The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft (3rd Edition)

The Ultimate Player’s Guide to Minecraft, Third Edition

Minecraft: These worlds are YOURS!

Minecraft is WAY more than a game: it’s an alternate universe of creation, exhilaration, survival, adventure, passion! Don’t enter that universe alone. More than ever, you need an experienced guide who’ll help you constantly as you learn Minecraft’s newest, most powerful secrets! From Minecraft’s earliest betas to its newest combat upgrades, Stephen O’Brien has seen it all! Now, he’ll take you deep inside craft and mine, cave and menagerie, farm and village. He’ll reveal brand-new combat traps and tricks you need to know, teach you enchantments of unimaginable power, help you survive where few dare to go, and help you OWN the infinite worlds of Minecraft!

Quick-start guide for first-night survival
Master exciting combat techniques including Minecraft 1.9’s dual-wielding and shields
Customize your experience–from peaceful to monstrous
Harvest resources, craft tools and shelters–let there be light
Grab your pickaxe: mine iron, gold, diamonds, and redstone
Escape (or defeat!) all the hostile mobs
Get friendly critters on your side and build automated farms
Brew potions to cure ills, gain superpowers, and throw at enemies
Transform even the simplest shelter into a palace
Explore ocean monuments and gather golden treasure from the deeps
Create new worlds and master the fine art of terraforming and installing mods
Learn the secrets of redstone devices and build incredible rail systems
Play safely through The Nether and the expanded End region