Jesse Stay & Thomas Stay 
Minecraft Recipes For Dummies, Portable Edition 

A quick, handy reference on Minecraft recipes

Want to find resources, make a shelter, craft tools, armor, and
weapons, and protect yourself from monsters with Minecraft recipes?
You’ve come to the right place! In a handy, portable edition that’s
packed with step-by-step instructions, Minecraft Recipes For
Dummies makes it easy to look up the required items and figure
out which blocks you need to gather to create each item. You’ll get
recipes for weapons, armor, transportation, mechanism, food, dye,
wool, and brewing, as well as information on enchanting, repairing,
gathering, farming, efficiency, and more.

Minecraft is more than just a game: it’s an obsession. It has
gone from an obscure game with a cult-like following to a
mainstream phenomenon. Minecraft consists of players using an
avatar to create or destroy various types of blocks, form fantastic
structures, create artwork, and much more, all in a
three-dimensional environment and across various multiplayer
servers in multiple game modes. With this fun and friendly guide,
you’ll get quick and easy access to Minecraft recipes to enhance
your game and get even more out of this popular, addictive
game.

* Shows you which blocks you’ll need to gather to create shelter,
tools, armor, weapons, and more

* Makes it easier for both beginner and advanced Minecraft
players to make the most of the game

* Playing the game teaches users basic programming skills and
engineering concepts

* The author’s sons–both avid Minecraft players and
bloggers–contributed to the writing of this book

Minecraft Recipes For Dummies is the portable guide that
goes where you go as you create a world you’ll never want to
leave.

Table of Content

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Recipes 5

Chapter 2: Defending Yourself 27

Chapter 3: Advancing By Way of Farming and Mining 39

Chapter 4: Advancing through Engineering 69

Chapter 5: Expanding Your House 105

Chapter 6: Crafting with Decorative Blocks 129

Chapter 7: Creating and Applying Dyes 145

Chapter 8: Enchantment and Brewing Recipes 159

Chapter 9: Ten Essential Minecraft Ingredients 175

Index 185

About the author

Jesse Stay, ‘The Social Geek’ and father of 7
current and future Minecraft players, studies and learns about new
business-altering paradigm shifts in technology. Thomas Stay
is Jesse’s 12 year old son, who eats, drinks, and breathes
Minecraft.