Game Descriptions

In this challenge, you select and bring the most versatile collection of LEGO® elements – a total of 99 pieces. You will be challenged to build to an idea (or theme) in just 3 minutes. You will play head-to-head against other builders. The audience will choose their favorite construction. Then you will take apart your masterpiece and begin again with a different challenge. There will be several challenges to tackle.

The builder with the most points (as voted on by the observers) wins. Bring on your best!

Players are given a set with no instructions, only the box, they must then build the set based on the image on the box.

First player done with fewest unused pieces, wins.

The Pieces from a set are emptied into a zip-loc bag and sealed. The players then build the set as quickly as they can without opening the bag.

First player to accurately complete the set wins.

Players are given a set, the pieces are placed on a table on one side of the room and the instructions on the other side, players must then race back and forth to complete the set as quickly as possible.

First player to accurately complete the set, wins.

The Lego version of a pinewood derby

We supply the track, you supply the racers.

This is a head-to-head race. Winners advance. Losers crash.

1. Car is to be built from Lego elements.

2. Car is not to exceed 10 ounces.

3. Car must fit inside a box with a 9 x 23 stud interior (no height limit).

4. Car must have a space underneath (to clear the track): minimum 5 studs between left and right wheels, minimum two plates high.

5. Car must be purely gravity powered. No wind-up springs, motors, etc. (Springs for suspension are allowed).

6. Any lube used must be dry (graphite, silicone, Teflon, etc.)

Players sit around a table loaded with wrapped gifts and in turn choose to Open or Steal – the first player has to Open. A gift becomes “locked” on its third steal and cannot be stolen again. The person who has a gift stolen from them immediately has a new turn with the option of Open or Steal. You cannot steal back (directly) a gift just stolen from you. If you Steal, the next person has another turn and so on. When all players have taken their turns, the first player may steal an unlocked gift, trading his/her gift, which ends the game.

Bring a wrapped LEGO-related gift that has a value of at least $25-$30. Do not bring a “gag” gift. Each player deserves to take their gift home and feel they didn’t “lose.”

To participate, bring an unopened copy of one or both of the following

1. Retro Roller Skate #31148 (Set on Lego Site)

2. Escape from the Lost Tomb #77013 (Set on Lego Site)

A Draft is where several copies of the same set are opened and sorted into individual piles of unique shape or color, and each player takes one pile for their own.

To participate each player brings one (or more*) unopened copy of the official Draft set(s). Players discuss and agree on the combinations and separations [(1) and (2) below] before the sets are opened.

Everyone cooperates to sort all the pieces into piles of like elements. Players draw lots and, in order, pick up the pile they want. Play continues until all pieces are claimed. At the end of each draft cycle the draft order reverses (example: 1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1-1-2…).

* Multiple copy drafting is at the discretion of the Draft Coordinator.

(1) Combinations – Elements are often paired or naturally ‘go’ with others. It is common to combine these elements into groupings. It is also usual that the combined groups are then divided into the number of lots equal to the number of pieces combined. Example: A pair of left and right wedge pieces. The lefts are combined with the rights and two (equal sized) lots are formed. Each (new) lot contains both L and R parts. This can be used for any combination of parts – Minifigs (legs/torso/head/etc.), wheels/tires, ball/sockets, etc.

(2) Separations – Sometimes a part has a high quantity in a set (say 5 or 10 per set). Discussion is opened to separate very large lots into smaller, multiple (evenly sized) lots. This allows more people to get some of that part. Also, there are some very desirable parts in a set that “everyone” wants. This type of part may be separated into multiple lots if the group agrees. The extreme on this is where “Everyone just keep THIS part.

Players will be provided a set and given some time to study the instructions without any building with the lights on before the lights are turned off, they must then blindly build the set based off their memory till the lights are turned back on and they are given more time to study instructions and any corrections they might need to make to their build, lights off and GO! will repeat till we have a winner.

Players are given a set or two and a theme to freestyle build to.

Creations will be judged based on creativity, originality, and overall pieces used.

Players are allowed to use only one hand for all building. Two hands may be used to open the boxes and baggies, but once the building begins, only one hand may be over the table surface at a time with time penalties assessed for all violations*.

* Time penalty doubles each violation:
First violation +5 seconds
Second violation +10 seconds
Third +20, Fourth +40, etc.

First player to accurately complete the set, wins.

Two players sit facing each other with a shroud between them, one has the instructions and the other has the brick. The one player gives verbal instructions without seeing the brick or the progress and the other builds based off of the verbal instructions without seeing the instructions. The pair can only verbally communicate.

First pair to accurately complete the set, wins.

Players are given a set to build as quickly as possible.

First player to accurately complete the set, wins.

Players are given a set to build as quickly as possible while holding all the pieces to the set in their hands, if any piece falls they must quickly pick them up before they resume building.

First player to accurately complete the set, wins.

Teammates work together to build a large LEGO® set as quickly as possible.

First team to accurately complete the set, wins.

Players are given a Technic set and must build something other than the set.

Creations will be judged on creativity, originality and overall pieces used.

Bring a wheeled (or just rounded) vehicle to roll down the Wacky Race ramp. All entries must have a pilot and be powered only by gravity.

Two players sit facing each other with a shroud between them, one of the players has their hands through the shroud to build the set and is not allowed to see their hands, pieces or instructions and the other player can see the hands, the set and instructions, players must verbally communicate so that the hands can build the set as quickly and accurately as possible.

First pair to accurately complete the set, wins.