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How to Make The Newspaper in Infinite Craft

The Newspaper is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Letters plus The News. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LettersThe NewsThe Newspaper

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 76

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5PaperPlantBook
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7BookDeltaAlphabet
  8. 8PlantWindDandelion
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  11. 11AlphabetFireworksLetters
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustFireAsh
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EarthEngineTractor
  17. 17EarthTractorFarm
  18. 18FarmFireBarbecue
  19. 19AshBarbecueBurger
  20. 20BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  21. 21DustEngineVacuum
  22. 22FireVacuumBlack Hole
  23. 23Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  24. 24Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  25. 25PlantSteamTea
  26. 26EngineWindWindmill
  27. 27TeaWindmillDutch
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29FirePlanetSun
  30. 30SunTime MachineFuture
  31. 31DutchFutureTense
  32. 32Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  33. 33PlanetSteamSteampunk
  34. 34SteampunkWindAirship
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36TreeWaveSurfboard
  37. 37AirshipSurfboardHoverboard
  38. 38DustHoverboardMarty McFly
  39. 39FireMarty McFlyBack to the Future
  40. 40FireWindSmoke
  41. 41SmokeWaterFog
  42. 42FogPlanetVenus
  43. 43VenusWaterAphrodite
  44. 44EngineSteamTrain
  45. 45AphroditeTrainLove Train
  46. 46Back to the FutureLove TrainHuey Lewis
  47. 47Future TenseHuey LewisThe News
  48. 48LettersThe NewsThe Newspaper
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Paper + Plant→ Book6Earth + River→ Delta7Book + Delta→ Alphabet8Plant + Wind→ Dandelion9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks11Alphabet + Fireworks→ Letters12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Fire→ Ash14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Earth + Engine→ Tractor17Earth + Tractor→ Farm18Farm + Fire→ Barbecue19Ash + Barbecue→ Burger20Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger21Dust + Engine→ Vacuum22Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole23Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine24Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger25Plant + Steam→ Tea26Engine + Wind→ Windmill27Tea + Windmill→ Dutch28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Fire + Planet→ Sun30Sun + Time Machine→ Future31Dutch + Future→ Tense32Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense33Planet + Steam→ Steampunk34Steampunk + Wind→ Airship35Water + Wind→ Wave36Tree + Wave→ Surfboard37Airship + Surfboard→ Hoverboard38Dust + Hoverboard→ Marty McFly39Fire + Marty McFly→ Back to the Future40Fire + Wind→ Smoke41Smoke + Water→ Fog42Fog + Planet→ Venus43Venus + Water→ Aphrodite44Engine + Steam→ Train45Aphrodite + Train→ Love Train46Back to the Future + Love Train→ Huey Lewis47Future Tense + Huey Lewis→ The News48Letters + The News→ The Newspaper

The Newspaper at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
76
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to The Newspaper, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Newspaper in Infinite Craft?

Combine Letters with The News. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Newspaper?

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

Is The Newspaper hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Newspaper?

Only one known combination produces The Newspaper.

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