Level 2 · Rise of the Kingdom

Mission 196

Castle Quest Part 3: The Secret Door Test

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Furnish the castle and add a redstone secret that works 10 times out of 10.

A castle needs secrets. Build a hidden door or vault, then test it until it never, ever fails.

  • New skill Designing a redstone feature for a build
  • Level 2 · Rise of the Kingdom
  • Difficulty Beginner
  • Mode Survival
  • Time 30–45 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Give every room in your castle a job, furnish it and light it up. Design a redstone secret, like a hidden door or lamps that switch on at night, and test it again and again. Fix any failures, hide the wiring and dare someone to find your secret.

Finish line: Your castle is furnished and lit, and your hidden secret works every time you test it.

Bonus challenge: Add a second secret that uses a logic gate from Pack 14 (two levers, a code). Does it still pass 10 out of 10?

You’ll need

  • Redstone
  • Sticky pistons or redstone lamps
  • A daylight sensor (optional)
  • Furniture blocks
  • Torches or lanterns

You choose

  • My secret (piston door, night lights, two-lever vault…)
  • The room it guards
  • Interior colour scheme

Stuck?

  • Tap a daylight sensor to switch it to night mode.
  • Test before you hide the wiring. It's much harder to fix once it's behind a wall.
  • Redstone dust needs a solid block under it, so check none of it is floating.

For grown-ups

Get this mission

This mission is in Mission Pack 19. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.

Print one mission at a time. You never need to print everything.

Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.