Mission 659
Hold the Castle: The Sneak-In Challenge
Badge: Castle Guardian
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Fix the weak spots, stock up for a siege, then survive a sneak-in test.
A rival's banner appears on the hill. Plan your defences, fill the stores, then let a sneaky raider test them.
- New skill Designing defences and hidden routes
- Level 7 · Time Travellers
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Creative
- Time 45–60 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
A rival is coming! Find three weak spots in your castle and fix them with towers, arrow slits or a wider moat. Stock a well, granary and storeroom for a siege, hide your banner deep in the keep and see if a sneaky raider can reach it.
Finish line: Your castle has three fixed weak spots, full stores and you've held off the raider over three rounds.
Bonus challenge: Swap sides: you get 5 minutes to sneak into THEIR castle with the same rules. Whose castle held out longest?
You’ll need
- Stone blocks
- Your coat of arms banner
- Hay bales for a granary
- A 5-minute timer
- A family member as raider
You choose
- The 3 weak spots I fix first
- Where the prize banner hides
- My bet: I hold ___ of 3 rounds
Stuck?
- Raider getting over walls? Make them at least 3 blocks high. Players can jump up only 1 block.
- Agree the rules first: walk only, no flying, no breaking blocks.
- After each round, ask the raider exactly how they got in, then fix that spot.
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This mission is in Mission Pack 65. 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.