A Closer Look at the New Board Lego Games

Lego has been in the building-toy line for some timefar. They are all driven by rolling dice rather than
and as part of that success, they have occasionallyswitching on computers and involve a variety of skill
branched into other areas as well. One of the areassets that will challenge and entertain family member of
they have been successful in is games. The Legoall ages.
computer games for Star Wars, Batman, IndianaBeing Lego there is of course a construction element
Jones and now Harry Potter have been highlyto all the games and this is a great way to get
successful and fun as well.younger fans into gameplay beyond computers. They
But Lego have another sort of game on the market,all require more than one player so are a perfect fit for
one that receives alot less publicity these days- boardfamilies who want to connect after work and school.
games. For the last year or so hints have beenSo far all the titles have been very well received with
appearing that Lego would bring out a range ofpopular titles including Minotaurus, Monster 4 and Lava
board-games based around their various themesDragon.
including Castles, Space, Atlantis and even licensedEach title is unique in its layout and objective and it is a
themes like Harry Potter. But who plays thesecredit to the designers that they developed so many
anymore and would they be any good?games with such differing themes. Most games have
Well it turns out many people still enjoy board games,playing times, of approximately 15 minutes so are fast
especially families. And are they any good? Legopaced and don't require alot of time commitment from
seems to think so because they didn't just release one,players, unless of course you get addicted and the
they have designed and produced a total of 18 titles sowinner is the first to reach four games!