diff --git a/vars/local_vars_big.yml b/vars/local_vars_big.yml
index bbdeda7f3..548a25ff8 100644
--- a/vars/local_vars_big.yml
+++ b/vars/local_vars_big.yml
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ calibreweb_port: 8083    # PORT VARIABLE HAS NO EFFECT (as of January 2019)
 calibreweb_url: /books
 calibreweb_home: "{{ content_base }}/calibre-web"    # /library/calibre-web
 
+# Minetest is an open source clone of the Minecraft building blocks game
+minetest_install: True
+minetest_enabled: True
+
 
 # CONSIDER THESE 2 NEW OPENSTREETMAP (OSM) APPROACHES INSTEAD, AS OF 2018:
 # - http://download.iiab.io/content/OSM/vector-tiles/