Things To Do In Minecraft When You're Bored

by Edward C. Ames, Gaming Editor

Published in Gaming on 20/10/2019

Everything You Need to Know About Minecraft

One of the best-selling, independently developed and published video games, Minecraft immerses kids in creative thinking, geometry, and even a little geology as they build imaginative block structures. Here's the scoop on the games that make up Minecraft's offerings:

Minecraft is a fun and adventurous sandbox video game. It's a creative and active game with tons of available modes, and a variety of available activities that will keep you occupied for hours at a time.

Minecraft allows players to use their imagination and be free to build all kinds of 3D objects from a variety of cubes. They can also roam free and explore the never-ending map of the game, gather resources, craft weapons and other items and engage in combat.

One of the most popular modes is the survival mode, where you must require enough resources to stay alive, be protected and maintain your health.

The great thing about this game is that it doesn't necessarily have certain goals you need to achieve, giving you the freedom to organize your gameplay however you wish. You can engage in combat, build objects, or simply choose to explore the map and do whatever seems fun.

Minecraft Basics

Minecraft comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities for parents. Learn the lingo, discover the most important aspects of the game, and get tips on managing your kid's playtime.

Don't know your mods from your mobs? Impress your kids with your newfound Minecraft vocabulary. This video offers a quick rundown of all your essential questions, from exactly how to play to the do's and don't's of multiplayer mode.

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What Makes Minecraft So Popular

The consistency of sales since its release is something really remarkable. Minecraft still holds a top spot as one of the most played games in the world.

Even from the start when the game was still a work-in-progress, prone to breaking and with rudimentary graphics, it was still popular and played by millions of people around the globe. Now the game is available on almost all platforms, and can even be played on Nintendo Switch.

What keeps the game still interesting is the fact that it provides you endless interesting opportunities, and offers you the chance to show your creative side and build whatever it is you want. It can be silly, fun and an amazing creative experience, which is what keeps people coming back to it.

Even though there are tons of things in Minecraft, you may get bored doing the usual stuff you're used to. Why not try something new?

How to Avoid Getting Bored in Minecraft

If you start getting bored by the usual stuff you do in the game, you can change things up, and try something new. Here are a few ideas that will make the game more interesting.

1. Change Things Up

Try organizing your gameplay differently, build new things you've never thought of building, get a new skin or make one yourself, or try some of the many ideas I've mentioned below. They should keep you engaged for hours.

2. Download a New Mod

Try some of the hundreds of mods available, see which ones you like the best, download them and have fun!

3. Play with Your Friends

Challenge your friends to all sorts of competitions. See who can build something faster, or do all sorts of things to make Minecraft more fun.

4. Try the Survival Mod If You Haven't Tried It Yet

The survival mod is interesting, exhilarating and surprisingly fun to play. You'll never get bored gathering resources and exploring the infinite map.

5. Build More Complex Objects

Choose a sculpture, a building or any other type of architecture you really enjoy, no matter if it's modern or ancient and try to rebuild it.

If you ever get bored playing Minecraft, here's what else you can do or build!

Things to Do in Minecraft When You're Bored

Some of these things can only be done in survival mode, but there are a lot that apply for all of the modes.

Here are a few things that you can do in Minecraft to pass your time and have fun:

Expand your land
Look for diamonds
Create a mob trap and a mob killing arena
Redesign and remodel your house and make it look aesthetically good
Create a hidden room and add a secret exit in your house
Build all types of farms you can think of and make them automatic
Add a few extra rooms in your house
Swim in lava

Make a copy of the world you've worked hard to build, go into creative mode and blow the whole world
up using all kinds of different ways you can think of
Enchant something
Go in survival mode and battle against 500 creepers
Use a texture pack and make everything look like a creeper
Create a new skin, or a few for that matter
Setup your own server
Make up your own rules for a survival mission and then play according to them
Attempt to kill 25 creepers or skeletons in a night in survival mod
Try to get 20 wolves in your pack
See how large of an explosion you can cause
Try a different game mode that you don't usually play in
Make an underground world
Build a pyramid
Create an add-on
Create a water world
Challenge your friends to a building competition
Defend a village from mobs