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How to Make Great American Idea in Infinite Craft

Great American Idea is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Great Idea plus Unamerican. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Great IdeaUnamericanGreat American Idea

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5DandelionEngineHelicopter
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8SurfWindSurfing
  9. 9HelicopterSurfingHelisurfing
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11PlantSandCactus
  12. 12DandelionWaterWine
  13. 13CactusWineTequila
  14. 14HelisurfingTequilaBad Idea
  15. 15Bad IdeaBad IdeaGood Idea
  16. 16Good IdeaGood IdeaGreat Idea
  17. 17EarthEarthMountain
  18. 18EarthEngineTractor
  19. 19MountainTractorBulldozer
  20. 20MountainMountainMountain Range
  21. 21PlantSteamTea
  22. 22Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  23. 23BulldozerTea PartyCongress
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25TreeWaterRiver
  26. 26WindWindTornado
  27. 27TornadoTornadoHurricane
  28. 28HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  29. 29RiverSteamboatMark Twain
  30. 30CongressMark TwainUnamerican
  31. 31Great IdeaUnamericanGreat American Idea
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Surf + Wind→ Surfing9Helicopter + Surfing→ Helisurfing10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Plant + Sand→ Cactus12Dandelion + Water→ Wine13Cactus + Wine→ Tequila14Helisurfing + Tequila→ Bad Idea15Bad Idea + Bad Idea→ Good Idea16Good Idea + Good Idea→ Great Idea17Earth + Earth→ Mountain18Earth + Engine→ Tractor19Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer20Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range21Plant + Steam→ Tea22Mountain Range + Tea→ Tea Party23Bulldozer + Tea Party→ Congress24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Tree + Water→ River26Wind + Wind→ Tornado27Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane28Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat29River + Steamboat→ Mark Twain30Congress + Mark Twain→ Unamerican31Great Idea + Unamerican→ Great American Idea

Great American Idea at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Great American Idea in Infinite Craft?

Combine Great Idea with Unamerican. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Great American Idea?

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

Is Great American Idea hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Great American Idea?

Only one known combination produces Great American Idea.

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