Minecraft:How to Play

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The How to Play screen

Template:IN, How to Play is a built-in guide designed to help new players to Minecraft:Minecraft. It tells the player how the main aspects of the game work, some controls, and some tips to get started. The guide is accessible from the Minecraft:game menu. A list of topic links appear on the left, with content on the right. These sections are reproduced below.

At the bottom of the sections is a button leading to the Minecraft:Encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia describes more specific features in the game in detail. Some tabs in the Encyclopedia can be opened from "?" buttons in some GUIs, like the inventory and the Minecraft:cartography table.

The Encyclopedia and the How to Play guide is sometimes missing information or outdated.

The content of this article reproduces the game's How to Play guide and Encyclopedia in its entirety, with some reformatting and internal linking as needed for optimal presentation as a Wiki page.

The How to Play guide and the Encyclopedia describe some Minecraft:controls. The controls differ on some devices, and the contents of the guide change with it. In this article, the default controls for Keyboard & Mouse are shown.

The table of contents includes all of the topics in the game's guide, starting with "Moving around".

Getting started

Moving around

Welcome to the Minecraft:Overworld, a blocky world full of adventure and possibility!

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Gathering resources

The world is full of resources, including building Minecraft:blocks, crafting Minecraft:materials, and Minecraft:food.

You can break blocks with your bare hands to gather resources like Minecraft:dirt and wood. Aim at a block, then click and hold width=28x28 until it breaks and the resources drop.

Pick up any dropped resources by walking over the floating icons.

Selecting items

Resources you pick up will appear in your Minecraft:hotbar, which you'll find at the bottom of the screen.

To hold an item in your hand, scroll the mouse wheel to select the item. You can also use a number key: 1 is the first hotbar slot and 9 is the last.

Some items, like Minecraft:buckets, Minecraft:fishing rods, and Minecraft:bows can be used by tapping the build/use button width=29x29.

1. Hotbar

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Placing blocks

Any blocks you've picked up can be placed back into the world. This way you can build a cozy shelter or anything else you can imagine!

Choose a block in your hotbar, then press width=29x29 to place it.

Don't worry if you placed something in the wrong spot - simply break it again, then pick it back up!

Inventory

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1. Inventory

Your hotbar will fill up as you gather more resources. Press E to access your Minecraft:inventory, where you'll have more space for everything you've collected.

2. Hotbar

Want to move something between your hotbar and your inventory? Open your inventory, click the item of your choice, then drag it to the empty item slot you'd like to move it to.

Preparing for the first night

Your first craft

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1. Crafting grid

Many blocks, like wood, can be turned into useful items by Minecraft:crafting. To do this, you'll find a simple crafting grid on the right-hand side of the inventory screen.

For example, put a single wood log anywhere on the crafting grid, and several Minecraft:planks will appear in the output slot.

Simply, drag your shiny new planks to your hotbar. Now you're ready to place them into the world!

2. Crafting recipe

Some items require you to place your crafting ingredients in a certain shape - also called a Minecraft:recipe.

Try placing two planks above each other to create some Minecraft:sticks. Useful for all sorts of things!

Recipe Book

Don't worry, you don't need to remember every crafting recipe by heart. The Minecraft:recipe book in your inventory keeps track of blocks and items you can craft - simply click a recipe to see what you need to craft it.

Once you've gathered the required crafting ingredients, click the recipe once more, then move it from the output slot to your hotbar or inventory.

The Crafting Table

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Ready to take your crafting to the next level? Place four planks in a square in your crafting grid, and you'll get a Minecraft:crafting table width=24x24 - a whole new way to craft.

Place your crafting table in the world, then right-click it to open it. The larger crafting grid will let you make bigger and better things, including Minecraft:tools, Minecraft:beds, and Minecraft:doors.

Crafting a Tool

Tools will help you get things done faster. Some, like the Minecraft:pickaxe width=24x24, let you mine Minecraft:stone and various Minecraft:ores. Others, like the Minecraft:sword width=20x20, help you keep enemies at bay.

To craft a tool, open up your crafting table width=24x24 by walking up to it and right-clicking it. You can craft a basic version of most tools using two sticks and a few planks - your recipe book will tell you how!

Mining

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Not all crafting materials are on the surface - some may require you to dig underground or into a mountain.

A pickaxe width=24x24 helps you uncover all sorts of materials, such as stone, Minecraft:coal, Minecraft:iron, and precious ore - though you may need extra sturdy tools for some rarer materials!

Some raw metals will need to be smelted using a Minecraft:furnace width=24x24. Place a fuel like coal or wood logs in the fuel slot, then add raw ore to smelt it into something useful.

Surviving the first Night

Nightfall

When the sun starts to set, it's time to get ready.

At night, the overworld is home to Minecraft:zombies, Minecraft:spiders, Minecraft:skeletons, and other dangerous creatures we call hostile monsters.

Crafting some Minecraft:torches can help you see in the dark, while also keeping mobs from spawning to close.

While holding a torch, place it into the world by right-clicking a nearby free surface.

Building a Shelter

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While danger comes lurking, a sturdy shelter can protect you from the threats outside.

Building a shelter is critical to surviving your first night, and it doesn't have to be hard.

You can build one with anything from dirt to stone, or even close up a Minecraft:cave for a makeshift lodging!

Death and Respawn

Enemies appear every night, and even the best of us can be caught off guard. If your Minecraft:health bar File:EnvSprite heart.png runs out, you'll Minecraft:die - and then respawn right where you started.

You have unlimited lives, but you drop all items in your inventory when you die. If you're quick enough, you can pick up your items back up right where you dropped them.

Getting settled

Food

You'll slowly get hungry during your adventures - fortunately the Overworld is full of food! You can gather Minecraft:apples from Minecraft:trees, Minecraft:meat from Minecraft:animals, or why not grow your own Minecraft:crops using a Minecraft:hoe?

To eat a food, select it in your hotbar, then click and hold the right mouse button. Keep the Minecraft:hunger bar width=16x16 full to regain health when you take damage.

Some raw foods are better when cooked first on a Minecraft:campfire or in a furnace - your tummy will thank you!

Beds

A soft Minecraft:bed lets you sleep through the night. You'll need Minecraft:wool to craft one, as well as a safe spot to place it.

Sleeping in a bed will also set your Minecraft:spawn point, meaning that if you die, you'll reappear right back home!

You can only fall asleep when it's cozy, like when it's nighttime or during a Minecraft:thunderstorm.

Improved Tools

Use your tools a lot and they'll eventually break. As you gather new materials, such as stone, you'll be able to craft better tools.

Tools of higher tier are more durable, more efficient, and able to gather more valuable resources. Go out into the world and find out for yourself!

Playing Together

Minecraft is a Minecraft:multiplayer game by default.

Online multiplayer

Every new world you create starts with multiplayer enabled by default. If you want to make it private, go to World Settings to turn off multiplayer.

Joining an Online Game

To play with others, go to the Friends tab to see all available Minecraft:Realms, Friends, and LAN games. Just select any game to join it.

When you start or join an online game, your friends can see this in their Friends tab. If they join, it'll be visible for their friends as well.

You need to be signed in to a Microsoft account with an active internet connection to play multiplayer.

Realms - The best way to play together

It's easy to play with friends using Realms.

You and up to 10 friends get 24/7 access to a world that's allways online. Explore, get creative, or try curated content from Minecraft:Marketplace.

All you need is a paid Realms subscription. Why not try a free 30-day trial?

Try Realms

This button takes the player to the Subscriptions tab in the Minecraft:Settings.

Player Permissions

You decide what people can do in your world by changing player Minecraft:permissions.

Open the game menu to see a list of players currently in your world, then select the permissions icon to adjust that player's permissions.

External links

• minecraft.net/minecoins
• Managing Marketplace Content - Feedback Page