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How to Make Chess is in Infinite Craft

Chess is is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Board Game plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Board GamePresent TenseChess is

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5GlassWindWindow
  6. 6WindWindowCurtain
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8CurtainMountainStage
  9. 9EarthStageTheater
  10. 10SteamTheaterPlay
  11. 11EarthPlayGame
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16TreeWaveSurfboard
  17. 17PaperSurfboardPaperboard
  18. 18GamePaperboardBoard Game
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22EarthEngineTractor
  23. 23EarthTractorFarm
  24. 24FarmFireBarbecue
  25. 25AshBarbecueBurger
  26. 26BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  30. 30Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  31. 31PlantSteamTea
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33TeaWindmillDutch
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36SunTime MachineFuture
  37. 37DutchFutureTense
  38. 38Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  39. 39WindWindTornado
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  42. 42Board GamePresent TenseChess is
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Glass + Wind→ Window6Wind + Window→ Curtain7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Curtain + Mountain→ Stage9Earth + Stage→ Theater10Steam + Theater→ Play11Earth + Play→ Game12Earth + Water→ Plant13Earth + Plant→ Tree14Tree + Water→ River15River + Tree→ Paper16Tree + Wave→ Surfboard17Paper + Surfboard→ Paperboard18Game + Paperboard→ Board Game19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Earth + Engine→ Tractor23Earth + Tractor→ Farm24Farm + Fire→ Barbecue25Ash + Barbecue→ Burger26Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine30Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger31Plant + Steam→ Tea32Engine + Wind→ Windmill33Tea + Windmill→ Dutch34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Sun + Time Machine→ Future37Dutch + Future→ Tense38Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense39Wind + Wind→ Tornado40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense42Board Game + Present Tense→ Chess is

Chess is at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chess is in Infinite Craft?

Combine Board Game with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chess is?

42 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Chess is hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Chess is?

Only one known combination produces Chess is.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.