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How to Make Rube Goldberg in Infinite Craft

Rube Goldberg sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Engine plus Sand Mouse Trap.

The final combination

EngineSand Mouse TrapRube Goldberg

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 165 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DustEarthPlanet
  5. 5EarthPlanetMoon
  6. 6EarthSteamMud
  7. 7MoonMudCheese
  8. 8CheeseEngineMouse Trap
  9. 9DustWindSandstorm
  10. 10Mouse TrapSandstormSand Mouse Trap
  11. 11EngineSand Mouse TrapRube Goldberg
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Windโ†’ Dust4Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet5Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon6Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud7Moon + Mudโ†’ Cheese8Cheese + Engineโ†’ Mouse Trap9Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm10Mouse Trap + Sandstormโ†’ Sand Mouse Trap11Engine + Sand Mouse Trapโ†’ Rube Goldberg

Other ways to make Rube Goldberg

5 combinations are known to produce Rube Goldberg. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Rube Goldberg
FirstSecondResult
ClockworkGrand CanyonRube Goldberg
EngineSand Mouse TrapRube Goldberg
OedipusSteamworksRube Goldberg
RubeUnown ARube Goldberg
RubeRurumRube Goldberg

What you can make with Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
16
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

Similar effort to Rube Goldberg, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Rube Goldberg in Infinite Craft?

Combine Engine with Sand Mouse Trap. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Rube Goldberg?

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

Is Rube Goldberg hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Rube Goldberg?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Rube Goldberg, 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.