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While exploring the world of Minecraft, you will come across many different blocks. Right at the start, you will be breaking and mining blocks to progress in the game. Mining blocks is mostly a safe ...

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 ...

Minecraft offers over 600 unique blocks that form the basis of its world, each with distinct behaviors and uses. Key categories include wood, stone, environmental, redstone, and decorative blocks.

To create smooth stone in Minecraft, you will need a furnace, crafting table, and some cobblestone and coal to work with. Place the cobblestone blocks in the furnace, using the coal to fuel the fire.

Eric Warner is a Journalist and Multimedia Producer based in New England with over seven years of experience producing stories for multiple print, online, radio, and video publications. Eric has been ...

A castle is one of the most popular structures to construct in Minecraft. Since the game feels fantasy-esque at times, players are usually inclined to build a castle where they can perform ...

Cobblestone is one of the most common blocks that is obtained by mining stones with a pickaxe. It naturally occurs across various landscapes and structures like monster rooms, jungle pyramids, ocean ...

Looking to make Minecraft smooth stone slabs? While cobblestone is messy and fractured, smooth stone, well, that's a look we can all get behind. Sometimes you need to make a statement with your ...

Minecraft is a game built on exploration, creativity, and survival. At its core are blocks that makeup Minecraft’s world.

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 ...