Etho Plays Minecraft - Episode 539: The Bamboozler 

The real reason why Etho is crafting netherite is that he found a new way to get rid of those crappy blue shiny rocks!

EthosMath time! The series began 3,452 days ago, with a global upload average of 6.4 days apart. The past 5 episodes averaged 18.8 days apart, and all 39 episodes since the 500 milestone have on average 10.5 days between each of them. I estimate the episode 550 world download to be here on Friday, August 7th. In much bigger news, Etho reached 2 million subs over a month ago now. Will he release a special? Time will tell

5 years from now Etho quits RU-vid to pursue his passion in male modeling. You see him on the front of every magazine with his chiseled six pack.

Wait, Etho has a stomach, big shoulders, and his abs are on the way?! We might as well be close to getting the full picture of Etho! He must have arms as well, definitely has fingers, wondering if he has legs? He might be a human after all.

Etho: needs bonemeal for a project Also Etho: Uses bone blocks to build redstone

Did Etho just say pretty nutty? He is down and hip with the kids confirmed.

This episode felt so perfect to me. I think it just kinda had some of everything. It had a cool redstone project, it had some farm fixes, some testing of mechanics, a near death experience and exploration. Just wanted to I really enjoyed this one.

Me: Never cared to see a face reveal from Etho. Etho: Yeah I just causally bulked up. Me: ..... Alright I wanna see this.

I’ve been lucky enough to to grow up around Etho and others like Bdouble0 and GenericB. The others I lost interest in over the years, but not Etho. I’ve been subscribed to you since I was 10 years old, now I’m 19. Many memories, creepers, and emails later... your still here. I remember watching your first let’s play series for hours at a time, Amazed. At that age, I was confused why you were throwing blue shiny rocks into a fire, at the time not understanding it was a joke. I remember a roller coaster of emotions when you were moving to this world from your original. I don’t even have an interest in Minecraft anymore, but I still stop whatever I’m doing to watch the your let’s play series. Just keep it up man. Edit: Heres the obligatory thanks for all the likes.

The proper may to build foundations is to not build them on sand, because the foundation can shift and get damaged

16:20 "I don't have a lot of house building experience" Then Proceeds to build an amazing house.

Etho: puts twitch link in description Also etho: last live 2015

Typical Gamers: Skinny, tall, long hair Ethos: my shoulder can’t fit through the door

I read descriptions, especially Etho's

New fact about Etho: he's JACKED

Etho : I want your opinion about the house Everyone : The house has roof we all ok 👌😂

I feel honored having read the description, bamboozled even.

Breaking new: Etho's got a stomach, and is sometimes hungry.

If you didn't know already, walking on Soul Sand and Soul Soil with Soul Speed boots rapidly eats up durability, so be careful with that.

Bufftho comin through, when shall the man the myth the legend show his swole image to the publique?

The weird foundations totally add character and novelty to the houses, would definitely recommend sticking with them!

I've been subscribed for YEARS and I still get that happy feeling everytime Etho has uploaded a video! Thank you!

It’s great to hear that u are staying active and healthy, and anything we get to hear about ur personal life means a lot to us, especially og fans

Everybody knows that VintageBeef taught Etho everything he knows about redstone, but not many people know that Etho taught Beef everything he knows about building.

I live for this notification during quarantine.

I love how i just picture Etho as Kakashi in person as well

Etho: *places tnt with some kind of rhythm* Elybeatmaker: it's free real estate

Hoglins: I sawed your face in half! Etho: "Thats a lot of damage"

Etho's out here doing neutral grip crimp pullups getting swole, meanwhile my quarantine 15 is well under way

"We've Been Treated, We've Been Blessed and We've Been Quite Possibly, Bamboozled"

12:43 etho has a stomach confirmed

Etho, I’ve been watching you since I was like 17-I’m 23 now, and this episode made me realize you don’t divulge much personal information. I understand maintaining a level of privacy in your career is a personal decision and I totally support that. But I will say it was nice hearing about your work out routine and gaining a greater sense of who you are as a person. I wish you the best of luck in your continuing development-both professionally and personally. I appreciate your content and look forward to years of etho to come! Cheers!

everyone: "the update is here and my farm is broken!" etho gives out blueprints of plan B. >:)

Bamboozler? I barely know her!

when the "journey's end" update comes out for terraria will you and Z do a Terraria is EZ series?

I love when Etho talks about exercise. It’s really inspirational. A lot of folks who play games all day don’t spare a minute towards physical activities at all in a week - but when he talks about how much he’s accomplished just at home it makes me super motivated!!

I love the description: "Minecraft survival. Oh wow! You are actually reading the description! I hate writing descriptions, but I do it every video for people just like you. Reading & writing are becoming less common with all our visual technology. "

In response to the "question of the day" I don't know if there's a wrong way to plan for buildings! If anything, your strategy of laying down foundations gives them a unique style. Personally that would not work for me, but obviously it seems to work for you, so I say keep on keeping on.

It seems like everything Etho does he does in a kind way. I appreciate that about him.

This is one of my favorite episodes ever! It sounds a bit dramatic but i'm being honest! There was some redstone, some building, some exploring, some explosions and Etho sounded nice and cheerful! and i loved hearing how hes keeping fit and its actually now inspired me to do a little working out myself!

You know an episode is about to be good when it starts with Etho placing hundreds of TNT!

Etho! How has your sleeping schedule been? Since last episode you talked about your workout sessions, I thought you’d keep us in touch with your sleeping schedule too. Hope it isn’t like a few years ago ;) Keep up the good work Etho!

Just wait till etho discovers preworkout, his coffee habit will be a thing of the past

I’m absolutely a fan of the jagged house design! Makes it look and feel much more natural

Etho: *casualy places TNT* Me: this is gonna go down poorly...

Thank you Etho for bringing us so much joy through these tough times!! Sincerely, everyone

Etho you gotta utilise the reverse door trick! Place the door in such a way that when you "open" the door it actually blocks the doorway. You sort of have to place it sideways. Zombies think the door is open so they don't break it, but it actually is closed

Well when I watched Grian’s video on building he never makes his foundations in a square. I just believe you’re taking the irregular shape foundation to a new level by sticking out a wall

Etho's vids have been really great lately. I can't quite put my finger on it but it just feels like they're full of new life. I've really been enjoying it

You should put some sketchy seller or something in that back alley behind the building you made

I think Etho's the only person who's gotten me to work out except myself. There's something cheerful and positive about your attitude towards it and your presentation of it. In other words: You got me lured in again, Etho :)

24:24 whohooo! Feels like my birthday :) I'm happy to hear you're still working out and it's working out for you :D How did you walk around backwards in sandy city like that?

i still remember when i first started watching etho 6 years ago. it was when he was making the potion lab in the lp world. im so glad after all of these years he’s still making content, it truly makes my day so much better whenever he uploads.

21:09 Etho embraces his inner Phil Swift.

Etho is for sure one of my favorite Minecraft builders and definitely my favorite Minecraft RU-vidr

Netherite : Can't burn in lava Also Netherite : Can be smelted Logic : **Visible confusion**

Hey, Etho! I think you should stick with your von-sway foundations and keep evolving it to create even more unique builds in the future!

16:55 Hey etho, just a small time saving trick you can hold the log in your off hand and the axe in your main hand then just hold right click and it will auto place the logs and strip them.

Can't wait to see etho's abs when he models for calvin Klein's underpants, of course wearing a kakashi mask to hide his sharingan

That description is indeed for people like me 😊 I feel like creators tend to be a little more open in the description because fewer people see it lol I love how much you can hear he's genuinely amused at the four bamboozlers That house looks so nice I love it!!! The entrance to Sandy City also definitely looks nice since the blacksmith building addition

Etho, I really like ur build style. If I wanted to watch someone build with a "proper" foundation, I would go watch bdubs or beef. If I wanted to watch someone build a mega base with lots of symmetry, I would watch mumbo. I think ur build style is cool and I really enjoy watching you struggle with roof designs because of your unique foundations.

I was wondering when eSWOL was going to come back with his exercise tips and tricks. Been a long time fan. Really since around 2007 or so watching with friends. I Hope everything is going well Etho! keep healthy and keep safe!

That stall shutter system is ingenious. Simple, elegant, and functional.

etho has the nicest voice in the world. im so glad he kept up with minecraft and now it popped off again. etho and the minecrack crew were part of my childhood and ill never forget it

i feel like the delta one is something out of a godzilla movie, its so barren and burned with the ash in the air and so quiet with the wind.

Personally I could never pull of the slightly wacky foundations, but when you do it Etho it always ends up looking really cool, so I'd say keep at it!

Etho's building style is definitely unique, and I hope he never changes it

This was an awesome video, perfect balance of building, redstone, exploring, and general tomfoolery. Keep up the awesome content!

They should make it so you can toggle the sound of a redstone-related block on and off

The new snapshot and especially the new biome was a dream come true. Quartz bricks? Black cobblestone? Awesome ash biome with cool transition? Yes please.

Prediction: the first time we're going to see etho is on the cover of Playboy, and his face is going to be off the page.

Somebody is gonna meet a body builder and realize he sohnds like etho

I like this new system. Zero tick farms had almost zero cost, and with them gone, you need easy access to a lot of bone meal to have a fast farm. So now there’s more cost to resources like bamboo

Last time I was this early nobody knew how those llamas walked around sandy city like that

Love your build style and love sandy city! Always enjoy watching your buildings evolve, that new building and the others are really an awesome scheme.

Catching up with all your videos, I was one year behind and caught u 3 months so far. It's so great watching you play minecraft again. Been watching you for 7-8 years now! Thank you for all the good times.

keep the weird foundations, i really enjoy the building style. Its always interesting how you bring everything together at the end (with the roof!).

I can’t wait to see etho use the soul speed while swimming. To quote ilmango-“woooooooshh!”

Your builds look amazing these days. Unique and compact, I love them!

foundations help. its like writing an outline for a paper. It breaks up the task into a defined space, shows where it needs to go, and helps you conceptualize

I was wondering with terraria Journey’s end coming out are we going to get terraria 1.4 is EZ

In response to the “question of the day” Firstly, I don’t know whether you are referring to real-life house build experience or Minecraft experience, but for the sake of this response, it will be about real life. The next topic would be to address is what you refer to as a “foundation.” A foundation, in reality, is designed to provide a level, stable surface to safely support a building by transferring loads to the ground. So, this is what your house/structure would be placed on top of. Many considerations go into what type of foundation is used such as the local weather and quality of soil at the build location. However, I believe what you are referring to when you say “foundation” and “proper technique…straight walls” is a floor plan. The floor plan is an overall outline of what your house/structure will look like once complete. The idea of a “good” floor plan is having “accessibility” to the different sections of a house/structure meaning traffic congestion is low and rooms/areas are placed appropriately. Appropriate room/area placement means that rooms with similar functions are grouped or near together such as bedrooms being placed on one side of the structure with bathroom near the bedrooms for “good accessibility” or the kitchen being near the dining room for ease of flow between the two areas. Floor plans sometimes contain that “jutting out” aspect as some rooms are much bigger than others and neither adjacent room can be resized/adjusted due to constraints like size or client preference. The appearance and layout of the house/structure all just depend on what requirements must be met in the limited amount of space allotted for the structure. Honestly, this was a pretty big tangent about residential design and might not even be what you meant to obtain with your question with this being a Minecraft let’s play, but I hope I provided some useful information with the blurb of text. Note* This information comes from a late high school civil engineering and architecture course and an undergraduate intro to design culture course.

incredible episode, loved the content loved the energy and good to hear your doing well. Congrats on 2 mill!!! that's insane!

What a great episode! Got a lot done, but still casual. Very relaxing and engaging to watch!

Ok the basalt deltas makes me think of the upside down from stranger things. I think it is mostly the ash in the air.

4:57 "i always count by twos, expect here i challenge my horse" Subtitles on point, but once u hear it you cant unhear it

love the building etho, and the shutter system is so cool. the bamboozler had me cracking up, what a cool invention nice work

I love listening to the little details about what etho could possibly look like and trying to piece them together for a fuller picture

Well well well. Look who it is. It's Etho. My favorite person.

YES ethos falling into the exercise addiction just like me

happy to hear about your progress with working out, glad its going so well!

I’ve watch this series since I was a mere child and I just want to thank you for being my escape during a lot of rough times in my life. I appreciate your quality content and how much you care about your viewers! You’ve also taught me a lot about Minecraft and are the reason I still play. Thanks Etho.

Etho, I /love/ how you make crazy contraptions like this bamboozler and your auto tree farm that don't rely on glitches to work. I don't mind people who use 0 tick and tnt dupping but it's nice to have farm designs that are less likely to be patched out. Ninja house is a fantastic building style! Thank you for the episode and I hope you have a fantastic day! :D

Etho: nooo I’m almost out of bone blocks Also Etho: uses bone blocks as building blocks

it’s amazing to see you still kicking after all these years. I love your vids dude, keep up the good work! 😊

Never seeing etho and him saying he’s getting jacked makes me want to see him more lol

I've lost 30 lbs in the last few months without exercise and that fitness talk at the end was really inspiring to push myself the extra mile, ty sir for always being an inspiration in Minecraft and life.

Ergo, how did you get the llamas to stop walking around sandy city? Honestly it's very nice to see the place getting some well deserved, ninja friendly attention.

i love the sandy city house/building! good job!

Thanks for years of great descriptions. I read them all!