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Subject: 
Re: DUPLO Juniorization
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lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo
Date: 
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:16:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
If you thought juniorization applied only to LEGO and that they couldn't
possibly do anything to juniorize DUPLO, take a look at what I discovered while
sorting through our Duplo collection.  I was trying to disassemble the table on
the left so I could put the 2x2 brick away, but it wouldn't come apart.  Then
I discovered that a table that used to take the three pieces on the right to
build now comes as a single element.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7152

On the bright side I suppose it won't be such a letdown for kids to discover
Town Jr. if they've been brought up on Duplo Jr.  :-(

Maggie C.

I can understand not liking juniorization in Lego.  I'm not a fan of the
juniorization in Lego either.  I do think it would be okay if they had "Lego
Junior" sets instead of juniorizing everything.  In regards to Duplo, I
think that juniorization is fine there.  The blocks are designated for
younger children may have a hard time balancing the plates on the block.  I
have both versions of the table and prefer the juniorized table.  There is
also a rectangular table made the same way.



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  Re: DUPLO Juniorization
 
(...) Ah, I see where you have a point about young children having possible difficulty pressing down on the semi-circle plates right over the studs. But I don't think that should be as big a problem with the rectangular tables, and if it is the case (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

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  DUPLO Juniorization
 
If you thought juniorization applied only to LEGO and that they couldn't possibly do anything to juniorize DUPLO, take a look at what I discovered while sorting through our Duplo collection. I was trying to disassemble the table on the left so I (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

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