Operation Manual

Minecraft For Dummies, Portable Edition
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When you finish creating your world, the game automatically
starts by generating the world and placing your avatar (char-
acter) in it.
Understanding basic controls
The world of Minecraft, shown in Figure 1-4, is made of cubic
blocks, materials such as dirt or stone that you can break
down and rebuild into houses or craft into useful items. A
block made of a material such as sand is referred to as a sand
block. Because the side length of every block measures 1
meter, most distances are measured in blocks as well: If you
read about an object that’s located “three blocks up,” it’s the
distance from the ground to the top of a stack of three blocks.
In addition to building and crafting, you have to defend against
monsters and eventually face them head-on. As the game
progresses, your goal becomes less about surviving and more
about building structures, gathering resources, and facing
challenges to gain access to more blocks and items.
Figure 1-4: The look and feel of Minecraft
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