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Subject: 
Re: no minifig in my Island game
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 08:01:53 GMT
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lego@songtwo/nospam/.demon.co.uk
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Mike Lalande wrote:
> 
> Hmmm,  I can honestly say that the very first copies received in-store did not
> include any kind of figure.  Is it possible that the bagged Infomaniac figure
> was a promotional item that could have been handed out to buyers and then only
> in specific stores?  The fact that he's bagged rather than boxed leads me to
> believe that it was a limited-time promotion and was not actually included
> in-box.

It was a separate promotional item- I have one from ECTS (European
computer trade show) that a friend picked up for me. This would have
been in September 1998, I think. I don't have the game though.

There are also a few Lego mouse mats in the offices at my workplace,
from the same show. Has anyone seen those? Would scans be appreciated?

:: paul
:: http://www.songtwo.demon.co.uk/lego/



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  Re: no minifig in my Island game
 
(...) not (...) figure (...) only (...) set. It had a specified end date, it took a while for me to get the fig, I later saw boxes marked "special figure included" or whatever the phrasing was. The newest boxes I've seen have had a free "LEGO comic (...) (27 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
  Re: no minifig in my Island game
 
Paul Mison wrote in message <38043C6A.C548D5A@so....co.uk>... (...) The last time I was at the Orlando LEGO Imagination Center they had mouse pads for sale. I was going to pick one up until I noticed the price - $9.95! Hard to justify $10 for a (...) (27 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)

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  Re: no minifig in my Island game
 
Hmmm, I can honestly say that the very first copies received in-store did not include any kind of figure. Is it possible that the bagged Infomaniac figure was a promotional item that could have been handed out to buyers and then only in specific (...) (27 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)

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