning the village currency of trading sticks as reward.

Miscellaneous

Other minigames that can be played and do not fit into the above categories.

• (m) stands for members only, which all of the below are.

Icon	Name	Minigame Classification	Description
	Burthorpe Games Room (m)	Safe	A room where players can compete in various board games.
	Rat Pits (m)	Dangerous to the life of the cat, not to the life of the player	Players can train their cats to be a wily cat in these arenas of battle between cats and mice.
	Rogue Trader (m)	Safe (Death is possible travelling into the desert.)	Players barter with Ali Morrisane. The rewards include "cheap" runes, clothes, and blackjacks.

See also

• Distractions and Diversions
• Grand Exchange Market Watch/Activities
• Grand Exchange Market Watch/Combat activities

Trivia

• Minigames were renamed activities in March 2010. However, Jagex slowly began to call them minigames again throughout 2011 and as such they are called minigames again.
• An update in January 2012 caused the death mechanic of the overworld to spill over into minigames, and as a result many players lost millions of gold pieces in equipment when they died in 'safe' minigames, respawned at their default points outside the minigames, and were unable to reenter the minigame to retrieve their equipment from their gravestones. As Jagex did not agree to a rollback, this is the single most damaging bug in minigames in all of RuneScape's history.