Mission 304
Message in a Bottle: Hide It on a Far Island
Badge: Bottle Messenger
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Write a castaway's message, hide it on a far island and send a hunter.
Someone out there will find your message. Hide it on a far island, then see if they can follow the clues.
- New skill Hiding a chest with a clue trail
- Level 4 · Legends of the Deep
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Survival
- Time 30–45 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Write a castaway's message and hide it on a far-off island for someone to find. Map the route, stash your message and a prize in a disguised chest, then leave a first clue back home. Hand over to your hunter and see if your clues lead them there.
Finish line: Your message is hidden on a far island and your hunter followed your clues all the way to it.
Bonus challenge: Hide a decoy chest nearby with a trick message, like "Ha! Wrong island!". Does your hunter fall for it?
You’ll need
- A chest and a prize
- Signs or a book and quill
- A family member to be the hunter
- A boat
You choose
- My castaway name
- Hiding spot (under sand, behind a waterfall, sea cave)
- The prize beside my message
Stuck?
- No book and quill? Signs work fine for the message, and they're much easier to craft.
- Clues not working? Remember north is −Z and east is +X, and write exact coordinates.
- Hunter lost? Make sure Show Coordinates is turned on in their world settings so they can follow your numbers.
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Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.