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Platinum Choice Award Winner
Overall 9
Play Value 8
Cost Value 7
Design 9
Quality 10
Parent Appeal 8

LEGO® Games 3841 Minotaurus

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Age:7+
MSRP:$34.99 ca
$24.99 us
Model:3841

Review

The game starts with a classic LEGO build: you physically build this game from LEGO bricks - pretty cool. But what really adds to the long term appeal is how LEGO-easy it is to change the rules and make new ways to play. It's totally in keeping with the whole LEGO philosophy, "a new toy everyday", except now it's a new game everyday. And of all LEGO Games, this game is particularly well-suited to making adaptions, because there's just so many ways you can change it. The basic game is a Parcheesi-like race to get your token(s) to your home spot at the centre of the board. To complicate things, you've got to work your way through maze while avoiding the rampaging Minotaur. The rule booklet offers some suggestions for rule changes - like adding a green face to the die to allow players to jump over hedges (but not the stone walls that can suddenly appear like magic, thanks to your opponents). So what if instead, rolling the green die face allowed you to actually move hedges - or...

Manufacturer's Description Introducing LEGO® Games, the world’s first collection of games that you build, play and change. With the unique buildable LEGO Dice and changeable rules, LEGO Games is a great way of having fun together with family and friends. The mighty Minotaur, a mythical creature, protects a secret temple hidden deep inside a labyrinth. Be the first to lead your heroes to the temple, avoiding the Minotaur and cleverly placing walls to block your opponents. Clear and simple rules make this game great fun for the whole family (2 to 4 players). Game play approximately 20-30 minutes.
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