PC Gamer writer Tom Francis descends into minecraft with a single rule: if he dies, he's going to start again and delete the world.
He plays through, learning as he goes (and making some mistakes). While he plays, he gives himself challenges and dies trying to complete them. It's quite compelling.
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there's a youtube series a bit like that called man vs minecraft
the guy has all these rules including the ironman mode one life only rule but also he can't carry very much and can only did so far and has to travel a biome in a day it's quite fun to watch.
Here's a link to ep1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfFwCZ1J-bY