I remember the first time I played this game, back in December. I made my house on an ice sheet. I didn't know what came at night, and I was so surprised I built a wall around my iceberg and removed all surrounding ice so mobs had to swim at me.
My first night? Ah yes, let's discuss out first nights.
My first night was tricky [it was 1.3_01]. I knew at the time I had to punch down trees. I did this, and after that, I made my li'l den near a mountain. Then I was all like, "Oh my gosh, I need coal to light up my house!" What I didn't know was that you can cook logs into charcoal. I panicked so much, I ran far away from home, then it was nighttime. Nearby, there was a steep mountain. I tried to dig it out and sleep near the top (very narrow mountain, like a 1x1-sized top) and went to sleep in there, only to be woken up by a creeper explosion. Then, I ragequitted for the rest of the day.