minecraft easy question

[FlyingFish]

Forgive my ignorance regarding this game, but it really isn't my cup of tea so I know diddly squat about what's capable.

My little 10 year old is hooked on minecraft and wants to buy her best friend minecraft for her birthday so they can play together. Now she seems to think that this is only possible if they are connected on the same Wi-Fi. Is this true? Or can they play together in their world at the same time while her best friend is still at home?

Cheers
Mick

 

[FlyingFish]

OK, stupid question alert! Do I need to a server running? Or can one of the girl's laptops do the job of being the server?
Only on my mobile at the mo, but will look at the link above, cheers

Mick

 

[FlyingFish]

Great advice, cheers. Not quite sure if the old Dell laptop she uses has the oomph to do it. It's not got much memory and some ancient intel cpu. I'll look into Thanks for the offer Hybrid, I might be in touch.
Cheers
Mick