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How to Make Paperboy in Infinite Craft

Paperboy sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 9 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Paper plus Surfer.

The final combination

PaperSurferPaperboy

Moderate9 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1239 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 9 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8SurfWaveSurfer
  9. 9PaperSurferPaperboy
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Surf + Wave→ Surfer9Paper + Surfer→ Paperboy

Other ways to make Paperboy

39 combinations are known to produce Paperboy. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Paperboy
FirstSecondResult
PaperSalmon RunPaperboy
PulpValetPaperboy
BulldozerPaper SurferPaperboy
CanalNewspaperPaperboy
NorwayPaper SurferPaperboy
AdobePaper SurferPaperboy
AmericaPaper SurferPaperboy
LawnmowerPaper SurferPaperboy
PaperRain DogPaperboy
PaperSand SurferPaperboy
PaperSwamp TractorPaperboy
PaperTrain SurfingPaperboy
Paper SurferPrincePaperboy
CompassPaper SurferPaperboy
DockNewspaperPaperboy
FishermanPaper SurferPaperboy
John HenryPaperPaperboy
MonkeyNewspaperPaperboy
Paper SurferRallyPaperboy
PaperSalmon TractorPaperboy
PaperSmoke-it RalphPaperboy
ElderPaper SurferPaperboy
NewspaperWhipPaperboy
Paper SurferTreemanPaperboy
Paper BoatXboxPaperboy

What you can make with Paperboy

Paperboy at a glance

Steps to craft
9
Moderate
Crafting depth
12
faster than 74% of solved elements
Known recipes
39
ways to make it
Used in
462
other combinations

Other elements that take 9 steps

Similar effort to Paperboy, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Paperboy in Infinite Craft?

Combine Paper with Surfer. The full path from the base elements takes 9 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Paperboy?

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

Is Paperboy hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as moderate. At 9 steps it is faster than 74% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Paperboy?

Yes. 39 combinations are known to produce Paperboy, and the shortest route is shown above.

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