Some LEGO Games need a remake but one probably won’t return
A new LEGO board game partnership points to an exciting future and LEGO Games’ past could be the perfect inspiration, apart from one game.
The LEGO Group has signed up for a multi-year partnership with Asmodee as we near the release of Monkey Palace. While there’s plenty of room for original ideas, some of the older LEGO Games products could serve as inspiration for future games too, or receive a remake.
The LEGO die piece that debuted with LEGO Games has been retired but these games don’t necessarily need dice to work and could function just as well with randomised cards, similar to Monkey Palace.
Monkey Palace’s gameplay is all about building up the palace and there are many LEGO Games that are similarly based around building. 3847 Magma Monster has players building bridges and 3842 Lunar Command is about constructing a base. Both games could return, though they might be too similar to the gameplay of Monkey Palace.
Instead, the likes of 3841 Minotaurus and 3848 Pirate Plank have non-building gameplay but with brick-built boards used as the base for more familiar mechanics. 3841 Minotaurus offers players the ability to place walls and it could be the balance between a standard board game and a LEGO board game that this new partnership needs.
Alternatively, 3844 Creationary is one of the most iconic LEGO games and the die element could be easily removed from a remake of the game. It’s all about building creatures or objects based on prompt cards and the rest of the players guessing what you’ve built, similar to Pictionary – hence the name. That similarity to Pictionary might stop it from returning any time soon though.
One product of LEGO Games that likely won’t return given another recent partnership is Heroica, which is a quest-based game made up of a series of maps about heroes, monsters and equipment for players to collect and use.
Its fantasy roots bear a striking resemblance to Dungeons & Dragons, but it existed over a decade before 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragons Tale and 71047 Dungeons & Dragons.
Should there be plans for more from the Dungeons & Dragons partnership, another line of fantasy products such as Heroica might be seen as unnecessary competition. While Heroica might not stand a good chance of returning, it could serve as inspiration for the future of the Dungeons & Dragons partnership, should there be one.
Instead of looking to the past, the LEGO Group and Asmodee might be more inclined to steer towards new, original ideas anyway but hopefully, the history of LEGO Games won’t be forgotten entirely.
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- LEGO has been a part of my life ever since I was young. It all started when my brother passed down 7657 AT-ST to me. It’s guided me through my early years, through school and eventually through my degree in journalism. I still have all my collection proudly on display, including my many NINJAGO sets, my favourite of all the LEGO Group’s themes. Outside of Brick Fanatics I am an avid gamer and enjoy a good game of Dungeons & Dragons.
