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How to Make The Past Play in Infinite Craft

The Past Play is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 83 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Play. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe PlayThe Past Play

Marathon83 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1492 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 83 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32LakeWaterOcean
  33. 33OceanWaterFish
  34. 34FishWindFlying Fish
  35. 35EarthFlying FishBird
  36. 36BirdEarthChicken
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38FireSteamEngine
  39. 39EarthEngineTractor
  40. 40MountainTractorBulldozer
  41. 41BulldozerMountainRoad
  42. 42ChickenRoadWhy
  43. 43DustWhyBecause
  44. 44BecauseBecauseAnd
  45. 45LakeMountainFjord
  46. 46FireFireVolcano
  47. 47FjordVolcanoIceland
  48. 48AshPlantTobacco
  49. 49IcelandTobaccoIcelandic
  50. 50EarthPlantTree
  51. 51EarthTreeForest
  52. 52DandelionEarthFlower
  53. 53FlowerPlantGarden
  54. 54ForestGardenPark
  55. 55IcelandicParkTheme
  56. 56AndThemeAndtheme
  57. 57EarthTractorFarm
  58. 58FarmFireBarbecue
  59. 59AshBarbecueBurger
  60. 60BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  61. 61DustEngineVacuum
  62. 62FireVacuumBlack Hole
  63. 63Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  64. 64Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  65. 65PlantSteamTea
  66. 66EngineWindWindmill
  67. 67TeaWindmillDutch
  68. 68DustEarthPlanet
  69. 69FirePlanetSun
  70. 70SunTime MachineFuture
  71. 71DutchFutureTense
  72. 72Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  73. 73WindWindTornado
  74. 74Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  75. 75Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  76. 76AndthemePresent TenseAnd the
  77. 77GlassWindWindow
  78. 78WindWindowCurtain
  79. 79CurtainMountainStage
  80. 80EarthStageTheater
  81. 81SteamTheaterPlay
  82. 82And thePlayThe Play
  83. 83Past TenseThe PlayThe Past Play
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Water + Water→ Lake32Lake + Water→ Ocean33Ocean + Water→ Fish34Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish35Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird36Bird + Earth→ Chicken37Earth + Earth→ Mountain38Fire + Steam→ Engine39Earth + Engine→ Tractor40Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer41Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road42Chicken + Road→ Why43Dust + Why→ Because44Because + Because→ And45Lake + Mountain→ Fjord46Fire + Fire→ Volcano47Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland48Ash + Plant→ Tobacco49Iceland + Tobacco→ Icelandic50Earth + Plant→ Tree51Earth + Tree→ Forest52Dandelion + Earth→ Flower53Flower + Plant→ Garden54Forest + Garden→ Park55Icelandic + Park→ Theme56And + Theme→ Andtheme57Earth + Tractor→ Farm58Farm + Fire→ Barbecue59Ash + Barbecue→ Burger60Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger61Dust + Engine→ Vacuum62Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole63Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine64Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger65Plant + Steam→ Tea66Engine + Wind→ Windmill67Tea + Windmill→ Dutch68Dust + Earth→ Planet69Fire + Planet→ Sun70Sun + Time Machine→ Future71Dutch + Future→ Tense72Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense73Wind + Wind→ Tornado74Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity75Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense76Andtheme + Present Tense→ And the77Glass + Wind→ Window78Wind + Window→ Curtain79Curtain + Mountain→ Stage80Earth + Stage→ Theater81Steam + Theater→ Play82And the + Play→ The Play83Past Tense + The Play→ The Past Play

Other ways to make The Past Play

2 combinations are known to produce The Past Play. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Play
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe PlayThe Past Play
Past tenseThe PlayThe Past Play

The Past Play at a glance

Steps to craft
83
Marathon
Crafting depth
149
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 83 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Play in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Play. The full path from the base elements takes 83 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Past Play?

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

Is The Past Play hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 83 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Past Play?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Past Play, 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.