How to Avoid Getting Bored Playing Minecraft

Minecraft is a great game, but sometimes it's hard to find things to do while playing. In this article, you'll get some basic ideas on things to do in Minecraft.

Method 1
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Rediscovering your first enjoyment of the game

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    Think about what you enjoy in Minecraft and why. This will give you some clue on why you started and kept going with Minecraft. Reminding yourself about what you enjoy and like to do in the game can help direct you to build back on those things, especially if you've been diverted recently by other things in the game.
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Method 2
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Changing things up

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    Find a different server that you can play on. There are a wide range of servers out there, so find one that suits your taste, or even try to find one that you and all your friends can play on as well.
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    Download a mod. Try the Technic mod pack as its easy to download and includes over a hundred mods!
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    Play with friends. Challenge each other in all sorts of ways to make it more interesting and fun.
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Method 3
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Survival mode

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    Make a survival world and go exploring or mining in natural caves or ravines. It's surprisingly fun. Turn up the difficulty for some added risk. You'll never get bored exploring your huge infinite world!
    • Gathering resources is an incredibly relaxing thing for some people.
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    Try to survive in superflat. Open a Superflat world. Make sure you are in survival, with monsters on. The difficulty doesn't matter, as long as it's not peaceful (but if you get tired of all the slimes, peaceful's okay.)
    • Immediately run to the nearest village. Make sure generated structures is on.
    • Chop some logs from the houses, and maybe some of the wheat. Craft them into planks, and make a crafting table.
    • Make a wooden pickaxe, and get some cobblestone from the houses. Don't take too much, though, as if you take too much the villagers won't even recognize the house anymore.
    • Make some stone tools. Make 1x pick, 2x axes, 3x shovels and 2x swords. Also look for a blacksmith, if there is any, and check the chest for anything good. If there are saplings, that is really good because then you can make your tree farm.
    • Keep trying to survive.
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Method 4
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Introducing more complex aspects

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    Find a type of architecture that you enjoy such as Mayan, Chinese or modern. Look up a picture of a building in that style and build it in Minecraft reality.
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    Make a complicated redstone machine. If you don't want to follow written tutorials, check out a video.
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    Make something that you've seen in real life. Builds take on an extra "something" when you build something from visual memory.
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    Aim to have fun. The above suggestions are just a prompt; there are plenty more things to in Minecraft than these, so go explore!
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Method 5
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Cheats

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    Create a new world. Use creative mode, turn cheats "on".
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    Build a house. Maybe tame a pet too, but most importantly build a house.
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    Once you've finished your house, place chests inside. Fill them with things like swords, food, and armor. Then make a room of bookshelves, and place an enchantment table to enchant them.
    • You can furnish your house however you want, too.
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    Once you're done with your house, use the command /gamemode 0. Now you're in survival mode. Go ahead and fight monsters with your enchanted armor and swords. There is much fun to be had when you're already brilliantly prepared.
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Install mods

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    Check out the mods online on YouTube. Many Minecraft YouTubers provide mod reviews. For example: The Minecraft comes alive mod; it makes villagers act like other players.
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    Choose the mod(s) you like and install them. Most mods requires Forge.
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    Load your mod(s) into your Minecraft.
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    Learn to use your mod(s) to give yourself some additional fun! You can always change the mods in your game to make sure it won't be boring. Also install more mods for more fun.
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Method 7
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join servers

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    Go online and find some servers to play on. If you're playing on the iPad, then try the life boat server. There are four games: spleef, survival games (its the same as the hunger games), skywars, and the walls. It's fun to also make friends with the other players online. You can also play and have your friend play as well and when you on the same server; it's even more fun!

Community Q&A

  • Question
    Why is playing with friends fun?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Playing with friends can be fun, because you will have someone to talk to. Your friends can also teach you how to do new things on Minecraft.
  • Question
    How can I have fun in survival as a single player with no cheats?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    You can find a village and pretend you're in a town. You can also build a town, or something awesome like a diamond house. Lastly, you can build yourself and try finding all blocks you need.
  • Question
    How do you get a specific seed?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Usually, to get a specific seed, look up some fun seeds on the internet, then when you load up a new world, go to more options and type that into the "seed" box.
  • Question
    How can I play multiplayer on MCPE?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    First, you have to toggle on 'Broadcast to LAN'. Then,all of the players need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi connection. Once you see a server, join it.
  • Question
    What are some easy ideas for creative mode?
    Banana Head
    Banana Head
    Top Answerer
    Try somthing you've never thought of before. Make a map, build a statue or make a new potion.
  • Question
    How can I have fun playing with someone else?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Play on a multiplayer server together, play with mods, or just play with vanilla minecraft together.
  • Question
    How do I find good mods?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    You can try going on YouTube. YouTube has lots of mod reviews. Not only you can find cool mods, but it is also a good way to see if downloading that mod is safe. You can also go to a Minecraft website where people post mods, such as Planet Minecraft.
  • Question
    How do you download a mod in an easy way?
    WIKIRUBY
    WIKIRUBY
    Community Answer
    You can use mod packs such as Kovaciks or the legacy mod pack; from there, you can select mods you want.
  • Question
    How do I switch to Creative in the middle of Survival mode?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Press "Esc" and "Open to LAN". Then click the button that says "Enable Cheats" and switch it to "On." Then press "Done".
  • Question
    How do I download a mod?
    Banana Head
    Banana Head
    Top Answerer
    Go to the How to Get Mods in Minecraft page for step-by-step instructions for every version of the game.

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Updated: August 8, 2019
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