LEGO Games

[Isgrimnur]

LEGO is launching a game series.

Age group starts at 7.

• Creationary -  Pictionary with LEGOs
  
• Lava Dragon - climb the volcano, summon your dragon.
  
• Minotaurs - labyrinth game
  
• Monster 4 - looks like a Bejeweled/Connect 4 type of game.
  
• Pirate Code - 2-4 player codebreaker

I can't find a good zoomed pic that I can link, but it looks like the dice involved are blank dice with flat panel 4-pip add-in panels.

[Bullwinkle]

The dice are supposedly cool, but from what I've read, Knizia's involvement is name only (or that he looks at the product and says, "Yup, that's a game.").  Also, a lot of them are knock-offs with not a lot added Lego-wise other than design elements.

The games all seem to be really luck driven and bare-bones, unfortunately.  I saw these advertised in a TRU flyer and got excited, but it looks like there's not a reason to be.

However, most comments I've seen are from people who have a hard time finding any entertainment in luck-based games, so I'd love to hear comments if someone's tried one.

[Isgrimnur]

At a low enough age range, I'm doubting you want to play a lot of things that are very skill based.  There's not a lot of skill involved in Chutes and Ladders, Hi-Ho Cherry-O or Candyland as I recall.  The point isn't to play something that's going to hold up on the weekly game night with the guys, it's something for the kiddies.

[coopasonic]

The games all seem to be really luck driven and bare-bones, unfortunately.

Pictionary isn't really luck based is it? Also pictionary with legos sound slike an awesome translation. Pirate Code isn't really luck based either. Damned if I can name the game it's cvopied from, but I know the game.

The others I can't figure out what they really are based on the pictures and descriptions

[Bullwinkle]

The games all seem to be really luck driven and bare-bones, unfortunately.

Pictionary isn't really luck based is it? Also pictionary with legos sound slike an awesome translation. Pirate Code isn't really luck based either. Damned if I can name the game it's cvopied from, but I know the game.

The others I can't figure out what they really are based on the pictures and descriptions

Mastermind.

And those are the knock-offs.

I don't mean to come down hard on them.  I was psyched to run out and get some as soon as I saw the ad.  It's just that I did a little research first, and they didn't sound like they lived up to the potential.

[Destructor]

I saw these at my local LEGO store the other week. And the original poster has them pretty much right as far as what the games seem to be.

[coopasonic]

Mastermind.

Yes, it's been a long time.

I think I'm mostly interested in the lego pictionary. That's one of those things that is so obvious, but I never thought of it. it basically what my son and I play without trying. "Daddy what are you making?" "I'll let you know when I get there son."

[Bullwinkle]

Mastermind.

Yes, it's been a long time.

I think I'm mostly interested in the lego pictionary. That's one of those things that is so obvious, but I never thought of it. it basically what my son and I play without trying. "Daddy what are you making?" "I'll let you know when I get there son."

I remembered one of the comments about that one.  Building items takes a lot longer than drawing a doodle, so the downtime can add up.