Monthly Archives: December 2011

My year in Minecraft

Posted on December 31, 2011 by astragali

And so the year comes to a close, so I’m going to indulge in a little reflection before 2012 makes its grand, firework-strewn entrance (by Eastern Standard Time) 🙂 I never imagined, when I purchased Minecraft back in October 2010, … Continue reading →

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Not your usual Christmas story…

Posted on December 26, 2011 by astragali

In honour of the festive season, Ironfruit and Bethness – The Half-Bakes – gathered together a whole host of Minecraft community members for a Christmassy machinima entitled, with typical understatement, A Mildly Festive Tale. All seems happy and well as … Continue reading →

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thecrystalcrow: In need of a Christmas miracle…

Posted on December 21, 2011 by astragali

Over the past few months, Kristal Crow (aka thecrystalcrow) has been gaining recognition, followers and friends in the Minecraft community – and is generally known as a cheerful, helpful, playful and kind woman. She emerged into the community at large … Continue reading →

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MineThon: An epic 72 hours lie ahead…

Posted on December 15, 2011 by astragali

Starting tomorrow, at 10am Pacific (GMT -8), four intrepid guys in Flagstaff, Arizona will band together to host MineThon, and play a stunning SEVENTY-TWO hours of Minecraft in the hope of raising $10,000 for the very worthy Child’s Play charity. … Continue reading →

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Eviction Update (hopefully, the Epilogue)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by astragali

As Kristal (thecrystalcrow) reported on her blog, the “Keep Astra Off The Streets” Donation Drive achieved a grand total of $2,288.68 – a huge thank-you to all the people who kindly donated, or offered support if they weren’t able to … Continue reading →

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The Shaft gets in the Grinchmas spirit

Posted on December 13, 2011 by astragali

Anyone who listens to The Shaft will most likely know by now that Wes Wilson, Eric Fullerton and Brent Copeland have expanded their contribution to the Minecraft community by recording their own Let’s Play videos under their Dead Workers Party … Continue reading →

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Minecraft Mondays, LEGO, and editable books!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by astragali

A few snippets of news and opinion for you! I’ll leave it to you to figure out which is which… 😉 — I do like Mondays… This week’s edition of BebopVox’s excellent Minecraft Mondays saw the show split into two. … Continue reading →

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A Sparc of genius

Posted on December 1, 2011 by astragali

OK, if we’ve got to have farming in Minecraft, so be it. But one particular frustration with obtaining the animals is that the current system of attraction – wheat for all animals – means that you end up turning into … Continue reading →

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