Four Newly Released Top Games for LEGO®-Loving Kids at Christmas

Nov 9, 2010
Elizabeth Batt

LEGO® has Launched Several New Games for 2010 - Max @ Wikimedia Commons; CC License 2.0

LEGO® has some new game releases for 2010. Here's a look at four of the best for the LEGO®-loving kid in your family. Add them to the Christmas toy list.

LEGO's® colorful building blocks have been around for years and to keep up with an ever-increasing desire for children's technology, the company has had to evolve and change its products constantly while remaining true to the original little plastic brick, hence the launch of a new range of LEGO® Games.

Kids still love LEGO® and parents are still sick of vacuuming it up, but a Christmas for kids without at least one LEGO® toy under the tree ...it is almost a tradition isn't it? LEGO® still manufactures to the same specifications today, meaning that bricks from fifty years ago will fit bricks made today. In an effort to evolve, the company has released a series of games featuring the new buildable LEGO® Dice.

LEGO® Creationary

Branching out into games, LEGO® has released Creationary, a game the company says, that kids can. "Build, play and change." This game with a buildable LEGO® Dice, allows players to create structures in four categories: building; nature; vehicles or things. The object of the game is to have others guess what you are creating.

The game allows for 3-8 players, more than enough spots for the entire family and perhaps a friend or two. Kids can test their creativity and imagination, giving parents a run for their money.

Details:

ages 7-12 years
$34.99 at Lego.com
purchase though Amazon.com for $27.74 with free gift wrapping and shipping

LEGO® Harry Potter Hogwarts

With the new release of the latest Harry Potter movie on Nov. 19, 2010, the craze for Potter-ware is certain to heat up again in time for Christmas. The Harry Potter Hogwarts game, like Creationary, features the same buildable LEGO® Dice, only this time players build their own Harry Potter-themed game board. With 332 pieces, players can create secret passageways while deviously attempting to slow their opposition down.

The game is for 2-4 players and contains five microfigures which include Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy and Albus Dumbledore that can be used instead of the four house-themed game pieces.

Details:

ages 7 +
$29.99 at Lego.com
$20.46 at Amazon.com with free Super Saver shipping

LEGO® Minotaurus

For non Harry Potter fans, LEGO's® Minotaurus games employs the same strategies as the Hogwarts game but is based upon the mythical Minotaur protecting his temper in the heart of a labyrinth. Utilizing the buildable LEGO® Dice once more, players tackle the role of the hero who must find his way to the sacred temple whilst dodging the minotaur. Opponents must do all they can to slow the hero down by strategically placing impenetrable walls.

The Minotaurus game won an award from the National Parenting Seal of Approval. Allowing for 2-4 players, each game averages around 30 minutes, making it ideally suited for kids with short attention spans.

Details:

ages 7-12 years
$24.99 at Lego.com
$20.24 at Amazon.com with free Super Saver Shipping or get it at Walmart for $19.00 and free Site-to-Store Shipping

LEGO® Magikus

One of the cheaper newly released games, Magikus incorporates the same dice system used in the other games. The object of this game is to be the first player to cast a spell in the magic cauldron. As players progress, opponents attempt to steal spell ingredients from one another. Four are needed to make the spell, gathered with the aid of an owl.

This game is good for younger players as according to LEGO®, game play lasts only about 10-20 minutes. It's also the cheapest of the games, making it an ideal stocking stuffer.

Details:

ages 6-10 years
$9.99 at Lego.com
$9.97 at Walmart with free Site-to-Store Shipping

LEGO® Games may have a hit on their hands. By combining the heart of LEGO®, the brick, with strategic and creative game play, kids can play for as little as 10 minutes or be entertained for hours. Give the LEGO®-lover in your life something different for Christmas this year with one of several new releases by LEGO® for 2010. If you have a young budding scientist in the family, then these great Christmas gift projects for the science and nature lover, should not be missed.