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The Official Minecraft Books are a series of guidebooks for Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria 
, written for new and inexperienced players while being high-quality enough for collectors. The books are written by Stephanie Milton, Paul Soares Jr. (paulsoaresjr), Jordan Maron (CaptainSparklez), Nick Farwell, Matthew Needler, Phil Southamt, Alex Wiltshire and published by Scholastic. There are currently four books in the series: Minecraft: Essential Handbook, Minecraft: Redstone Handbook, Minecraft: Combat Handbook, and Minecraft: Construction Handbook. They were first released in the UK in late 2013 (Essential, Redstone) and early 2014 (Combat, Construction). An individual book that is sometimes considered as the fifth book is Minecraft Annual 2014. This book was released in late 2013. In Jul. 2015, the Blockopedia was released, giving information about all blocks in Minecraft since 1.8 1.8 Official name Bountiful Update Type Release Release date Sep. 2, 2014 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 14w02a 14w02b 14w02c 14w03a 14w03b 14w04a 14w04b 14w05a 14w05b 14w06a 14w06b 14w07a 14w08a 14w10a 14w10b 14w10c 14w11a 
. In 2016 the Minecraft: Survivors` Book of Secrets was released giving inforamtaion for survivors of Minecraft. This book was written by Stephanie Milton.
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Essential Handbook
Author(s): Stephanie Milton, Paul Soares Jr. (paulsoaresjr), Jordan Maron (CaptainSparklez) (made in conjunction with Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer 
and Jeb Jens Bergensten Real name Jens Bergensten Date of birth May 18, 1979 (age 38) 1] 2] Occupation Lead creative designer Nationality Swedish Languages English, Swedish 3] Spouse Jenny Bergensten 4] Children 1 5] Website oxeyegames.com Known 
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The Essential Handbook contains information on surviving the first few days, making shelters, crafting tools and weapons, and finding both resources and food. In Jul. 2015 the Updated Edition of the Essential Handbook was released.
Redstone Handbook
Author(s): Nick Farwell
The Redstone Handbook contains information on redstone circuits, including basic components of redstone, simple circuits like logic gates This article makes use of diagrams in the MCRedstoneSim format for compactness and clarity. Some of the designs are more than two blocks high which is represented here by the layers being frames in an 
, T flip-flops and clock circuits See a specific category of redstone circuits. For the item, see Clock. For other circuits, see redstone circuit. A clock circuit is a redstone circuit which produces a clock signal: a pattern 
, larger circuits like a compact block swapper and a minecart station, and up to complex contraptions like minigames, automated farms, and full scale computers complete with memory. It also contains construction ideas to implement new knowledge. In Jul. 2015 Updated Edition of the Redstone Handbook was released.
Combat Handbook
Author(s): Matthew Needler and Phil Southam
The Combat Handbook contains information about armor Armor Type Wearable items Durability See Durability Renewable Yes Stackable No Data values See Data values Name See Data values For the armor that can be worn by horses, see Horse Armor. Armor classes. From 
and weapons Weapons may refer to: Sword - A melee weapon that has a sweep attack. Bow - A ranged weapon that shoots arrows to deal damage. Arrow, Spectral Arrow and Tipped Arrow - Items that can . For instance, the sword Sword Type Combat Durability Wooden: 60 Golden: 33 Stone: 132 Iron: 251 Diamond: 1562 Renewable Yes Stackable No Data values See Data values Name See Data values Swords are melee weapons that are mainly used 
durability table on Page 8 states that a diamond sword will deal 8 damage and last for 1562 successful hits. It also contains almost every mob`s "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of 
strengths and weaknesses plus safest combat advice, including advice for zombies Zombie Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 3 () Hard: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn 
, skeletons Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 
, blazes Blaze Health points 20 () Attack strength Fireball: 5 () Contact: Easy: 4 () Normal: 6 () Hard: 9 () Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Nether Fortresses, light level of 11 or 
, ghasts Ghast Health points 10 () Attack strength Impact: 6 () Explosion: varies by proximity, maximum: Easy: 9 () Normal: 17 () Hard: 25 ( × 12.5) Size Height: 4.0 Blocks Width: 4.0 Blocks Spawn The 
, the wither Wither Health points 300 ( × 150) 600 ( × 300) Pocket edition only] Armor points 4 () Attack strength Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Height: 3.5 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Spawn 
and the ender dragon Ender Dragon Health points 200 ( × 100) Attack strength Peaceful: 0 () Easy: 6 () Normal: 10 () Hard: 15 () Breath attack: 6 () after a half-second Exploding fireball attack: 12 () after 
. Later in the guide in includes information on potions Potion Type Potions Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data values See Data values Name See Data values See the drinkable potions. For the throwable potions, see Splash 
, traps This list doesn t cover mob grinders, the killing mechanism in mob farms. Traps are a common mechanism in Survival Multiplayer (SMP) built by players to kill other players or mobs automatically. The following is a with schematics, and enchanting "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will 
tips and tricks, Lastly, it contains information about player versus player combat, or PvP This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. PvP, an abbreviation of Player versus Player, refers to combat in , including a pre-battle checklist on page 52 and how to make and raid bases. In Jul. 2015 the Updated Edition of the Combat Handbook was released.
Construction Handbook
Author(s): Stephanie Milton, Paul Soares Jr.(paulsoaresjr), and Jordon Maron(CaptainSparklez) (made in conjunction with FyreUK)
The Construction Handbook contains step-by-step instructions on how to build things such as the player`s first house and gardens to decorate it, fortified walls for a city, suspension bridges to cross a river in style, floating islands, pirate ships, and roller-coasters. It also includes examples of FyreUK`s builds and other creations in Minecraft. In Jul. 2015 the Updated Edition of the Construction Handbook was released.
Handbooks
These books were sold at Scholastic Book Fairs in the United States of America as well as Australia, and are also available at Walmart, Barnes and Noble, and Target. These books were also sold at National Bookstore outlets in the Philippines. The four current books are the Minecraft: Essential Handbook, the Minecraft: Redstone Handbook, the Minecraft: Combat Handbook, and the Minecraft: Construction Handbook. The four handbooks are also available for purchase together in a special bundle called The Complete Handbook Collection. In Jul. 2015, all the Handbooks were updated to include 1.8. All the Updated Editions are also available to be purchased together in a special bundle called The Complete Updated Handbook Collection. The original editions are no longer officially sold anywhere.
The Minecraft Annual 2014 was sold exclusively in the United Kingdom in late 2013 and can still be purchased from official retailers.
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Minecraft Essential Handbook
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Minecraft Redstone Handbook
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Minecraft Combat Handbook
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Minecraft Construction Handbook
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Minecraft Complete Handbook Collection
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Minecraft Annual 2014
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All Updated Handbooks
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Updated Redstone Handbook
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Updated Essential Handbook
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Updated Construction Handbook
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Updated Combat Handbook
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Updated Handbook Set
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Minecraft Blockopedia
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Minecraft: Surivivors` Books of Secrets
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A page from the Minecraft: Survivors` Book of Secrets
