Minecraft (PC/Mac)

Sometimes you end up layering stupidity upon stupidity until you reach some kind of idiot nirvana where everything seems to work out. It’s like the universe – or, in this case, Minecraft – starts feeling so sorry for you that it feels the need to help you out. STUPIDITY NUMBER ONE I’m building a castle

A long, long time ago on my multiplayer server I wandered off into the middle of nowhere and built a small statue of my wife, just for her. I wasn’t sure if anyone would ever find it again, as it was so far from civilisation. Unfortunately, it turns out it wasn’t far enough. Our buildings

The adventure to the north continues… You know what I was saying in my last post about wanting monster spawns on the surface? Well, on my travels I found a big pit with a sandy bottom. I’d just noticed that the walls of the pit were cobblestone – implying construction! – when a spider appeared

On the multiplayer server I built a small village, with some houses, a garden, a well and a gallows. Unusually, though, I’ve sunk some real time into the single player game. I started a new map and found a huge cave system right near the spawn point. My aim, then, is to explore the caves

My castle and its grounds are spreading out across the map. This means I’m getting close to other people’s stuff. I try very, very hard not to destroy or change anything anyone else has made and build around anything I didn’t create myself. I get too close, though – the equivalent of invading someone else’s