Having Fun with Lego Creationary

Munchkin and D are huge Lego fans.  We have bins of Legos and Lego trains for Christmas.  When we heard that Lego had come out with Lego games, well, there was much excitement in the house to say the least.  A game that you could build out of Legos?  They felt this was very cool.  Players even build their own die.  Munchkin and D looked at several of the games, but couldn’t decide which one they would like to try out.

Shortly after looking at the Lego games at a local store, I was contacted by Timberdoodle to see if we would like to review the Lego Creationary game.  I knew that Timberdoodle carried a great selection of educational games, but I didn’t realize that they also carried Lego sets.  I knew right away that my crew would be rather excited to test out this new game.  Creationary is like Pictionary only you use Legos for building instead of pencil and paper for drawing.

As soon as the game arrived, I started to get everything set up.  I unpacked and sorted all of the Legos.  When Munchkin came inside from playing, she was thrilled to see that the game had arrived.  She wanted to play it right away.  We built the Lego die, and read the directions.  I was interested to see how I would do with this game as I’m absolutely horrible at Pictionary.  As it turns out, I can do much better with Creationary as you’re only limited by your imagination instead of your drawing skills.

At the beginning of your turn, you roll the die to find out which category from which you will be building.  You then pick a card from one of the three difficulty levels, and try to figure out how you will build the object from your category.  Since there are several different versions of games you can play, your game play will vary some.  We just decided to keep things simple.  While the person was building, the other players just try to guess what the builder is trying to create.

We took turns building and guessing.  It was fun to see the creativity in both building and guessing.  I spent more time trying to figure out how to build things than I did actually building.  Munchkin was rather quick is guessing my items, and this was not because I was great at building.  I, on the other hand, was rather slow in being able to guess what she was building even though she was extremely creative with her builds.  Thankfully, she was rather patient with me.

After we played the game as a family multiple times, Munchkin decided to play it with her friend.  They really enjoyed playing it together.  I just needed to make sure that the Lego pieces did not get misplaced outside.  Munchkin then decided that Grandma needed to learn how to play the game while she was here visiting.  It’s quickly become one of her favorite games.  If you’re looking for a fun, different family game, we highly recommend Lego Creationary.

Lego Creationary is recommended for ages 7-12 by Timberdoodle, but all ages, including adult Lego fans, will enjoy this game.  Due to the small pieces, I don’t recommend it for younger kids who enjoy putting things in their mouths as the small Legos could be a choking hazard.  Lego Creationary is currently available through Timberdoodle for $34.99.

Timberdoodle is running daily Facebook giveaways for a great assortment of fun and educational items from their product line to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

As a member of Timberdoodle’s Blogger Review Team I received a free copy of Lego Creationary in exchange for a frank and unbiased review.