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Mojang's Minecraft Handbooks and 2014 Annual (official)


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#1 greebster

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 09:35 PM

I was walking through town today, when I saw "Pre-order" for the Mojang Minecraft Handbook in the window of WHSmith (Books and Other Stuff).

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Just because nostalgia, I will buy the books.

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#2 Hazzat

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 09:50 PM

And here's the trailer:


I have no intention to buy them as I know it all already, but these would make a perfect birthday/Christmas present for any Minecraft-crazy kids you know.

I wonder how in-depth the Redstone book will go. Will it just be "Place wire > Press button > Door opens", or will it deal with clocks, logic gates, command blocks and actual computer science?

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 09:55 PM

Judging by the details inside the Survivor's handbook... I'd say it will be very well visualized for players to understand better.

#4 Terrorblade

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 10:03 PM

i might buy them  just because. also wonder abut the redstone one to


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#5 RunningWolf251

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Posted 04 October 2013 - 01:01 AM

For me, Redstone would be the only one of interest. It's certainly a welcome sight for them to finally make some form of comprehensive guide to the game.

 

If anybody gets the Redstone one, be sure and share whether it's worth it or not.



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Posted 04 October 2013 - 01:37 AM

It might people completely new to it that tries Minecraft and goes "I don't get it". Like the parents in last night's episode of South Park.



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Posted 06 October 2013 - 01:02 PM

Haha, I have yet to watch that. Tonight I will.

#8 iluvponies35

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Posted 06 October 2013 - 01:29 PM

I think I know what I want for Christmas...

 

No wait! Christmas is too many weeks from now! Gak...Must. Pre-order. Books...



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Posted 19 October 2013 - 12:57 PM

I was in a comic book store today and they had the Beginner's Handbook and 2014 Annual, so I decided to have a flick through them.

The Beginner's Guide is exactly what you'd expect. It introduces the game and the blocks and has detailed information on all the mobs (which it does refer to as "mobs"). They've made it as up-to-date as they can, as it includes a guide on how to tame horses. Did you know "mob" is short for mobile? That's something I learned from the book.

The Annual might be a bit more appealing to those of us here. It includes an introduction to all the Minecraft developers, quotes from famous let's-players like CaptainSparklez and guides to some simple builds. It's for people who have been playing for a while.

They really are geared towards Minecraft-crazy kids, but the fact that they're so pretty and well-made means you would still feel pretty happy about having at least one on your shelf. Not essential, but certainly very good.


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