Creationary Game (3844)

So I tried to jam three or four of the large, flat pieces into the XBOX's DVD tray. I kept getting read errors. Tried the Wii, I couldn't even get the pieces to suck into the media slot. I even pulled a couple of the old cartridge-based gaming systems out of the basement, built the appropriate sized cartridge out of LEGO bricks, and hooked it up to the TV. No luck there, either! So I finally called support. I was on hold FOR-EVER. Probably like, 30 seconds. That's ridiculous enough, but when the tech finally picks up, I'm connected to some Scandinavian call center out in who-knows-where. First thing's first, I ask the guy about his accent. He says it's *Danish*. Dude can't even put down his breakfast pastry to answer a support call?! Someone's DEFINITELY getting an anonymous flaming blog comment post about *that.* So I tell him about the problems I'm having. He keeps interrupting, clearly trying to follow some canned support script for beginners. DUDE, I'm TECHNICAL, OKAY? Skip your basic troubleshooting and let me tell you what I think the problem is! Anyway, so he says it won't run on ANY console or computer system. I say EXACTLY, that's why I'm calling. It won't run. He says right. I say so what do I do now? I already spent like, two hours trying to figure out where to install the batteries, so I know it's not THAT kind of game. He says it doesn't take batteries. I say yeah, I just said that, so I must be missing the power adapter, and I ask if he can overnight one to me. He says there's no adapter, I say right, there's no power adapter. Then silence. Hello? I ask...You still there? Yes, he says. I say great, so can you send me a power adapter. He says "sir, there's no power adapter for this game." I say yeah, we've established that, you gonna send me a new one? He says there's not one to send. I say okay, how long's the backorder for replacement parts? He says no, they'll never get one in stock, because they don't exist. Don't exist?!? Place sounds more like "SCAMdinavia" if you ask me! I tell him as much, and ask to speak to his supervisor. After two more escalations and another 137 minutes of this whole "who's on first" routine and the next guy asks if I even read the manual! Again...I'm TECHNICAL. We don't NEED manuals! So anyway, I guess I'll keep an eye on their support site, see if they release new firmware or something. Meantime, we're playing with all the pieces. It's actually kind of fun...They've got these little picture cards in there (probably for some sort of TCG promotional tie-in) and my kid got the idea of trying to use the pieces to make little abstract versions of the pictures on the cards, while others try to guess at what the builder is making. Sometimes it's pretty easy, like a little house or a sailboat. Other times, it's a bit tricky, like a Taj Mahal. (Here's a little recommendation if you try that one: don't build to full scale. Five or six hours in, and you'll be out of space in your living room.) But either way, it's quite a bit of fun for the whole family... ...Unless one of your family members would choke on small parts. Or if Uncle Carl doesn't have enough manual dexterity to manipulate LEGO blocks. I mean, he'd probably still have a *little* fun, but only the guessing part, not the building part. Unless he's also recently lost his vision because he was looking at the sun during that eclipse even though the TV news guy said not to look directly at the sun or you could permanently damage your vision...then I suppose the guessing part would be pretty difficult for him, and since he also can't build, then the whole game would probably suck from his perspective. Why did you invite Uncle Carl to play, anyway? Didn't you realize how uncomfortable it'd be for the rest of us?? So in summary: Doesn't plug in. Doesn't take batteries. Not a computer or console game. Fun for everyone who won't choke on it, except for Uncle Carl.

Though some of the fun in picture guessing games is seeing how bad people draw and still manage to guess the right answer, this game helps those who are constantly excluded for their poor skills. Its basically look at the picture card, build it with legos the best you can, and have a blast. It may just be a chance for the tables to turn on the great drawers! Kids and adults alike can play and all cards are appropriate (with some funny potty humor but no innuendoes). Love this game! UPDATE: I noticed that some of the newer critical reviews mentioned that it doesn't come with "alot" of LEGOs. Believe me, when it comes down to it, you don't need a lot. And if you do need more(and you are presumably someone who has access to more LEGOs because you bought it), just add more! Can you imagine how big of a box you would need to fill EVERYONE'S desire for that one part? The fun is in guessing, not how great of a master you are at making a LEGO masterpiece. Its supposed to be challenging to guess or it would just be called "make a lego design game and then its your neighbor's turn."

We've had this game for a couple of months now and it got a lot of play early on and now no one in the family suggests that we play it whenever we have time for games. First off, we don't have any of the cool new lego kits so I actually felt that there were some really neat pieces that came with the game. There were some fun hinges, springy antennas, spinning disks, and even a long red flame. If we end up truly giving up on the game and assimilating the pieces from this game into our lego collection I'll at least feel that it's not a total waste. Given some of the specialized pieces and the price I've seen for some of the specialized lego kits, the price is actually a reasonable deal. The game play is frustrating at times. It's essentially Pictionary with legos, but they really didn't put much thought into the rules. Players take turns rolling a die which shows you a topic. You then choose from the easy, medium, or hard deck. We looked at a lot, if not all, of the cards. We could not see what the distinguishing factor was between the easy, medium, or hard cards. The kids chose the easy ones with great frequency but I didn't find them any different than some of the hard cards (or vice-versa). The pictures on the cards are drawings, and they are rather vague at times. The rules don't offer anything concrete, so you have to decide what you accept as a correct guess. For example, I had a card that had an ocean liner on it. It looked a lot like the Titanic, but I was not sure if the acceptable guess should be "ocean liner" or "Titantic", or even something else. I accepted either, in the end. Many of the cards have this type of vagueness to them. One of the topics is "nature" and those cards are the hardest. I once drew a card that had a picture of a t-bone steak on it. I'm not sure I'd consider that "nature" but I can't tell you how someone would build that out of a few legos. I gave up on that one. We found that the standard game of going around in turns caused people in our family to become impatient. So, we made for a more-engaging version of the game by having 3 people build at once and the 4th guesses each one. We sometimes gave a point if they were able to guess right in one try, or three tries, and sometimes we said that the builder gets 3 points if the guesser guesses right away, 2 points on the second guess, and 1 point if they guess in 3 tries. Still, I think that there have been enough missed guesses over the games we play that people just found it too frustrating (my daughters are 10 and 12), and I think also that we have such positive associations with legos that turning it into a competitive game seems to really detract from that. I think that's part of what's working against this game, along with the poorly-drawn cards and vague directions.

This game has a great premise. It’s a fun addition to any household that enjoys Lego bricks, but the design and execution feels a little clunk at timey. I guess having a very limited number of bricks is part of the strategy, but our family found it a little frustrating (both adults and kids). It also got a little tedious waiting for others to build at times. The box is kind of huge so it takes up a lot of room in our closet, but it’s well put together and durable. All that being said, we have played this several times and gotten a good amount of entertainment from it.

Fun for all ages!

This is a great game for children and adults alike. In some ways it also takes Lego building back to its roots, creating a very wide range of models from a limited range of standard and specialist pieces. This demands imagination, creativity, sometimes lateral thinking, and like Pictionary managing to tune into the minds of other players who have to guess what you are making. Sometimes the player can recreate a model very similar to that illustrated on the card, and other times it's simpler or better to create a model that will convey the right image for others to guess correctly. The game suggests 4 methods of play, which gives added flexibilty for differing groups of players. We prefer one player to build while the rest compete to guess first and gain a winning point. Others may prefer concurrent building by several players. The game does not provide a timer, and you may wish to add one to maintain interest and momentum for all the players. Overall ... not cheap, but an excellent game for all ages!

Perfetto, molto carino che stimola la fantasia e fa divertire tutti, grandi e piccini. Ottimo per passare il tempo insieme ai propri figli.

un jeu pour jouer seul ou en famille. Il laisse des possibilités d'évolution personnelle. Les objets sont parfois un peu difficile à construire et cela rend le jeu amusant . Le système de niveau rattrape ce petit défaut.

Unser Sohn (10 Jahre) hatte es im Fernseher gesehen und teilte uns mit, dass er es gerne für die Familie haben möchte. Gesagt getan, zu Weihnachten lag es als Überraschung unterm Baum. Die Freude war riesig. Es ist ein Superspiel, es gibt viele Möglichkeiten wie man es spielen kann, in 3 Kategorien (Fragezeichenkarten = ? leicht ?? schwieriger ??? am schwierigsten). Dieses Legospiel ist auch was für 6-jährige. Man kann viele Bauideen verwirklichen. Es ist auch etwas für die Motorik. Wir können dieses super Spiel nur empfehlen.

箱の中身はレゴのパーツがぎっしり！ ボードゲームと言うよりは、レゴにちょっとした遊び方がついているようなイメージです。 久しぶりにレゴで遊びましたがやっぱり楽しいです。童心にかえって楽しみました。