Originally Posted by
Nemesis
A suggestion:
Have a main city area where every player has their own house. It can be whatever they want it to be as long as it all faces the centre town square. In the centre you have a pantheon style building for all the competitors, which could also serve as a portal to the competitions.
The winners each week could display the statue outside their houses for all to see, and past competition trophies will be kept in the pantheon with the competition and the winner's name on the front. Hell you could even do first, second and third place like the Olympics. four gold blocks for first, three iron blocks for second, and two orange wool blocks for third, or however.
Just an idea for some fun competition, if it's every week, bi-weekly, or monthly.
When players arn't doing this they're free to do whatever the hell they want, and the houses in town are only for display, they want a survival house in the wilderness that's all good too.