Braid

Seed #: Braid     Rating: 4/5

• Three villages fairly close to spawn and each other, one visible from spawn point.
  A good seed for checking out some of the new features of minecraft 1.7.2, including Mesa and Roofed Forest biomes!

  

  Village visible from spawn with blacksmith & farms

• Near the Spawn:
• Plains biome @ x:135, z:256
• Mesa biome nearby to the South.

• Plains/ Savanna village 1
• Visible NW of Spawn @ x:87, z:162
• 8 Buildings, Blacksmith:Y, Farms:Y

• Plains village 2
• SW of Spawn @ x:-173, z:370
• 5 Buildings, Blacksmith:N, Farms:Y
• Pigs, sheep & pumpkins.

  

  The third village, surrounded by a roofed forest biome

• Plains village 3
• NW of Spawn @ x:-330, z:-176
• 11 Buildings, Blacksmith:Y, Farms:Y
• Chickens, cows & pigs, with horses to the NW.
• In  a field surrounded by roofed forest biome

Source: Original Seed found by Jane

Four Village Fiesta with lots!

Seed #: 5902432582139408410     Rating: 5/5

• This world has LOTS to keep you amused... but you have a walk first.
• Two temples - in jungle near spawn, plus a desert temple near a village
• First main village has caves, an abandoned mine and most animals
• Another village with an abandoned mine some distance away
• Four villages in all worth visiting
• This world will keep you amused.

Village 1 has most animals, many caves and an Abandoned Mine in a ravine

• Spawn in a Jungle @ x: -145 z: 230 with sheep and chickens
• Jungle Temple north nearby @ x: -154 z: 166

• Village 1 - Plains
• Fair walk south west from Spawn 
• @ x: -465  z: 590
• # Buildings: 10 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 3
• Most animals - cows, sheel, pigs and horses
• Ravine with abandoned mine @x: -440 z: 500

Village 1 has a great Abandoned Mine and many caves to explore!

• Village 2 - Desert 
• South from Village 1 @ x: -390 z: 1044
• # Buildings: 9 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 5

• Village 3 - Desert 
• South West from Village 1 (west village 2)
• @ x: -825 z: 1100
• # Buildings: 9 Farms: 5 and Chickens
• Abandoned Mine beneath village...
• dig down at the 2 pits east of farm
• @ x: -806 z: 1114
• Desert Temple nearby @ x: -886 z: 1274

Village 3 - a Desert temple in the background left,
and an abandoned mine beneath the pits in the front

• Village 4 - Desert near Swamp
• West from Village 3 @ x: -1200 z: 1130
• # Buildings: 12  Farms: 5

Source: Original Seed found by Andre

Two Villages with many Caves nearby, two Ravines and a Mineshaft

Seed #: -2655949407175943878   Rating: 5/5

• Caves and Ravines galore!
• Two plains villages, both with local caves around and beneath.
• Abandoned Mineshaft under a ravine near village 1
• Horses near village 2
• Two Jungle Temples found further to the south

Village 1, with it's local ravine in the front,
from which you can access an Abandoned Mineshaft.

• Near the Spawn:
• Forest biome @ x: 222  z: 255
• Good caves to explore and for fast resources @ x: 15 z: 295

• Village 1 with plenty of Caves, Ravine and 
• West from Spawn @ x: -224 z: 216
• # Buildings: 13 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 11
• Plenty of caves near and beneath village for a fun night in!
• Cows nearby for ample food

• Ravine next to Village 1... dig down at the south end @ x: -185 z: 328 into a spawner room and Abandoned mineshaft 

Village 1 has many caves around and beneath it

• 2nd Ravine on way to 2nd Village
• South West from Village 1 @ x: -299 z: 413

• Village 2
• South West from Village 1 @ x: -351 z: 634
• # Buildings: 13 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 8
• Pigs and Horses nearby
• Plenty of caves nearby 

Village 2 has more caves nearby

• 2 Jungle Temples also found!
• South West of Village 2 @ x: -777 z: 886
• South of Village 2 @ x: -298 z: 1047 

Source: Original Seed found by Andre

Three Villages, Caves, Ravine, Hut and Temple

Seed #:  -1418717680161455228   Rating: 4/5

• Two villages and a hamlet
• Nearby Witches Hut and Desert Temple
• Caves under two villages, and a ravine nearby
• Abundance of food and resources

Village 1 with caves beneath

• Near the Spawn:
• Plains biome @ x: -26 z: 321

• Plains Village 1 with caves
• North of Spawn @ x: -114 z: 187
• # Buildings: 8 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 8
• Cows, sheep and pigs nearby
• Caves around and under the village to keep you amused

• Plains Village 2 with ravine and Witches Hut
• East of Village 1 @ x: 183  z: 210
• # Buildings: 6 Farms: 5
• More cows, sheep and pigs nearby
• Caves around and under the village to keep you amused
• Witches Hut to the south
• Ravine to the north (mostly buried)

Village 2 with Witches hut in the background, and a nearby ravine

• Desert Village 3 with buried Temple nearby
• South of Village 1 @ x: -127  z: 578
• # Buildings: 3 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: None
• Desert Temple mostly buried to the south @ x: -133 z: 762

Spot the temple?

Source: Original Seed found by Andre

Village with Temple, and another village nearby

Seed #:  -3219626096478441175   Rating: 3/5

• A desert temple next to a village near the spawn
• Buried Spawner Dungeon nearby with caves
• Another plains village south east
• Plenty of animals between the villages

Village 1 with Temple next door

• Near the Spawn:
• Tiaga biome @ x: -382  z: 155

• Desert Village 1 with Temple
• North from Spawn @ x: 232 z: 211
• # Buildings: 6 Blacksmith: No Farms: 4
• Chickens nearby

• Buried Spawner Dungeon
• North from Village 1 @ x: 212 z: 102
• Just to north are caves to explore

• Plains Village 2
• South East of Village 1 @ x: 509  z: 384
• # Buildings: 11 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 10
• Cows and sheep nearby
• Some caves under the village for fun at night!
• Pass other caves and horses along the way

Village 2 with caves beneath

Source: Original Seed found by Andre

Island village with underwater stronghold

Seed #: -2566961246077087775    Rating: 3/5

Large underwater stronghold with library.

• Great island retreat with your own village & nearby underwater stronghold.

Near the Spawn:

• Taiga (snowy) biome @ x:-235, z:182
• Animals: chickens.

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  Good sized plains village with blacksmith, farms & most animals
  

  Plains village
• North West of spawn @ x:-449, z:62
• 9 Buildings, Blacksmith: Y, Farms: Y
• Sheep, chickens & pigs around village, cows & horses to the West

• Underwater stronghold
• In underwater ravine - North West of spawn @ x:-1006, z:90

Source: Original Seed found by Jane

KitKathy

Seed #: KitKathy    Rating: 4/5

Abandoned mine & ravine under plains village at spawn!

• Spawn at the edge of a plains village, with nearby caves to dungeons and an abandoned mine - oh, and did we mention the stronghold?

Near the Spawn:

• Plains biome @ x:31, z:277
• Animals: sheep, pigs, horses & chickens. Cows to the West.

Village with most animals, farms & pumpkins - right at spawn point!

• Plains village
• Spawn on the edge of the village
• 12 Buildings: Blacksmith: N, Farms: Y

• Caves leading to abandoned mine & ravine
• Entry at South edge of village - @ x:13, z:349

• Caves leading to zombie spawner dungeon
• Entry at North edge of village - @ x:-18, z:250

Superb stronghold - find your way into a shallow cave in the jungle & dig your way down!

• Stronghold
• South and a little West of spawn, enter cave @ x:-156, z:709
• Follow shallow cave to it's end and dig straight down in the dirt there.
  

Source: Thanks to Kathy for sharing this find!

Twin Villages, local Temple, Hut and two Ravine Mineshafts!

 Seed #:  -793042347585965953   Rating: 5/5

• LOADED with stuff to do!
• Twin Villages near each other with Horses!
• Local Jungle Temple, Witches Hut and Ravine Mineshaft!
• Another ravine and Mineshaft further away.
• Third village further South, with another mineshaft hidden beneath.

Village 1, with Ravine and Mineshaft just at top of image

• Near the Spawn:
• Plains biome @ x: 165 z: 180
• Chickens and Horses.
• Go for a hike to the twin villages...

Village 2 - Village 1 just on the horizon to the right

• Twin Plains Village 1:
• South West from Spawn
• @ x:16 z: 684
• # Buildings: 12 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 10
• Cows, Chickens and Horses

• Twin Plains Village 2:
• South West of village 1 (within sight)
• @ x: -129 z: 810
• # Buildings: 16 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 9
• Pigs and Horses

• Jungle Temple 
• South East of Village 1 @ x: 135 z: 773

• Witches Hut and Sheep!
• West of Village 2 @ x: -316 z: 709
• Get your wool here make your bed!
• Tame some wolves on the way!

Ravine and Mineshaft near Village 1

• Ravine 1 with Mineshaft (near Village 1)
• Just South of Village 1 
• @ x: 64 z: 798

• Ravine 2 with Mineshaft (North of Witches Hut)
• Just South of V1 @ x: -308 z: 509

• Village 3:
• Further south of Village 2 is another village
• @ x: 35 z: 1182
• # Buildings: 9 Blacksmith: No Farms: 8
• Chickens only
• Hidden Mineshaft underneath village
• dig @ x: 30 z: 127

Source: Original Seed found by Andre

Salem - Village with local Witches Hut, caves, most animals and Ocelots

Seed #:  2155347503560243317   Rating: 4/5

• Plains Village, most animals, and a cave system to keep you amused.
• Local Witches Hut for happy hunting, and a local Jungle Temple also.

Village with caves below, Ocelots in the Jungle,
and a Witches Hut within sight (top of screen above tree)

Near the Spawn:

• Plains Biome @ x: 18 z: 236

Village:

• Head South from spawn @ x: -2 z: 672
• 10 Buildings, Blacksmith: No, Farms: 1
• Plenty of caves beneath to keep you amused
• Most animals near the village
• Witches Hut within sight @ x: -1 z: 770 

Jungle Temple:

• West of the village @ x: -298 z: 566

Source: Original Seed found by Andre

Four Villages, "Floating" Stronghold, Mines Galore and much more!

Seed #:  Dossier or -786688341   Rating: 5/5

• MUCH MORE than just a "Floating Stronghold" room...
• Extensive Submerged Stronghold and Mineshafts
• FOUR nearby Villages... 
• North West plains (Village 2) one is best as a base - has another nearby mineshaft that is very easily accessible
• West village (3) has Desert Temple and a Buried Spawner Dungeon!
• South West Desert village (4) has a blacksmith

"Floating Stronghold" off the coast of an Island resort...
I explored under water and found MUCH MORE!

Near the Spawn:

• Approx Coord's: x: -452 z: 588

Village 1 (near spawn) - Plains Island and "Floating Stronghold room":

• North from spawn, an Island resort 
• @ x: -468  z: -688
• # Buildings: 10 Blacksmith: No Farms: 8
• Small opening to a ravine on opposite side of island

• Under water Submerged Stronghold and Mines...
• @ x: -486  z: -688

My Favourite Village (2)...
cows, pigs, farms, and an exposed mine!

Village 2 with exposed Mines (favourite base):

• North West of Village 1 
• @ x: -1008  z: -1312
• Has cows and pigs and lots of farms
• # Buildings: 13 Blacksmith: No Farms: 8
• Mineshaft opening near river to West

Spider Spawner Dungeon worth investigating...
also a Temple and Village nearby

Village 3 with Desert Temple and Buried Spider Spawner:

• West of Village 1
• @ x: -1253 z: -741
• # Buildings: 2 Blacksmith: No Farms: 3
• Exposed Buried Spawner Dungeon (Spiders) 
• @ x: -1237 z: -878

This blacksmith screams "Raid Me "!

Village 4 Desert with Blacksmith:

• South West of Village 1 @ x: -887 z: -209
• # Buildings: 10 Blacksmith: Yes Farms: 7

Source: Minecraft Seeds for Floating Stronghold and Village 1.
Other villages, stronghold, mines and temple found by Andre C of minecraftseedsreview.com