Minecraft Comes to Tabletops With Brand New Board Game

The celebration of all things Minecraft, MineCon, kicked off today and brought with it the announcement of Minecraft: Builders & Biomes, a new tabletop game based on Minecraft and developed in conjunction with Mojang.

Similar to the video game version, Minecraft: Builders & Biomes has players “explore the Overworld, build structures, and mine resources,” with points earned for “structures and the largest connected biomes.”

Check out the slideshow below for look at Minecraft: Builders & Biomes:

Mobs are also part of the tabletop Minecraft experience, with Creepers and Enderman (among others) appearing in the board game version. Ravensburger, the company behind Minecraft: Builders and Biomes, said successfully besting a mob earns “players points in addition to granting additional awards.”

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