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Quick answer
- Craft a Trapped chest from a
Chest and a 
Tripwire hook. - Opening it gives a redstone signal, stronger with more players looking inside.
- It has red marks on the latch, so sharp eyes can spot it.
Trapped chests look like normal chests but power redstone when opened. Use them for alarms, secret doors or traps.
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Crafting
Put a chest and a tripwire hook together in a crafting grid. It holds 27 items, just like a normal chest.
The signal
- One player opening it gives a signal of 1.
- Each extra player looking inside adds 1, up to 15.
- The block under it is powered too.
Double chestsTwo trapped chests side by side join into a double chest. A trapped chest won't join a normal chest.
Ideas
| Build | How |
|---|---|
| Alarm | Wire it to a note block or redstone lamp |
| Secret door | Wire it to sticky pistons that open a wall |
| Prank trap | Wire it to a dispenser with snowballs or water |
Be kindA TNT trap under a friend's chest is funny once. Don't wreck builds on a shared server without permission.
Cheat sheet
- Chest + tripwire hook
- Signal 1 per player, up to 15
- Only joins other trapped chests
- Red marks on the latch
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