Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Minecraft 5Chapter 1: Minecraft Is for Everyone -- But What Is It? 7Chapter 2: Scratching the Surface of Minecraft 21Chapter 3: Let's Go! Playing the Game and Surviving the First Night 33Part 2: Getting a Handle on the Basic Skills 55Chapter 4: Surviving Hunger 57Chapter 5: Discovering Blocks and Items 63Chapter 6: Exploring Biomes 79Part 3: Expanding Your Skills 87Chapter 7: Creating Farms in Your World 89Chapter 8: Exploring the Minecraft Underground by Mining and Caving 107Chapter 9: Leading Your Village 121Chapter 10: Powering Up with Weapons and Potions 131Chapter 11: Advancing to the Nether, The End, and Beyond 147Chapter 12: Expanding Your Minecraft Experience 175Part 4: The Part of Tens 187Chapter 13: Ten Things Adults Should Try in Minecraft (Adults Only!) 189Chapter 14: Ten Helpful Survival Tips 195Glossary 201Index 205
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.