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Minecraft beat Minecraft after 2 billion years
A custom simulation has shown that Minecraft can defeat the Ender Dragon without any player intervention, effectively beating itself. The experiment highlights how the game’s mobs, physics and random interactions can combine in unexpected ways when given extreme amounts of time.
YouTuber RedLogic used a Monte Carlo simulation and selected a seed with sufficient resources and a naturally generated End portal. Endermen took 35,510 simulated years to locate the portal; snow golems eventually destroyed the End Crystals, while creepers damaged the dragon, completing the process after 1.97 billion simulated years.
In short
- Minecraft defeated the Ender Dragon without a player.
- The simulation lasted 1.97 billion simulated years.
- Random mob behaviour made the victory possible.
Explained simply
Minecraft is a sandbox game in which players explore a world made of blocks, gather resources and build things. One of its main challenges is reaching a dimension called the End and defeating the Ender Dragon, a powerful creature protected by End Crystals that restore its health.
The game also contains creatures, known as mobs, that move and interact according to its rules. Their behaviour, the world’s physics and random events can produce outcomes that would be unlikely during ordinary play, especially when a simulation runs for an exceptionally long time.