Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters

Mission 493

The Lost Base: Secrets Behind the Waterfall

Badge: Base Finder

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Build the explorer's lost base behind a waterfall, packed with clues.

Behind a waterfall, a dark doorway. Inside: dusty maps, a cold lantern, a half-eaten loaf. Someone lived here…

  • New skill Hiding an entrance behind a waterfall
  • Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
  • Difficulty Intermediate
  • Mode Survival
  • Time 45–60 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Build the explorer's lost base into a cliff, hidden behind a waterfall you can walk straight through. Add tinted windows, a desk, a map corner, a bunk and dusty cobwebs. Leave three clue objects that hint at what happened, then give your family the tour and see if they can guess the twist.

Finish line: Your lost base hides behind a waterfall, with three clue objects and a twist to reveal.

Bonus challenge: Add a second secret room only reachable through a hidden passage behind the explorer's bookshelf. What did the explorer hide in there?

You’ll need

  • Water buckets
  • Glass
  • Amethyst shards
  • Shears
  • Building blocks

You choose

  • The explorer's base name
  • My three clue objects
  • The twist (what happened to the explorer)

Stuck?

  • Place the water source at the top of the doorway so it flows down over the opening.
  • Tinted glass is 4 amethyst shards around 1 glass. It hides your lights from outside.
  • Use shears to collect cobwebs. Breaking them with your hand or a sword just gives string.

For grown-ups

Get this mission

This mission is in Mission Pack 49. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.

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