Thursday, February 2, 2012

Creationary Review

     The GBE2 challenge to review something this week had me drawing a blank. I wrote a great review about Eggies and then discovered my friend Jo had already written a brilliant review about the amazing product that allows you to make hard boiled eggs without the shell. Check it out! She did an amazing job? What to write about?? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks…as in LEGO bricks!

     I play a lot of games with my kids and this Christmas I got another one called “Creationary”. Creationary is a LEGO game and is fun and engaging for the whole family. The best thing about LEGO games is that the rules are more guidelines or actual suggestions. You and your family can play the game the way the instructions suggest or modify it to make it your own.

  

   According to the game rules the object of the game is to be the first player to score 5 points by building creations and guessing other players creations. The game comes with a special LEGO dice that you get to assemble, 338 LEGOS in assorted sizes and colors, and 96 cards divided into 3 levels of difficulty: basic, advanced, and expert.

    
        On your turn you roll the dice and carry out the action rolled. The dice has 6 sides which include the building categories nature, vehicles, buildings, things, “X2“, and “?”. If you roll the “X2” you choose the category you would like to build before you pick up a card, tell everyone what category you are building, and then proceed as normal. If an opponent guesses what you are creating you both get double the points. The person who builds gets points and the person who guesses correctly gets points. If you roll a “?”, you get to choose the category to build too. You can keep score by counting the number of “?” on the back of the cards. Building or guessing a creation from a card with 3 “?” earns you 3 points.

     I have found while playing with my kids that the fun part of this game is the building and guessing. Instead of waiting around for each person to have a turn, one person rolls the dice to select the category and then we all take a card and build. When our creation is done, we all guess at what was built. We have abandoned the scoring and the rules regarding the “X2” and “?”.

     I like having the cards to challenge me to build to the best of my ability what is pictured. I like how this game forces you to think, problem solve, and be creative. In my opinion it is a great game to play with the whole family as you build and celebrate each other’s creations.

      As you play, you learn from everyone else on ways to build different things. We may have did away with the rules using the “?” and “X2” spaces and have went off on a tangent on how we play, but the beauty of LEGO games is the freedom it gives you to make the game your own. It forces you to think outside the box and forces you to be creative. After you play it a while, your building and guessing skills get a lot better and your imagination grows by leaps and bounds. You begin to know what blocks to use and how to get the desired look you want. Since we don’t play for points, we are all winners which keep both my kids happy and me sane. That is precisely what my family loves the most about it until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.

18 comments:

  1. Sounds like fun!! Something my boys would enjoy!!

    Cheers, Jenn
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  2. Love Lego games in our house - I think I need to get that one though..

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  3. Santa brought this game to my boys too this past Christmas! This was an excellent review, Kathy! I think I'll play it tonight! :)

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  4. Great review Kathy. My granddaughter would love this game because she loves to make up her own rules as she goes along! I'll have to check it out.

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  5. Oh, this sounds cool! I'll be adding it to my Grammy Closet of Fun. :O)

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  6. Jenn, it is fun! Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!

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  7. Glen, you should!! It is great and it is very versatile. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!

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  8. Beachlover, I am so pleased you liked my review!! Thanks for stopping by!

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  9. KAT, all the LEGO games have that make up your own rules option. We own "Harry Potter Hogwarts" and "Magikus" as well and they are fun as well. Thanks for stopping by tio read and comment!

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  10. Word Nerd, it is very cool-and if you have it in your Grammy closet you will be one cool Grandma! Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!!

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  11. The Frizzy Hooker, you can find it in LEGO games section. It is awesome. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!

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  12. oh, i like this. great game for the classroom. great review. thanks.

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  13. Who doesn't love a good game with Lego's? You are a great testament to the value of creative time spent with out kiddos! Love it.♥

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  14. Danneromero, it is a great game!! Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!!

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  15. Jo, there is nothing I like better than having something that I can do with my kids that forces them to use their noggins! Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!

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  16. Wow! I am so glad I came across this post of yours! My 3 kids would certainly love it. I have to find and get myself one!Thanks for this wonderful review!

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  17. Feathered Pen, I am glad to help! My children sure love it and I even enjoy building. It makes you think and is a great way to spend the evening together. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment!

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