Jordan Maron

The Essential Minecraft Handbook covers all the basics for the first-time Minecraft player. It teaches yo the first things you need to do when starting a Survival world, and gives some simple tips and tricks for surviving long-term. Things like how to create tools, how to keep monsters out of your house, what resources to look for, and how to build a farm to sustain yourself long-term.

It's not terribly useful for the seasoned Minecraft player, and to be honest, it's probably not the best source of information for new players either. The book is a couple years old, and because it is an ever-changing game, some of the information is already dated and inaccurate.

Intriguingly, a couple popular Youtubers who play Minecraft have contributions in the book, and one (CaptainSparklez) is one my Sister and I watch regularly, so that was interesting to see.

Fortunately, this is only 1 book of 4 in the series, and I bought the box set. The others look much more useful for veteran players, so I'm still looking forward to the remaining books.… (mer)