Key Takeaways
- Minecraft fans have already translated the runes on the blue cube from the new trailer.
- It spells out “Iron Gold Stone Gate Head Home,” which might be a step-by-step guide on how to escape the Overworld.
- Much like in Minecraft itself, the leading theory goes that they will have to defeat the Ender Dragon to ‘beat’ the game so that they can leave.
Yesterday, Warner Bros. released a new Minecraft trailer, revealing how Steve (played by Jack Black) got trapped in the Overworld.
As an adult, he ventured into a mineshaft and found a strange blue cube which opened a portal, transporting him to Mojang’s infinite, blocky world. But look closely at said cube and you’ll see some familiar runes.
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It’s covered in the Standard Galactic Alphabet, AKA the symbols you see on the Enchanting Table. In mere hours, Reddit user tokaygecko2 translated them, revealing that they spell out a cryptic clue: Iron Gold Stone Gate Head Home.
The alphabet is used in a few games, but it was created by Tom Hall for Keen 1: Marooned on Mars in 1990
What Does It Mean?
What this seemingly random string of words actually means is up for debate, but a popular suggestion from BuckeyeBrute is that it’s a step-by-step guide on how to get home
“Iron to mine diamonds. Gold for the inevitable piglin trading scene to get Ender Pearls, stone is the obsidian to get to the Nether, gate is the End Portal, and head home after you fight the dragon?”
Although, obsidian is a glass, so stone might simply refer to the End Portal frame.
It’s a compelling theory, since the ‘aim’ of Minecraft is to find and kill the Ender Dragon. It’s how you roll credits — everything after is literally the ‘End’ game. So, if the theory is right, to get home, they must beat Minecraft. It’s pretty simple, but when adapting an open-ended sandbox game, simple seems a safe bet.
Minecraft
The best-selling video game of all time, Minecraft is a sandbox title developed by Mojang that bridges the gap between video games and education. Whether you want to raid dungeons and build whatever you choose, there’s something for everyone across almost every gaming platform you can think of.