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Friday, May 17, 2013

Why People Love Minecraft Tournaments

By Jennie Sandoval


Most people think of video games as things that propel you towards a definite outcome and demand certain things before you can progress. Perhaps you need to take down a certain number of enemies, or maybe you simply need to win a race. Some games, like Minecraft, do not follow these guidelines, which is why the concept of Minecraft tournaments may seem strange at first.

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.

However, the lack of goals provided by the game remains constant. There is never a definite task to pursue in order to progress, and no real way to tell whether you are doing well or poorly by the game's standards. Therefore, you must create your own standards to get the most out of your experience.

This does not seem to fit very well with the concept of a tournament. If there is no metric built in by which a player may be judged against others, then coming up with a way to rank them could be quite difficult. Fans of the game, however, work around this limitation by making up their own rules, as the game encourages from the beginning.

There is no official end to Minecraft, and so it is impossible for players to race to that. They can, however, race to accomplish goals agreed upon among themselves, which is how many tournaments are put together. The best competition comes when a relatively difficult task is chosen, then sought after by individuals or groups who all want to get there first and win the day.

For example, players might be tasked with finding rare types of blocks that exist within the world such as gold or diamonds, and the first to accomplish this would be the winner. There can be a fair amount of strategy involved in tournaments like this, as only those with the best grasp of how the game world works would be able to efficiently go after their goals. Everyone starts out with the same chances in situations like these, though, and there is always a bit of luck involved.

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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