Minecraft Basics For Dummies

Provides readers with tips, techniques, and strategies for Minecraft, including how to understand biomes, explore and trade in villages, mine redstone, and survive hunger through farming and mining.

The easy way to get started with Minecraft Want to creep into the biggest video game of all time? Grab your pickaxe and let's go! Minecraft Basics For Dummies helps you (or your kids) get started and join the infinite online world that keeps millions of players of all ages engaged every day. Inside this portable-trim book, crafters will get all the tips and tricks needed to get started—on their own or with multiple players—in each of the three gameplay modes. Choose a platform and download the game Navigate, collect resources, and build structures Defend your creations against monsters Manage parental controls to keep kids safe while playing online Become a Minecraft master by defeating the Ender Dragon Unleash your creativity, elevate family game night, and have a ton of fun joining more than 141 million players in the online world of Minecraft!

Full length Portable Editions of Minecraft For Dummies, Minecraft Redstone For Dummies, Minecraft Recipes For Dummies delivered to the reader in a single compact bundle: Minecraft For Dummies will show a reader how to play within the Minecraft world. It will cover choosing a gaming platform, downloading the game, creating with blocks, defending your creations against monsters, playing in each of the three gameplay modes, travelling across the biomes, and winning the game by defeating the enderdragon. Minecraft Redstone For Dummies focuses on Redstone, a key element to successful Minecraft game play. Redstone is used for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone dust -- a flat transparent block which can transmit redstone power. The book will cover all aspects to working with Redstone, including obtaining, mining, smelting, using repeaters, circuit components and more. In Minecraft Recipes For Dummies, discover how to find resources, make a shelter, craft tools, armor, and weapons, and protect yourself from monsters with Minecraft recipes. Readers will be able to easily look up the item they need and figure out which blocks they need to gather to create each item. Will include recipes for weapons, armor, transportation, mechanism, food, dye, wool, enchantment, and brewing.

Join more than 100 million players in the online world of Minecraft Are you a Minecraft fanatic looking to mod your games? Hours of fun await! Minecraft Modding For Kids For Dummies teaches you how to mod in easy-to-do parts. Offering loads of helpful explanations and cool projects along the way, this friendly guide will have you advancing levels, keeping score, respawning players, building portals, creating an archery range—and much more—faster than you can say redstone! There's no denying that modding is cool. After all, it allows you to alter your Minecraft gaming world to constantly keep things new and fun. While it isn't incredibly difficult to learn to mod, it does take some practice. Luckily, Minecraft Modding For Kids For Dummies is here to help you build basic coding skills to make modding your games as easy as 1-2-3! The book is in full color and lies flat so you can look while you play Includes lifetime access to LearnToMod software with 3 months free access to a private Minecraft server Features larger print to make the text feel less daunting Offers next steps you can take if you want to learn even more about modding and coding If you're one of the millions of kids who play Minecraft every day, this hands-on guide gets you up and running fast with modding your favorite game!

Minecraft has created a lot of buzz in the market. But do you know what it is all about? Have you ever got a chance to explore the game? Do you know about the basic elements of the game? How to survive through the day and the night? Well, the goal of this book is to equip you with everything you should know to explore the world of Minecraft - from how to start the game to how to win. As you progress, you will have fun experimenting with animals, mobs, farms, buildings and lots more. Wondering what you can discover in this book - The technical aspects of the game How to survive through your first day at Minecraft Basics of farming - animals and plants Building your base in the Minecraft world Knowing your weapons to survive the game Understanding different world in the game Knowing the mobs and ways to combat them Getting acquainted with the villagers and trading business And lots more as you progress... So, what are you waiting for? Start your journey into the world of Minecraft right away by downloading your own copy of "Minecraft Guide for Beginners: Know the basics of survival, exploration, mining, building, farming and crafting"

The indispensable primer for achieving redstone greatness Minecraft Redstone For Dummies is the complete guide to finding, using, and maximizing the power of redstone in the Minecraft world. This key element is essential for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone dust – a flat, transparent block that can transmit redstone power, the major component of most redstone circuits. Written by a recognized Minecraft expert, this useful guide walks you through mining, smelting, and other methods of obtaining redstone, and teaches you how to make the most of your redstone stores. Craft a compass, piston, lamp, or torch, brew a potion that reverts to Level 1, or turn it to dust to help find nearby power components. Whether you're in Creative or Survival mode, redstone mastery is crucial for successful gameplay. Minecraft is a worldwide phenomenon, boasting over 100 million players from around the world. While gameplay varies according to player preference, redstone remains a central element that allows players to build, brew and create as they advance through the biomes. Minecraft Redstone For Dummies teaches you everything you need to know about redstone, including how to get it and how best to use it. Learn which methods result in more redstone per attempt Discover how redstone is used in crafting and brewing Use redstone dust to build circuits and power mechanical components Understand redstone power, including source, levels, and configuration Don't be content to acquire what you stumble across. Redstone's versatility makes it an indispensable resource in the Minecraft world, and knowing where to find it and how to use it efficiently can make all the difference in your gameplay. If you're ready to level up, Minecraft Redstone For Dummies will make you a redstone guru in no time.

An accessible guide that makes Minecraft construction easy There isn't anything that can't be built in Minecraft, but itcan be overwhelming to figure out where to start. That's whythere's Minecraft Construction For Dummies, PortableEdition. More than just a game, Minecraft consists of playersusing an avatar to create or destroy various types of blocks, formfantastic structures, create artwork, and do much more, all in athree-dimensional environment and across various multiplayerservers in multiple game modes. With this fun and friendlybeginner's guide, you will quickly discover how to fine-tune yourskills in order to construct almost anything you want in thisamazing environment. Provides step-by-step instructions to help you build houses,boats, islands, and more Addresses how to mine the right materials for basicbuilding Reveals how to build statues, beacons, and pillars aslandmarks Explores how to develop your farm for renewable resources Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition goeswhere you go as you create a world you won't want to leave!

Three Minecraft titles that will help you achieve one goal -- becoming a better player The "Minecraft For Dummies Collection, 3-Book Bundle" delivers "Minecraft For Dummies, Minecraft Redstone For Dummies, "and "Minecraft Recipes For Dummies" in portable editions. Each title tackles a different aspect of Minecraft gameplay, and helps you hone your playing, crafting, and building skills so that you become a better player. Along the way, you'll gain valuable insights on how to make the most of your time in Minecraft. From getting set up to play, to building amazing machines with Redstone, to the recipes you will need to succeed, this bundle offers essential information for all Minecraft players.Three of the most informative Minecraft titles in one bundle"Minecraft For Dummies" covers choosing a gaming platform, creating with blocks, defending your creations, travelling across the biomes, and winning the game by defeating the enderdragon"Minecraft Redstone For Dummies" covers all aspects of working with Redstone, including obtaining, mining, smelting, using repeaters, and circuit components"Minecraft Recipes For Dummies" includes insights on how to find resources, make a shelter, craft tools, armor, and weapons, with Minecraft recipes If you're looking to gain a better understanding of everything Minecraft, look no further than this bundle.