How many of you remember Lego?
These blocks contributed to the largest containers of toys as I was growing up, and my brother and I built all sorts of things. Including making our own games of various types.
If only I could make something like this. . .
Now Lego makes board games!
The one I want to discuss today is Creationary.
Creationary is a party game using Legos. Using cards with various images on it, the turn player tries to build one of the images out of Legos so any other player can guess. If someone guesses, both the person who got it right and the builder get a point. Whoever gets five or ten points first wins!
The game takes the best part of Apples to Apples with the creativity of Pictionary, and then takes away any complaint I could have with either of the aforementioned games. The luck factor is minimized into choosing your category (Or possibly doubling the worth of a card!). Because you don’t have Apples to Apples limitation of only offering what’s in hand, you end up with a bit more chaotic table. Then because it’s just a point game, instead of a roll and move with a caveat, it’s got a leg up on Pictionary.
I definitely recommend this for families, but it goes beyond that. If you just like Legos, this is high on my buy list.
Your turn, what’s your favorite Lego memory?
Yes, our youngest son specifically asked for Creationary for Christmas. We had fun playing it around the dining room table. Best of all, you take your creations apart and put them away when you’re done (i.e., your kids don’t leave them on display on every available square inch of shelf space in the house).
My favorite Lego memory is a drag racer I made when I was about 12 years old. I specifically remember it because it was the first thing I photographed with the first camera I ever owned – one that I bought with my own money from an ad in a comic book.
That’s definitely a reason to remember it! I’m curious, was it a set, or built from one of the generic builder sets?
I seem to remember that it wasn’t a set, but it was one of those “generic builder sets with a lot of specialty pieces.” Those were the best, especially if you had a big stockpile of standard bricks already.
This was so long ago (1972), it might have been before they even had “Lego sets” in the sense we know them now. Creativity was king, rather than “likeness” or “realism.”
Here’s an interesting read on the topic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lego
Wow, I didn’t know Lego started with carpentry. That’s some cool facts, thanks for the link, Paul!