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Build a vault where grabbing the prize drops a sand curtain over the exit.
The intruder grabs the diamond and turns to run… and a wall of sand crashes down behind them. No way out.
- New skill Dropping sand with a sticky piston
- Level 6 · Inventor's Lab
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Creative
- Time 35–45 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Build a vault with one doorway and a prize on a pedestal. Sand hangs above the exit, held up by a block on a sticky piston. Step on the plate to grab the prize and the support vanishes, so a curtain of sand seals the way out. Test it, fix it and test again.
Finish line: Your vault seals its own exit with falling sand whenever someone grabs the prize.
Bonus challenge: Widen the doorway to 3 blocks and make the whole curtain fall at the same instant. Hint: one wire, three sticky pistons.
You’ll need
- Sand
- Sticky piston
- Redstone torch
- Pressure plate
- Redstone dust
- A prize item
You choose
- The fake prize on the pedestal
- Sand, red sand or gravel
- My secret escape route (if any)
Stuck?
- Sand falling too early? Place the piston's support block first, then the sand on top.
- Make sure the sand lands in the doorway behind the tester, never on top of them.
- Sand not falling? The torch must be on the block the plate powers, so it switches off.
For grown-ups
Get this mission
This mission is in Mission Pack 53. 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.