Minecraft Basics For Dummies

Name: Minecraft Basics For Dummies
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781119907480

Overview

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!

About The Author

Jesse Stay is a social media technologist consultant and developer. Jesse was named by Mashable as one of ten entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. He is the author of several For Dummies books on social media.

Joseph Stay eats, drinks, and breathes Minecraft. Joseph is a straight-A student who jump-started his college studies a year early.

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CHEAT SHEET

To master Minecraft, you must gather resources in the three major areas of the game: the Overland, the mines, and the Nether. Being prepared with these resources allows you to survive, build, create, and advance through the game.Getting started in the OverlandThe majority of survival gameplay takes place in the extensive biomes found in the Overland.