The Sandlot - A Family-Friendly Minecraft Community

Hi everyone!

Our payment gateway, Tebex, has updated their platform, which is forcing us to change how we process VIP payments. I will go over what the changes are, the purpose of the new VIP+ package, what you will need to do if you are a current VIP, and answer any questions you may have.

Payments and Sales Tax/VAT

The biggest change is that payments will be processed directly through Tebex now, instead of through Paypal. It also means that you will now (unfortunately) be charged sales tax or VAT. Please note that you can still pay through Paypal, if you wish. You will be able to see all of your payment history, and cancel any recurring VIP subscriptions you have through Tebex now, instead of Paypal.

VIP+ Package

With this change, Tebex is taking a larger fee from your payment, meaning The Sandlot gets less (even though you are paying more, including the sales tax/VAT). I did not want to change the current VIP price, but with us getting a...

Please give a hearty congratulations to all our promotees today! You are all amazing and we are happy to have you in our community! Congratulations!

Elder

@BFridge
@Floofin
@GrimpyHalfhand
@KevinBoyette
@LunaLovegood
@MCtwilight
@PintoBean77
@TruWolf_
@VolgaLVI

Helper

@Bam_Boom_Boy
@BFridge
@ElleMouse
@FantheFanofFans
@Firepyth
@sprainedd
@TinGoesInTheBin
@VolgaLVI

Senior Helper

@Floofin
@LunaLovegood
@MCtwilight
@RainbowRat2004
@WanderingLlama

We want to honor the hard work and achievements of those Sandlot players who are graduating this year. We are planning a celebration on June 4, 2022 for all interested graduates.

Participant Criteria:

1. You are graduating this year (homeschool, public school, private school...) from your intermediate or senior level education program, or from post-secondary education. (Post-secondary education includes college graduations for anyone earning an Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral degree, or anyone earning a Trade School Certification.)

In the spoiler are my best estimates of equivalencies for USA, Canada, UK, and Australia education programs. If you are graduating from your country's intermediate or senior education program, and want to participate, please let us know.

The time has come to say farewell to the current Normal Survival map, with a grand reopening on June 11th at 12:00 pm (noon) EDT!

We will publish a separate announcement thread with details on the new Normal server, but here is what you need to know for now.

Is the map being reset?

Yes. It will have the new Caves and Cliffs terrain and features!

Will I lose my items, claims, and balance?

Yes.

What Minecraft version will the new Normal server use?

1.18.2.

Will I be able to download the current map to play in single player?

Yes. Put all your inventory items into a chest on your claim before the reset, since player inventories will be wiped in the map download. Write down the coordinates of your base so you can find it again.

Will there be a farewell party for the current Normal server?

Yes! We will host a farewell tour on June 4 at 12:00 pm (noon) EDT.

When, exactly, will current Normal be...

Hi all!

Starting February 19th, the Sandlot will now be hosting monthly birthday parties for everyone that has a birthday that month.

This will include games, prizes, and certainly lots of partying as a way to celebrate your birthdays!

The first birthday party to kick this off will be February 19th, at 3PM EST. This party with also include January birthdays, since that is the only month that's gone by. However, the following parties will always be the second Saturday of each month. (There will be a new post or thread created that contains the date and when there's going to be a new one.)


Please do not share your actual date of birth without permission from your parent or guardian.* This is just to generally celebrate all birthdays of that certain month.

***With parental consent, you may post if...

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, I am creating a new, temporary survival world where we can party our socks off and have fun! The world is going to be mostly vanilla, but I'm going to make it very easy to get good gear, and you will not lose your inventory if you die! You will be able to blow up the world as much as you want, and you can travel as far as you want, because there is NO border!

It's really just meant to be a fun place to hang out, but we need your help! We need to have enough cake for every single member that has signed up for The Sandlot in the last 10 years who wants a slice! Each cake has 7 slices, and we have 21,404 members right now. I know some people can't eat cake or won't want any, so I am conservatively asking that everyone pitch in so that we have 2,844 cakes, which will be able to feed 19,908 people!

This server will open sometime this week, so check back here for updates often, and be ready to bake some cake!...

Greetings, everyone! Happy 10th Anniversary to The Sandlot Minecraft Server! Thank you to everyone – all members new, old, and in between, Helpers, Senior Helpers, Elders, VIP contributors, Moderators, Administrators, retired staff, retired members, our Owner, and our Founder. Every member, no matter your rank, has contributed to this server’s foundation. You ARE The Sandlot. We sincerely thank you all.

Please enjoy a highlight reel looking back at the history of our server. This will be quite a long post, but hopefully it will give older players some nostalgia, and newer players a better picture of what the server used to look like, and how far we have come. Enjoy!

2011

@cheracc is the Founder of The Sandlot Minecraft Server. He is a parent and math teacher. He wanted to find a safe place where his nephew and friends could play Minecraft together. He was dissatisfied with the family-friendly or kid-friendly server options available at the time, so...

Can you believe it?! We are 10 years old! Double digits! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. When I joined this server in 2013, I had no idea how profound of an impact it would have in my life. I am so grateful to our community. You are all so welcoming, creative, determined, and fun! As far as I'm concerned, The Sandlot is my second family.

To celebrate such a monumental occasion, we are going to have many special and fun things to do over the next month! Please continue reading to find out what's coming up, and be sure to leave a reply answering my final questions to you all at the end!

Sandlot Merchandise!

We have new merchandise available for purchase! Make sure to order soon to get your items shipped before Christmas! Hats, t-shirts, posters, and stickers, oh my!

https://merch.sandlotminecraft.com

Sandlot Fan Art

Last month, we invited everyone to submit some fan art. We got quite a...

Howdy Pardners!

The Sandlot is pleased to present our newest adventure map, the Wild West!

Your task is to serve as the new Marshal for the town of High Mesa. You will follow clues to capture four outlaws while adventuring to ranches, farms, mines, towns, and native dwellings. Along the way, you will help citizens resolve disputes and make peace with one another.

Be warned though, each outlaw is a mob boss with a sharp tongue and quick trigger!

William Vault aka "One-Eyed Bill" is a legendary bank robber.
Daniel Dispatch aka "Dapper Dan" is a notorious train bandit.
Jackson Hereford aka "Cactus Jack" is a sneaky cattle rustler.
Louis Wheeler aka "Loco Lou" is a wild stage coach thief.

When you spawn into the world, you'll appear in the Frontier Fort. Clicking a sign will give you two emeralds with which to purchase a book and a map. Then, you visit the Quartermaster to get your supplies, and use another sign to get your horse.

Once you are all outfitted, read the first book...

To celebrate The Sandlot's 10th anniversary, we have new merchandise! We have youth and adult t-shirts in 3 colors, a hat, a poster, and stickers!

We use a third party printing and distribution service that can ship anywhere in the world. If you order within the next week, you should get your shipment before the holidays.

You can get more details about each of the products and place your orders at https://merch.sandlotminecraft.com

Please get your orders in by January 17th! The Sandlot Merchandise store will be closed on January 18th. Thank you to everyone who has ordered or will order some merchandise! It is very much appreciated!