WHAT IS SPEEDRUNNING?
The point of speedrunning is to beat a game as fast as possible, finding the quickest route to the end of the game. For players familiar with Minecraft, speedruns are a new challenge that allow them to test their skills and find new ways to approach the game!
Unlike most games, Minecraft is open-ended, so a speedrun is hard to define. However, the gaming community considers a typical speedrun to have been successfully completed when the player defeats the ender dragon and enters the exit portal!
TYPES OF SPEEDRUN
Speedruns can take many forms, and in Minecraft there are a few common variations on the rules: