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Re: LEGO set design query
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 24 Jan 2002 02:20:04 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> Ben Whytcross queried....
> > I don't know if anyone else has asked this in the past, but I was curious if
> > anyone has an explanation as to why LEGO seem to add prison/jails to such a
> > large percentage of lego sets?
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> Because kids like to play "good guy / bad guy" games (cops and robbers,
> cowboys and indians, etc) and locking people up is part of that game's
> scenario. The bad guy locks up the good guy as part of the evil plan, and the
> good guy escapes, and the bad guy gets locked in the end for all the naughty
> things he did. So, it's just about playability for kids.
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> However, I agree that as adults we are probably all awash with jail doors. I
> was looking at my collection the other day and was debating whether I should
> build Alcatraz.
...or Guantanamo Bay perhaps.
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| (...) Hmmm.... Lots of jail doors .... check Orange torso's .... check black ninja cowls .... check beardless heads with sunglasses .... check sand coloured baseplates .... check In fact, the facility seems to reflect current LEGO designs... no (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Because kids like to play "good guy / bad guy" games (cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, etc) and locking people up is part of that game's scenario. The bad guy locks up the good guy as part of the evil plan, and the good guy escapes, and (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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