To buy Minecraft, click the yellow Get Minecraft button on the home page and create a Mojang account. Minecraft free trials are available to PC users. You can also download a demo version by registering for an account and downloading the launcher before buying the game. You can then play a demo version of the game for 100 minutes over a maximum period of 5 days.
WASD keys: The WASD keys are used for movement in Minecraft and double tapping W is used for sprinting. W goes forward, S goes backwards, A goes left and D goes right. These controls can take some getting used to if you’ve only ever used your arrow keys, but are easier to use then arrow keys once you get used to them. E: opens your inventory. Double tapping W: makes your player sprint. This makes you go faster then pressing W once. Note that this will use a lot more energy and your hunger bar (yes, you have a hunger bar) will go down quicker. LM button: The LM button or ’left mouse button’ is used to click and drag objects around your inventory, attack creatures and, perhaps the most important thing of all, to break blocks. RM button: he RM Button or ‘right mouse button’ is used to place blocks and can be used in some shortcuts when dragging blocks around your inventory. It is also used to activate blocks such as TNT, furnaces, doors, crafting tables and more as well as being used to eat when you are holding a food item. If you use the RM button while holding a sword, you can use it to block. Numbers/Mouse Scroller: The numbers and mouse scroller are used to select items in your hotbar. Shift: Shift is used to crouch. If you use it near an edge, you will not fall off. This will also hide your nametag that is above your head from other players. Space Bar: pace bar is used for jumping. In water, it is also used for swimming to the top. Esc: This pulls up the main menu. If you accidentally pressed esc, then click on the Back to Game option on the bottom. Also, if you pressed this button and you are the only player on the world, it pauses everything. This is not true if you are playing on a server or on a LAN server. Q: This button is for dropping any items you don’t want, or giving it to other players.
Stone is a grey block that you cannot break with your hands alone. If you try, it will just disappear and you won’t get the resource. Coal is like stone only with black dots on it. You can break these two blocks with a wooden pickaxe- any other mineral blocks will require a stone or iron pickaxe to break them, however.
