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How to Make The Chessboard in Infinite Craft

The Chessboard is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 73 combinations to get there, and the final one is Anagram plus The Scholar. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AnagramThe ScholarThe Chessboard

Marathon73 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 120

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 73 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10PlantSmokeIncense
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13IncenseSandSnake
  14. 14Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  15. 15PlantWaveSeaweed
  16. 16SeaweedWindKite
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18PlantSteamTea
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustTreeWood
  21. 21TeaWoodTable
  22. 22KiteTableDesk
  23. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DustPlantPollen
  26. 26PollenWaterHoney
  27. 27HoneyWaterMeade
  28. 28DragonMeadeDragonborn
  29. 29DeskDragonbornScholar
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31TornadoWaterTsunami
  32. 32TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  37. 37SteamTime MachineTime Travel
  38. 38DestructionTime TravelParadox
  39. 39DustEarthPlanet
  40. 40DustFireAsh
  41. 41AshFirePhoenix
  42. 42AshPhoenixRebirth
  43. 43RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  44. 44PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  45. 45PlantWindDandelion
  46. 46FirePlanetSun
  47. 47FireSunSolar
  48. 48PlantSolarOxygen
  49. 49OxygenWaterHydrogen
  50. 50DandelionHydrogenHelium
  51. 51EnginePlantCar
  52. 52DandelionEarthFlower
  53. 53CarFlowerCarnation
  54. 54CarnationTeaT
  55. 55HeliumTThe
  56. 56RepeatTheThe The
  57. 57EarthTsunamiIsland
  58. 58EarthIslandContinent
  59. 59SteamWaveSurf
  60. 60ContinentSurfAustralia
  61. 61EarthEarthMountain
  62. 62MountainWindAvalanche
  63. 63AvalancheWindSnow
  64. 64AustraliaSnowNo
  65. 65WaterWaterLake
  66. 66LakeWaterOcean
  67. 67NoOceanNot
  68. 68AshNotIs
  69. 69DestructionIsWas
  70. 70The TheWasThe Was
  71. 71ParadoxThe WasThe Is
  72. 72ScholarThe IsThe Scholar
  73. 73AnagramThe ScholarThe Chessboard
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Plant + Smoke→ Incense11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Incense + Sand→ Snake14Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram15Plant + Wave→ Seaweed16Seaweed + Wind→ Kite17Fire + Water→ Steam18Plant + Steam→ Tea19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Tree→ Wood21Tea + Wood→ Table22Kite + Table→ Desk23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Fire + Swamp→ Dragon25Dust + Plant→ Pollen26Pollen + Water→ Honey27Honey + Water→ Meade28Dragon + Meade→ Dragonborn29Desk + Dragonborn→ Scholar30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Tornado + Water→ Tsunami32Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Dust + Engine→ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole36Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine37Steam + Time Machine→ Time Travel38Destruction + Time Travel→ Paradox39Dust + Earth→ Planet40Dust + Fire→ Ash41Ash + Fire→ Phoenix42Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth43Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea44Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat45Plant + Wind→ Dandelion46Fire + Planet→ Sun47Fire + Sun→ Solar48Plant + Solar→ Oxygen49Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen50Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium51Engine + Plant→ Car52Dandelion + Earth→ Flower53Car + Flower→ Carnation54Carnation + Tea→ T55Helium + T→ The56Repeat + The→ The The57Earth + Tsunami→ Island58Earth + Island→ Continent59Steam + Wave→ Surf60Continent + Surf→ Australia61Earth + Earth→ Mountain62Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche63Avalanche + Wind→ Snow64Australia + Snow→ No65Water + Water→ Lake66Lake + Water→ Ocean67No + Ocean→ Not68Ash + Not→ Is69Destruction + Is→ Was70The The + Was→ The Was71Paradox + The Was→ The Is72Scholar + The Is→ The Scholar73Anagram + The Scholar→ The Chessboard

The Chessboard at a glance

Steps to craft
73
Marathon
Crafting depth
120
longer than 100% 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 The Chessboard in Infinite Craft?

Combine Anagram with The Scholar. The full path from the base elements takes 73 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Chessboard?

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

Is The Chessboard hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 73 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Chessboard?

Only one known combination produces The Chessboard.

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