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Re: Future Themes for Castle
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Tue, 21 Mar 2000 16:14:42 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes:
> Hello all,
> I am a big fan of LEGO and Castle series. The sets that LEGO has come out
> with based on historical settings has been awesome over the years. So far the
> Castle line has not explored one very important historical period: The Roman
> Empire. The whole Castle line recently went to the Far East for inspiration
> (assuming that the Theme was Eurocentric) and did a fair job. I would think
> that the Roman Empire would be a sure bet for the company, and could sort of
> exist around the *very* popular Adventurerer series, and parents would love
> it. Just think of the Roman Navy, Army, Citadels and a Roman Villa and
> Marketplace and Centurians (let your imagination run wild now). Having said
> all this I realize that it is out of timeframe for most of the Euro-Castle
> line, but so was the Ninja series. And Fright Knights were pure fantasy. Why
> not go back to the Roman world, cut out the Junior set construction and teach
> children a little about world history in the process? This probably would not
> be considered seriously by LEGO for at least five years from now, what with
> the commitment to more Euro-Castle stuff that just started for 2000. What do
> other people think?
> Love to hear some comments.
> maniac@vol.com
> Aaron
ddrroooolll!!
i've seen many desires expressed over the past year for just such a theme.
i can only wholeheartedly agree.
although incorporating a bit of fantasy into it wouldn't be bad either,
with some mythical beasts here and there.
later ~ craig~
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