The most powerful feature for a developer using Scoreboard 1.8.1 is the ability to use Fake Players. Because the scoreboard system does not require a valid UUID for a name, you can create variables.
Example: Creating a Timer Variable
/scoreboard objectives add Timer dummy
/scoreboard players set GlobalTimer Timer 60
/scoreboard players remove GlobalTimer Timer 1
You can then use /scoreboard players test GlobalTimer Timer 0 0 in a command block to trigger events when the timer hits zero. Scoreboard 1.8.1 Dev
Outside gaming, "Scoreboard 1.8.1 Dev" appears in sports analytics. Here, it refers to a REST API version that delivers live scores, player stats, and game clocks. The most powerful feature for a developer using
Developers in 1.8.1 often used scoreboards to create game states: You can then use /scoreboard players test GlobalTimer
# Trigger for phase change
/scoreboard players set @a[score_GamePhase_min=1] GamePhase 2