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Re: ta ta Jack Stone? (Re: Perhaps Lugnet can grow into something better? was: I miss the old Lugnet)
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:13:45 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> > > > In lugnet.general, Joel Kuester writes:
> > >
> > > > They seem to be cooling off on that stuff, and they have an amazing classic
> > > > line running, with more and more high-end master level sets. I think they
> > > > know what they did wrong, and while Jack Stone may suck *really* hard, I
> > > > doubt we'll have to suffer its presence long.
> > >
> > > The fact that Jack Stone may be retired soon isn't all that comforting.
> >
> > Is there any basis for this, or is it just speculation?
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> I think this was just wishful thinking. :)
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> I know that this is all I want for Christmas.
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> > > What
> > > I want to know is who was the person that gave the go ahead in the first
> > > place for this series? I'm serious, I'd really like to know. This series
> > > clearly looks more like Megablocks than anything LEGO represents.
> >
> > The current series actually makes quite a good toy.
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> It might make a good toy, but I think it makes a poor LEGO series. Just my
> opinion; not based on any facts.
I agree. The parts are mostly poor and a little oversized, but it is a great
introduction to Lego. I just wish my youngest kid is a little older...
although Duplo is plenty fun too!
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> > I think the play value
> > is quite high. I'm just sorry that we largely have Jack Stone at the expense
> > of town.
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> I think this is the biggest problem. If the young kids are wise enough to
> understand Bionicle (and I hear from parents that they are) then surely to
> goodness they can understand good old fashioned LEGOland town sets.
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> > Ultimately, Jack Stone may be what the market wants - Lego would be fools
> > not to meet that demand(?).
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> But... what if there were something better?
You mean Jack Stone II? :o
Scott A
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> Allan B.
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