GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Plain old cobblestone or regular stone are fine building blocks in Minecraft, but why not add some flair to your next project? Smooth Stone is a ...

Assuming you already know how to chop wood, craft a Crafting Table, and a Wooden Pickaxe. The next step is to craft a Furnace, which will require 8 total blocks of Cobblestones, Blackstone, or Cobbled ...

A player’s home base is one of the most crucial builds of Minecraft due to the dangerous monsters that lurk around the Overworld. Even more so, other players can quickly destroy these locations with ...

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When it comes down to it, Minecraft is a fairly simple game to play. Things are pretty intuitive in terms of crafting, especially since a recipe book allows you to go back and check all the recipes ...

What are the best Minecraft castle builds? Minecraft's sprawling, procedurally generated landscapes lend themselves perfectly to the majesty of a castle build, be it in the snow, lush green mountains, ...

You can make smooth stone in Minecraft by smelting stone with any type of fuel. Smooth stone is one of the most popular construction materials in the game. You can also combine smooth stone with iron ...