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Build a dropper idea jar that fires random game ideas, then test its luck.
Stuck for ideas? Build a machine that picks your next game for you… and decide how much luck you'll trust.
- New skill Loading a dropper for random picks
- Level 8 · Game Makers
- Difficulty Advanced
- Mode Creative
- Time 40–50 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Build a giant glass idea jar around a dropper and load it with items that each stand for a game idea. Press it again and again, tally what comes out, then rig the odds for your favourite and let the machine choose your next game.
Finish line: Your idea jar works, you have a fair tally and a rigged one, and the machine has picked your next game.
Bonus challenge: Build a second jar for twists (backwards, underwater, in the dark…). With 9 games and 9 twists, how many combos can the machines make?
You’ll need
- A dropper
- A button
- 9 different stackable items
- Glass
- Signs
You choose
- My machine's name (The Oracle, Brain Blender…)
- Its disguise: a giant jar, a wizard's cauldron or
- The idea I secretly hope it picks
Stuck?
- Nothing comes out? Make sure the dropper's front faces out of the jar and the button is stuck on the dropper itself.
- Use full stacks of items that stack to 64, so a slot never runs empty and changes the odds.
- Results look lopsided after a few presses? That's normal for small runs. Keep pressing and watch them even out.
For grown-ups
Get this mission
This mission is in Mission Pack 70. 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.