Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Minecraft 7 Chapter 1: Entering Minecraft 9 Chapter 2: Surviving the First Night 25 Part II: Learning the Basic Skills 47 Chapter 3: Surviving Hunger 49 Chapter 4: Discovering Blocks and Items 65 Part III: Mastering Techniques 83 Chapter 5: Understanding Biomes and Mastering Farms 85 Chapter 6: Mastering Mines 115 Chapter 7: Increasing Resources through Villages and Excavation 125 Chapter 8: Developing Redstone 139 Chapter 9: Progressing Through the Later Block Ages 163 Chapter 10: Powering Up 193 Chapter 11: Advancing to the Nether, the End, and Beyond 213 Part IV: Expanding Your Minecraft Experience 225 Chapter 12: Playing in Multiplayer Worlds and Cheats 227 Chapter 13: Customizing Your Experience 241 Chapter 14: Minecraft in the Larger World 267 Part V: Making Minecraft a Family Affair 275 Chapter 15: Choosing the Platform That Works for You 277 Chapter 16: Understanding the Minecraft Game Modes 283 Chapter 17: Understanding What Every Parent Needs to Know about Minecraft 295 Part VI: The Part of Tens 313 Chapter 18: Ten Helpful Survival Tips 315 Chapter 19: Ten Helpful Building Tips and Tricks 325 Chapter 20: Ten Helpful Redstone Tips and Contraptions 339 Index 357