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SPIRITRIDGE ARCHITECH NIGHT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT CHALLENGE 1

Build a pyramid

How many blocks do you need for a 12 block high pyramid How big is the base

Make the corner pieces a different color block

Make the top block out of gold like the Egyptians did

Did you know that the pyramids were all smooth when they were finished The Egyptians fit in limestone

smooth pieces to fit over the base pyramids Over the centuries the people that lived in the nearest town Giza

stole the limestone to build their houses and businesses Now all the limestone is gone but you can see it in the

town Itrsquos illegal to climb up the pyramids but people do it with the help of local guides What is the view like

from the top of your pyramid


Make a Mayan pyramid

This is an advanced project It will be a little trickier to create in Minecraft Look carefully at the ldquostepsrdquo in a

Mayan pyramid vs an Egyptian one How could you mimic that with Minecraft blocks


Create an Obelisk

The Obelisk was one of a pair in Luxor Egypt It was a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt to King Louis-Philippe of

France in 1832 and is also referred to as Cleopatras needle It was taken from Egypt and shipped with great

difficulty to France The gold pyramidion (the gold block on top) was recreated by the French the original was

probably stolen in the 6th century BC

The obelisk a yellow granite column rises 75 ft high including the base It is decorated with hieroglyphs exalting

the reign of the king Ramses II

Create your own obelisk with a gold cap


Build a Greek Temple

Greek temples usually have a throne or statue inside and pillars holding up a slanted roof along the outside


Build a Roman Triumphal Arch

Here are some helpful guides for how to space an arch


Each team member build a model of your own house and make a

neighborhood with your teammates Try to include all the rooms windows and doors in your house

Here is an example house floor plan


Build a bridge Build a bridge between two hills and a bridge over water Here are some famous bridges for you to think about

as you build your bridge


Build a copy of your teammatersquos building While you are both building watch your teammate to modify your house to be a copy Meanwhile your

teammate is copying your house too This may turn into a building frenzy Can you keep up


Build mirror copies of the same building This requires careful attention to detail and flexible thinking


Build Spiritridge School (Advanced) You know the school like the back of your hand Can you build it with your team Try breaking it up into zones ndash

Classrooms Library Staff Areas MPR etc


Make a floating island For extra excitement add some eternal springs on your floating island to make it into a giant fountain


Build a castle

Well maybe not THAT castle


Build a circular room or a dome

You donrsquot need to make something this spectacular Here are some sample circles to help you plan a circle with

bocks


Build a statue of your Minecraft Avatar Make it at least 30 blocks high


Build a maze or labyrinth with your team Try starting together in one room and have each person go in a different direction

Can you run the maze quickly What about if another player floats above the maze and tells you which way to

turn Challenge another 2-person team to see who can go faster


Find and fix a NPC Village Work with other miners to find and regenerate an NPC village

Ensure that you replant the gardens fix the ponds repair the buildings etc


Be inspired by a ldquoFamous Buildingrdquo display Find a Famous Building display that you especially like Try to recreate it in Minecraft


Build a fountain

fountain to build a fountain construct a 5X5 frame of any material you wish then build a 3 block high column in the middle of the bowl just put water on top to finish it off


Build houses following this floorplan


Build a farm house


Farm Plan and build your own farmland


Build a GIANT fishbowl Use glass and then fill it with water


Floor Plans

How could you translate this floor plan for a house into a Minecraft house Would you include closets


Make a Mayan pyramid

This is an advanced project It will be a little trickier to create in Minecraft Look carefully at the ldquostepsrdquo in a

Mayan pyramid vs an Egyptian one How could you mimic that with Minecraft blocks


Create an Obelisk
































Build a castle





bocks













Build a fountain





Build a farm house






Floor Plans



Create an Obelisk
































Build a castle





bocks













Build a fountain





Build a farm house






Floor Plans


























Build a castle





bocks













Build a fountain





Build a farm house






Floor Plans





bocks













Build a fountain





Build a farm house






Floor Plans














Build a fountain





Build a farm house






Floor Plans





Build a farm house






Floor Plans







Floor Plans


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