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Re: Future Themes for Castle
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 16:05:05 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
1. Vikings vs. English Fishing villages
2. The Crusades
and for fantacy we could get CAMELOT theme
King and Queen jousting knights, wizards, witches, strange animals,
castle with round table, searching for the holy grail, etc.
don
> Aaron
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| (...) ... Black Knights, the French, Wooden Rabbits, 3-Headed Giants, Holy Hand Grenades, Ravenous Black Beasts, Enchanters, Coconut halves, Minstrels, Knights who until recently said "Ni!", and old women beating up cats. Hmmm... I may need to put (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| 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. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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