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Re: TLG and "Seeding"
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:31:46 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jason J. Railton writes:
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> I agree with the explanation too. Have you noticed how a lot of kids jumped
> on the K'nex system, but not Lego's own Znap? The big difference was that
> K'nex colour-coded the function of each element. There were no duplications
> of the same piece in a different colour. This made the instructions easier
> to follow, and the function of the pieces easy to learn. Kids don't mind
> that the resulting models have odd colours all over them - look at a MOC
> from any seven-year old if you don't believe me.
Perhaps its time for a 'random surprise bucket', you get 2 lbs of parts, no two
buckets the same. No instructions. The 'Jackson Pollock'[1] style of set/MOC
layout.
> My next point, is have you noticed that Lego are starting to do this with
> individual sets? Look at any current minifig theme set, and you'll find
> little duplication of elements in different colours. It's rare you'll find
> bricks or plates of the same size in two different colours. This again
> makes it less likely for a young builder to make mistakes. It must be
> pretty hard to design a set that can have an inventory like this.
Same concept, taken differently: large sets that do have the same parts in
different colors are being made with sub-packs. I just looked thru 6600 Highway
Construction. I don't think the 'same part / different color' was in any of the
sub-bags. I found it curious that they even made 3 identical packs for the
support pieces, rather than 1 pack with 3x pieces.
Ray
1. Jackson Pollock (1912-56). American painter, the commanding figure of the
Abstract Expressionist movement.
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| (...) I suspect that this was a packaging idea which was developed with the possibility of other highway sets. If they come out with other sets, then they can just include the appropriate number of support tower bags. The other possibility is that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I agree with the explanation too. Have you noticed how a lot of kids jumped on the K'nex system, but not Lego's own Znap? The big difference was that K'nex colour-coded the function of each element. There were no duplications of the same piece (...) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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