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How to Make The Times in Infinite Craft

The Times is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is London plus Newspaper. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LondonNewspaperThe Times

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 212 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionWaterWine
  5. 5SteamWineStew
  6. 6StewWineBeef Bourguignon
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8SmokeWaterFog
  9. 9Beef BourguignonFogLondon
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12OceanWaterFish
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14TreeWaterRiver
  15. 15RiverTreePaper
  16. 16FishPaperNewspaper
  17. 17LondonNewspaperThe Times
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine5Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew6Stew + Wineโ†’ Beef Bourguignon7Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke8Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog9Beef Bourguignon + Fogโ†’ London10Water + Waterโ†’ Lake11Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean12Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish13Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree14Tree + Waterโ†’ River15River + Treeโ†’ Paper16Fish + Paperโ†’ Newspaper17London + Newspaperโ†’ The Times

Other ways to make The Times

2 combinations are known to produce The Times. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Times
FirstSecondResult
LondonNewspaperThe Times
NotThe Los Angeles TimesThe Times

The Times at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 17 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Times in Infinite Craft?

Combine London with Newspaper. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Times?

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

Is The Times hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Times?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Times, 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.