Day 1: Wood, tools, shelter

1. 1
   Punch a tree

   Collect around 16 logs and craft a crafting table.

2. 2
   Make wooden tools, then stone

   Swap to stone tools as soon as you find cobblestone.

3. 3
   Build a shelter

   Anything with a roof and a door. See starter houses.

4. 4
   Kill 3 sheep

   Three wool makes a bed, so you can skip the night.

Days 2 and 3: Food and iron

• Start a small wheat farm with seeds from grass.
• Find a cave with exposed iron and get a full set of iron tools.
• Make a shield. It blocks skeleton arrows and creeper blasts.

Days 4 and 5: Diamonds

Diamonds are most common around Y -59. Branch mine there with an iron pickaxe and bring a water bucket for lava.

Days 6 and 7: Enchanting and the Nether

• Craft an enchanting table and start collecting bookshelves. See enchanting explained.
• Build a Nether portal and grab gold, quartz and blaze rods.