A new LEGO board game is coming, continuing a collaboration between the popular toymaker and the biggest board game maker in the world. Every year, LEGO dazzles fans young and old with sets that range from classic cars and buildings to complicated models pulled from the biggest franchises in the world. Last year, LEGO also announced that it was re-entering the tabletop game field, partnering with board game giant Asmodee. The first game released as part of this collaboration was LEGO: Monkey Palace, which featured players collectively building a palace for monkeys and earning points for meeting certain goals.
As shared on the official Asmodee website, Asmodee and LEGO have announced a new tabletop board game called Brick Like This!, which will be officially released later this year. The game is described as a fun family party game where teams race to finish a LEGO model. One teammate describes the model while the other attempts to build it. No other details were provided about how many LEGO pieces will be available in the core set.
LEGO: Brick Like This Is A Fast-Talking Party Experience
Game Involves Trying To Explain A Model While Partner Tries To Build
LEGO: Brick Like This! appears to be a reimplementation of Brick Party, a 2015 game designed by Luca Bellini. Asmodee and LEGO note that the new game is a "fresh take" on the game system, which combines communication and LEGO building for a fun experience. The game is designed to be easy to learn and can be played with all kinds of players. More details should be available later this month when the game is officially unveiled at the London Toy Fair and Nuremberg Toy Fair.
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While it's not the Switch 2 announcement, Nintendo announced another collaboration with LEGO to bring fans the classic Game Boy in brick form.
One difference between the new crop of LEGO games and previous versions is the emphasis on building. Previous board games developed by LEGO used LEGO pieces as the game board and pieces, while LEGO: Brick Like This! (and LEGO: Monkey Palace) emphasize the creativity and building aspects of the franchise. It's also interesting to see Asmodee take its LEGO collaboration and push it towards party games and more casual play rather than games directed at specific segments of LEGO fans.
Our Take: LEGO's New Board Game Could be Fun
Not The LEGO Collaboration We Expected, But One That Could Still Work
Personally, I'm not a LEGO's many franchises), but it seems to be highly successful so far and appeals to a much wider audience than hardcore gamers or LEGO builders.
Source: Asmodee
