On the switch - fine. On the table? No way. To me Lego is a kids game that kids lose interest in in middle school, D& D is a game for teens and adults that kids get into starting in middle school and with growing as they get older. I can see a Lego version on a device as a transition but I have no interest in a Lego version of the tabletop game (just as I have no interest in the Minecraft version for much the same reasons).
Good to know Hasbro is collaborating with LEGO! I have adjusted my votes accordingly. I might consider buying the set when it comes out, but I am still on the fence about it.
While much of LEGO's marketing is targeted towards children, LEGO's most popular themes according to their most recent annual report are City, Star Wars, Icons, Technic, and Harry Potter (that was the order it was listed in the report, but I cannot say for certain if the order signifies which sold the most; I can imagine City being bigger than Icons and Technic, but I cannot imagine City being bigger than Star Wars and Harry Potter). Icons and Technic are definitely not geared towards children. Star Wars and Harry Potter are geared towards their respective fandoms, and although the marketing is targeted towards children, those fandoms have been around for literal decades now, so there are plenty of adults who buy them. Similarly, while marketing for City is targeted towards children too, as far as I can tell, seems like more adults than children are interested in the theme, and the children I know who have LEGO sets usually go for more flashy themes like Star Wars or Ninjago (or Bionicle back in the day).
I mean ... it is the Marvel Model (TM) they're after, so while I consider Lego to be sort of an option, it's not the only thing. Extensive merchandising, that is an absolute certainty. Lego, more like one path out of many. But for what it's worth, sure: Get an Elminster Lego out there, and a ... I don't know the official heroes anymore, Minsc? The crew from the movie? Gale, Shadowheart, Lae'zel and so on from BG3? Regardless, get kids playing with it early, to sell movies and subscriptions and dice to them later on. Yea. That seems to be the world we live in, so that's almost certainly going to happen.
And I have to admit, Gelatinuous Cube and Mimic Lego's ... I can sort of see that. You could build a dungeon out of Lego's too. Maybe even publish a ruleset that a 5yo could play.
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Good to know Hasbro is collaborating with LEGO! I have adjusted my votes accordingly. I might consider buying the set when it comes out, but I am still on the fence about it.
While much of LEGO's marketing is targeted towards children, LEGO's most popular themes according to their most recent annual report are City, Star Wars, Icons, Technic, and Harry Potter (that was the order it was listed in the report, but I cannot say for certain if the order signifies which sold the most; I can imagine City being bigger than Icons and Technic, but I cannot imagine City being bigger than Star Wars and Harry Potter). Icons and Technic are definitely not geared towards children. Star Wars and Harry Potter are geared towards their respective fandoms, and although the marketing is targeted towards children, those fandoms have been around for literal decades now, so there are plenty of adults who buy them. Similarly, while marketing for City is targeted towards children too, as far as I can tell, seems like more adults than children are interested in the theme, and the children I know who have LEGO sets usually go for more flashy themes like Star Wars or Ninjago (or Bionicle back in the day).
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I mean ... it is the Marvel Model (TM) they're after, so while I consider Lego to be sort of an option, it's not the only thing. Extensive merchandising, that is an absolute certainty. Lego, more like one path out of many. But for what it's worth, sure: Get an Elminster Lego out there, and a ... I don't know the official heroes anymore, Minsc? The crew from the movie? Gale, Shadowheart, Lae'zel and so on from BG3? Regardless, get kids playing with it early, to sell movies and subscriptions and dice to them later on. Yea. That seems to be the world we live in, so that's almost certainly going to happen.
And I have to admit, Gelatinuous Cube and Mimic Lego's ... I can sort of see that. You could build a dungeon out of Lego's too. Maybe even publish a ruleset that a 5yo could play.
Blanket disclaimer: I only ever state opinion. But I can sound terribly dogmatic - so if you feel I'm trying to tell you what to think, I'm really not, I swear. I'm telling you what I think, that's all.