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Block Island application kid toprated
Build a house, a castle, or an entire town on your own private island.

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Quick Start
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Download Block Island above. (Requires Java.)

2 Click anywhere on the island to put a block there.
3 Click on any block to "glue" on another block.
4 Use the arrow keys (or sfdc) to move yourself left, right, in or out.
5 The mouse wheel moves you up and down.
Notes

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Block Island is a building game with 3D blocks.

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Left-click adds a block.

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Right-click deletes a block.

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Wheel-click re-centers the view.
FAQ
What am I supposed to do?
Just have fun playing with blocks. Click to add a block. Right-click to remove a block. Try the tutorial written by "Beta" Tessa!
Can I move the blocks?
No, but you can right-click to remove a block, then left-click to add a block somewhere else.
When I try to wheel up or down, there is a clank sound and my picture jumps. How come?
You are accidentally pressing the mouse wheel as you roll it. When you wheel-click a block, it gets moved to the center of the screen.
My mouse doesn't have a right button. How can I delete blocks?

Delete a block with right-click, command-click, or delete icon

My mouse doesn't have a wheel button. How can I re-center my view?

Center on a block with wheel-click, alt-click, or delete icon

Links

Thank you Patrick Hoesly for sharing your seamless textures.

Thank you Peter Walser for sharing your idx3d engine.

Try Werner Randelshofer's CubeTwister game, which also uses idx3d.

Tutorial by "Beta" Tessa
Tips and tricks from a Block Island master.
Beta Tessa tutorial1

It's cool to make trees. These are picturs of a jungle. to make a tree, stack up more then 3 brown blocks with leaves on top. then, put more leaves around. MOST IMPOTENTLY HAVE FUN!
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HOW TO MAKE A FLYING ISLAND
1) Stack blocks as high as you want your island to be with one block sticking out.
2) delete the blocks supporting the block sticking off the edge.
3) build off of the floating block.
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if you want to make a GHOST island, use ice or glass!
[The first three materials.]
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Make yourself famous!

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