Minecraft a beginners guide for parents and new players the minecraft guide for parents down to earth advice for parents again saw the need for a guide something that i could refer to when i got stuck whimseysgirl and wrednax since then ive become more competent but certainly not proficient my lack of skills is a bit of a running joke . There cant be many people out there who are unfamiliar with the phenomenon that is minecraft the best selling game has remained in the most played lists consistently over the last decade had over 100 billion youtube views in the last year and has countless toys and spin off products available for eager players to collect. One of the best selling independently developed and published video games minecraft immerses kids in creative thinking geometry and even a little geology as they build and explore worlds of imaginative block structures its open ended style allows players to construct anything they want making it easy to while away the hours as every parent of a minecraft fan knows all too well. A parents guide to minecraft what is minecraft minecraft is a 3 d computer game where players can build anything the game which has been described as like an online lego involves building blocks and creating structures across different environments and terrains