The World of Minecraft

The World of Minecraft — page 1 — This book is dedicated to Nolan Schwartz my brilliant son with a talent for tech and a vast knowledge of Minecraft in particular Thank you for letting me mine your brain for info to include in this book

The World of Minecraft — page 2 — Contents Chapter 1 MINING AND CRAFTING 4 Chapter 2 A WORLD OF CHOICES 10 Chapter 3 MINING FOR MORE 17 Chapter 4 MINECRAFT MOVES FORWARD 22 Bonus Points 29 Glossary 30 Learn More about Video Games 31 Index 32

The World of Minecraft — page 3 — Chapter 1 MINING AND CRAFTING You run down a hill and cross a river in the world of Minecraft After collecting some wood you create planks to make a crafting table On the table you craft a pickax The tool will come in handy when you search a cave for coal to make a torch Every step in Minecraft must be carefully planned if you want to survive Will you make it through the night A crafting table is used to make more complex items such as tools and weapons

The World of Minecraft — page 4 — Before creating Minecraft Markus Notch Persson worked for the company that made the game Candy Crush Minecraft fans play in a vast world with almost unlimited freedom to be creative But would you believe that the basic elements of Minecraft were created in only a few days A Swedish game developer named Markus Notch Persson coded the game that quickly in 2009 He was in a hurry because he wanted to move on to other games He had no idea the one he'd just made would become a smash hit

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