1. MINECRAFTBy Bryson Hall & Samuel Rhodes

2. Strategic Gameplay Players must strategize how to play thegame. They must avoid being attacked by monsterswhile at the same time build a shelter andfind food Minecraft makes you think, while also beinggood entertainment. 3. Not everything is Strategy Creative mode is simply building, you can flyand there are unlimited items, this is notstressful, and twice as easy. The peaceful setting completely turnsmonsters off and you dont even have to eat!Its loads easier and my favorite, personally. 4. Other Things There is a free version of Minecraft calledclassic, in which many of the full versionsoptions and settings are removed. A multiplayer version of Minecraft isavailable, so you can even play with yourfriends! A soundtrack has been released featuringmany Minecraft songs. 5. There is a second dimension of Minecraftcalled the nether, which frankly, resembles astereotypical hell. There are dozens of mods which can beadded, which just broaden your game playeven more. 6. Word Origin While this is somewhat debatable, Minecraftis mainly about mining and crafting things.You find minerals from mining, along withcobblestone, and then you craft variousthings from above and below the earth. 7. Discover the possibilities! Once downloaded, Minecraftgenerates more world until yourcomputer runs out of space (sopretty much forever) You can build as big a structureas you want, youre options arepretty much limitless! 8. Creator Markus Alexje Persson (A.K.A Notch) helpedcreate Minecraft He is a video game developer, and besideshelping in the creation of Minecraft, he hasalso helped design Breaking the Tower andMegatun 9. Versions There have been multipleversions of Minecraft beta tocome out in the past, althoughjust recently the full version ofMinecraft 1.1 came out for PCon November 18, 2011. The full version of wasreleased on Android October7, and on iOS on November 17 It will release for Xboxsometime this year 10. General facts and need-to-know-info.All structures in Minecraft are made upof 3-D blocks-except for water and lavaIt does cost twenty dollars to play, but itis alpha version, and if you want a freeversion Classic is still out there