What is LEGO Minotaurus?



Posted: Monday, November 29, 2010

by Mark Sierra

A unique and inventive way to play has arrived. The makers of LEGO now have designed a unique kind of board games which combines the joy involving making with LEGOS with the enjoyment of a board game.

LEGO Minotaurus is a cool product from LEGO, it's a LEGO game that needs to be first put together and then played. It's created for children seven to twelve years of age and for two to four participants. The entertainment starts by making the labyrinth game board with the LEGOS provided.

Building instructions are enclosed and there are several building solutions to pick from. The purpose of the game is to arrive at the secret temple, which is protected by the Minotaur, before your opponent. As the knights move around the LEGO board the Minotaur attacks sending the knights back to their start. Block the Minotaur and other knights by moving and adding the walls of the labyrinth with your LEGO pieces. Move the Minotaur to send your opponent back to the beginning.

This game calls for a little talent along with strategy to steer clear of the Minotaur and get to the temple without being sent back to the beginning by shifting the labyrinth walls for you to inhibit your adversary without blocking yourself in. Become the first knight to the temple to win the actual game. Play once again rearranging the maze, the included instructions offers a number of ways to play.

The Minotaur game comes together with extra building directions which allows for a variety of mazes, making the fun last even longer. In addition to many different solutions to construct the playing board there are numerous rules that allows for a variety of skill sets, for the young novice gamer to more advance playing, making certain no one will get tired of this fast paced game.

Out of the box, LEGO Minotaurus is comprised of one buildable LEGO dice, one rule guide, one building instructions booklet, 12 LEGO micro-figures, one LEGO building board and 224 LEGO pieces.

This game promises hours of entertainment for almost any kid that loves to build with LEGOS and play exciting games that need a little bit of technique. Total play time is between 20 and 30 minutes, its fast pace is perfect for kids, offering hours of entertainment for the whole family. For younger kids who become frustrated with being repeatedly sent back to the start, the rules may be altered in order to minimize restarts to two or three times maximum per game, this will help to decrease aggravation.

What is great about this game is the fact that it can be enjoyed several ways, simplified for younger children, and enhance the challenges for older kids. LEGO Minotaurus is an exciting and interactive game for the entire family.

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» left by Jennifer Stewart
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What a clever idea, to create a game that needs to be built first!
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