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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Understanding The Appeal Of Minecraft Tournaments

By Jennie Sandoval


Video games are often thought of as something with a definite, explicit goal to reach. It might be something as small as matching symbols or as large as saving the world, but there seems to always be an ending to work towards. Minecraft takes a different path by not having these types of goals, which is why Minecraft tournaments may seem like a strange concept to many people.

When you begin a game of Minecraft, the first thing you will notice is that unlike many modern video games, it does not concentrate on having the best, most detailed graphics. Instead, it is made up entirely of blocks. The game world is full of them, and they make up everything that the player encounters as he or she plays.

No directions are given to a player when starting a game. You may head in any direction and do anything you please, as long as it involves blocks. Inevitably, you will discover that these blocks can be broken, and when they are, they can be collected. Once the player has his or her own set of blocks, they may be used to create virtually anything, such as tools, towers, gardens, and fences.

Throughout the whole course of play, though, you are never given a specific task to pursue. You are never told where to go, what you should be accomplishing, or how well or poorly you are doing. In short, you are left to create your own goals, much like playing with building blocks.

In general, tournaments do not really work this way. They tend to thrive on numbers and easily definable ranking systems, and so a game with neither of these things could present quite a challenge. For those who love to play, however, making up their own rules for competition is a natural fit, as that is basically what the game encourages you to do right from the start.

Because Minecraft has no official ending, players cannot race towards that. However, they can race towards mutually agreed-upon milestones, which is a popular way to structure tournaments. Goals chosen by the players can be quite demanding, and provide a challenging way for competitors to test their skill as individuals or teams.

A typical goal of such a tournament might be to challenge competitors to find gold or diamonds, both rare types of blocks in the game, before any of the others. They would thus be challenged to use all of the strategy and skills at their disposal to beat out everyone else trying to do the same thing. Of course, there is still some luck involved, but the best players are able to use the situation to their advantage.

Minecraft has attracted millions of players since its release. They all agree that even though it may not be structured in a typical way, it is still a compelling and fascinating world in which to explore and compete. Minecraft tournaments, in whatever form they may take, allow for an even more challenging and in-depth way for the most dedicated fans to experience that world.




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