Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
Mission 409
The Secret Bookshelf: Build a Hidden Passage
Badge: Shelf Shifter
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Build a library with a bookshelf door that slides open to a secret passage.
In every mystery there's a library… and one bookshelf that isn't really a bookshelf at all.
- New skill Building a piston bookshelf door
- Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Survival
- Time 45–90 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Build a cosy library with a doorway hidden in one wall. Craft sticky pistons, stick a bookshelf on each one and wire them to a hidden lever so the shelves slide shut and open again. Then dig a secret passage behind it, down to a hidden room of your own.
Finish line: Flip your hidden lever and the bookshelves slide aside to reveal your secret room.
Bonus challenge: Make the door 2 wide by adding 2 more sticky pistons on the other side. Can one lever open all 4?
You’ll need
- Slimeballs
- Pistons
- Bookshelves
- Redstone dust
- A lever
You choose
- My library's name
- Where the lever hides
- Where the passage leads
Stuck?
- Sticky pistons need slimeballs. Slimes spawn in swamps at night and in some spots deep underground.
- Redstone dust needs a solid block under it. Check every piece is sitting on a block, not floating.
- Door won't close? Power one piston at a time to find the one that isn't getting a signal.
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