How to Build a Minecraft Village

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Getting bored being all alone? Don't like those messy generated villages? It seems like you've come to the right place! This article will teach you how to build a village, town or city to live in with some villagers.

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    It's important because you'll get the idea of how large to build, preferably around 50x60. You can break this afterwards, yet having a wall around your village will help protect it from mobs. Having a gate will allow access to the outside of your village.
    • It's better to have somewhere for your White House, so make more places for the White House, probably 55x70. But you can decide how big is your White House.
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    Preferably, you will be the mayor as you built it all, so it can also be your house. However, this is optional.
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    You can also build city roads if you think your village needs to be better.
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    Size and the amount of houses in the street is all up to you. If you have a small foundation, maybe 3 cottages on each side. If it is large, maybe 4 houses on each side.
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    The basic ones:
    • Shop/Market/Supermarket
    • Restaurant/Cafe/Pub
    • Village Government Building/Town/City Hall
    • Village/Town/City Courts
    • TV/Radio stations
    • Bank/Tax Court
    • Preschool/Elementary/High School/Collage/University
    • Churches/Cathedrals/Mosques/Buddhist Temples
    • Jails/Police/Fire Stations/Hospitals
    • Wind/Solar/Oil/Nuclear/Coal Power Plant
    • Water Tower/Pumping Stations
    • Sewage Outflow Pipe/Treatment Plant
    • Garbage Dumps/Incinerators/Recycling Centers
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    You didn't build a village for yourself, so spawn some villagers by using /summon villager command. You can change the attributes of villagers upon summoning them.
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    It depends, really. What are your community lots? Having a shop will allow shopkeepers, and a school will allow teachers. Think about that.
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    You provide a nice shelter for your citizens, so use the imagination to create laws for your village. Also, think of some punishments for those rebels and zombies who break your law(s).
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    Have fun playing as a mayor!
    • Be creative! You can also try building some cool skyscraper houses!
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    Why are villages important in Minecraft?
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    Zac Churchill is a Minecraft Specialist based in Davidson, North Carolina. Zac has played Minecraft for over 10 years and has extensive knowledge of how to play Minecraft and how the game has changed over the different versions. Specifically, Zac has expert experience in survival worlds, large builds on creative mode, and server design/upkeep. He graduated in 2023 with a BA in Sociology and English from Tufts University.
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    Having a village offers many benefits! First, villages offer access to free items. All around a village, you’ll find chests filled with random items, and you can find farms that are filled with many different seeds and grown foods. Villages also offer shelter and beds through the many houses spread out in the area which can offer protection from mobs.
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      • Use 4 blocks of iron and a pumpkin to make an Iron Golem, use it as a guard for your village.
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      • To protect your villagers from hostile mob attacks, build iron Golems by putting two blocks of iron on top of each other, then putting one on both sides of the top block. Finally place a pumpkin on top of the middle block.
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      • Make sure to defend it from zombies and husks looking for snacks!
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      • If you spawn villagers on the roof of a building, they will eventually run off and hurt themselves, possibly making it easier for zombies to kill them quickly (unless your difficulty is set to Peaceful).
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