MCdle #1136 answer & hints
Block
Guess today's Minecraft block
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It starts with "D" and has 10 letters (2 words).
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Diamond Ore
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Use attribute feedback to eliminate close Minecraft candidates
- This is a worked elimination using the recorded profile of Diamond Ore, not a transcript of guesses made in the game. Start with the 300-entry roster.
- Use tool = pickaxe: 300 candidates become 113.
- Use hardness = 3: 113 candidates become 26.
- Use blast resistance = 3: 26 candidates become 13.
- Use full block = Yes: 13 candidates become 12.
- Use renewable = No: 12 candidates become 10.
- Use luminous = No: 10 candidates become 9.
- Use initial release = pre-alpha: 9 candidates become 4 (Coal Ore, Diamond Ore, Gold Ore, Iron Ore).
- These constraints leave Coal Ore, Diamond Ore, Gold Ore, Iron Ore. The official published answer supplies the final identity; these attributes alone are not unique.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Ore | Recorded answer | tool pickaxe; hardness 3; blast resistance 3; full block Yes; renewable No; luminous No; initial release pre-alpha |
| Coal Ore | Still tied on these attributes | The compared attributes do not separate this candidate; an additional clue is needed. |
| Gold Ore | Still tied on these attributes | The compared attributes do not separate this candidate; an additional clue is needed. |
| Iron Ore | Still tied on these attributes | The compared attributes do not separate this candidate; an additional clue is needed. |
What this does and does not establish
- The comparison uses the saved official roster. Later game balance or catalog changes can change the attributes.
Item
Guess today's Minecraft item
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It starts with "C" and has 8 letters.
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Crossbow
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Use attribute feedback to eliminate close Minecraft candidates
- This is a worked elimination using the recorded profile of Crossbow, not a transcript of guesses made in the game. Start with the 200-entry roster.
- Use stackable = 1: 200 candidates become 58.
- Use rarity = common: 58 candidates become 43.
- Use renewable = Yes: 43 candidates become 32.
- Use recipe = crafting_table: 32 candidates become 26.
- Use loot = container, mob, trading: 26 candidates become 2 (Crossbow, Suspicious Stew).
- Use inventory categories = combat: 2 candidates become 1 (Crossbow).
- These constraints isolate Crossbow. Use the remaining identity only after the attributes have been checked.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Crossbow | Recorded answer | stackable 1; rarity common; renewable Yes; recipe crafting_table; loot container, mob, trading; inventory categories combat; initial release 1.14 |
| Suspicious Stew | Ruled out by these attributes | inventory categories is food_and_drinks, not combat |
| Bow | Ruled out by these attributes | loot is mob, fishing, container, trading, not container, mob, trading; initial release is pre-alpha, not 1.14 |
| Arrow | Ruled out by these attributes | stackable is 64, not 1; initial release is pre-alpha, not 1.14 |
What this does and does not establish
- The comparison uses the saved official roster. Later game balance or catalog changes can change the attributes.
Mob
Guess today's Minecraft mob
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It starts with "N" and has 8 letters.
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Nautilus
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Use attribute feedback to eliminate close Minecraft candidates
- This is a worked elimination using the recorded profile of Nautilus, not a transcript of guesses made in the game. Start with the 89-entry roster.
- Use behavior = Passive, Neutral: 89 candidates become 8.
- Use health = 15: 8 candidates become 2 (Nautilus, Zombie Nautilus).
- Use spawn = Biome: 2 candidates become 1 (Nautilus).
- These constraints isolate Nautilus. Use the remaining identity only after the attributes have been checked.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Nautilus | Recorded answer | behavior Passive, Neutral; health 15; spawn Biome; classification Aquatic, Animal; height 0.95; initial release 1.21.11 |
| Zombie Nautilus | Ruled out by these attributes | spawn is Biome, Structure, not Biome; classification is Aquatic, Undead, Animal, not Aquatic, Animal |
| Dolphin | Ruled out by these attributes | health is 10, not 15; height is 0.6, not 0.95; initial release is 1.13, not 1.21.11 |
| Cod | Ruled out by these attributes | behavior is Passive, not Passive, Neutral; health is 3, not 15; height is 0.3, not 0.95 |
What this does and does not establish
- The comparison uses the saved official roster. Later game balance or catalog changes can change the attributes.
Crafting Bee
Find recipes using today's 7 Crafting Bee ingredients
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The available ingredients are Paper, Leather, Green Wool, Wither Skeleton Skull, Blue Dye, Enchanted Golden Apple, White Cushion.
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Use these ingredients in crafting-table recipes; they are not a list of finished target items.
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Paper, Leather, Green Wool, Wither Skeleton Skull, Blue Dye, Enchanted Golden Apple, White Cushion
Reasoning & candidate comparison Contains the answer
Find actual recipes from the seven available ingredients
- The seven names in this round are ingredients you may use, not seven finished target items: paper, leather, green wool, wither skeleton skull, blue dye, enchanted golden apple, white cushion. Crafting Bee asks which recipe outputs those ingredients can make.
- Compare each crafting-table recipe’s requirements with that set. Repeated use of an ingredient is allowed; ingredient tags are expanded to their actual allowed items. Smelting and other non-crafting-table recipes are excluded.
- The saved official recipe catalog yields 13 distinct craftable outputs: book, blue cushion, blue wool, green carpet, green wool slab, green wool stairs, leather boots, leather chestplate, leather helmet, leather horse armor, leather leggings, mojang banner pattern, skull banner pattern. This is computed from the game’s recipe data rather than guessed from item names.
- Start with book: paper + paper + paper + leather. This is shapeless, so the ingredient combination matters rather than a fixed arrangement.
- Then compare blue cushion: blue dye + white cushion. The near-miss blue candle fails because an ingredient is absent, not because it looks unfamiliar.
| Candidate / approach | Assessment | Why |
|---|---|---|
| book | Craftable from today’s seven ingredients | Combine shapeless ingredients: paper + paper + paper + leather. Output quantity: 1. |
| blue cushion | Craftable from today’s seven ingredients | Combine shapeless ingredients: blue dye + white cushion. Output quantity: 1. |
| blue candle | Not craftable from this ingredient set | The matching recipe additionally needs candle. None of those options appears in today’s seven ingredients; visual similarity to an available ingredient does not substitute for the recipe. |
What this does and does not establish
- This recipe comparison uses the captured official catalog. It does not claim a timed playthrough or a score. Outputs are not recursively added as new ingredients; the calculation uses the original seven-item set, as the game’s discovery function does.
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| Mode | Clue | Answer | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Guess today's Minecraft block | Diamond Ore | — |
| Item | Guess today's Minecraft item | Crossbow | — |
| Mob | Guess today's Minecraft mob | Nautilus | — |
| Crafting Bee | Find recipes using today's 7 Crafting Bee ingredients | Starting ingredients, not crafted outputs: Paper, Leather, Green Wool, Wither Skeleton Skull, Blue Dye, Enchanted Golden Apple, White Cushion | — |
MCdle #1136 FAQ
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MCdle #1136 was the puzzle for Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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