One of the most memorable scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is when Harry, Ron, and Hermione played their way across an animated chessboard to pass the White players in a dangerous game of Wizard Chess. Wizard’s Chess is the magical variant of the classic board game, in which the pieces were enchanted […] Read more
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The LEGO Monkie Kid collection is based on the ancient Chinese legend of the Monkey King, combining modern, futuristic, and traditional elements as well as fun play-features. Unfortunately, episodes of the related television show are hard to find, so sometimes it’s not clear what’s going on in a particular set or who the characters are, […] Read more
LEGO Education offers a range of playful, hands-on STEAM learning experiences based on its comprehensive learning system for students in early learning, primary and secondary education, as well as through after-school programs and competitions. Recently, LEGO announced a new product in the LEGO Education portfolio; the #45345 LEGO Education SPIKE Essential. While LEGO Education sets […] Read more
LEGO usually releases a few smaller sets for the holidays in the $10-$15 range. So far this year, we got the #40462 LEGO Valentine’s Brown Bear and the #40463 LEGO Easter Bunny. We reviewed both sets earlier this year (see links at the end of this post), and you can still find them at the […] Read more
Although the LEGO Advent Calendars for this year won’t be available until next month, I did want to talk about them a bit to help you decide which one to get. Up to 2012, we only got a couple of LEGO Advent Calendars per year, which gradually progressed to three, and four per year, and […] Read more
As we discussed at the beginning of the month, the latest LEGO City sub-theme has to do with wildlife rescue. The sets are based on the LEGO City Adventures television series and feature standard rescue vehicles, medical facilities, and some vegetation, as well as minifigs (including some named characters) in new outfits. But the real […] Read more
We recently discussed the #42129 LEGO Technic 4×4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial Truck (see: Awesome LEGO Technic Trucks Coming Soon!) which was released at the beginning of the month. To recap, the truck is quite sizable at over 8 in. (21 cm) high, 19 in. (48 cm) long, and 7 in. (19 cm) wide, and comes […] Read more
We recently discussed the upcoming The #76391 LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Icons Collector’s Edition that will be released at the beginning of September (see: LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Icons Collector’s Edition). Besides featuring some iconic items from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the set also features three exclusive golden minifigures to celebrate the 20th […] Read more
(Written by Geneva – gid617) A couple of weeks ago, we discussed the #21323 LEGO Ideas Grand Piano (see: LEGO Ideas Grand Piano Review & Modifications) and I promised to visit the functions in a second article. After we take a look at all the moving parts and the app functionality, I’ll share some final […] Read more
(Written by William) When LEGO decided to make the typewriter that was submitted to the LEGO Ideas platform, I was already very interested. There’s something absorbing about a model that recreates something from real life. The #71374 LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System is another good example of this (we reviewed this set previously – see links […] Read more
