LEGO Games Product Test - Feedback thread

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Many thanks for trying a LEGO Game on behalf of Mumsnet. Below are the feedback questions LEGO would like you to answer. Feel free to also add your own comments.

Everyone who was part of the test and who offers feedback will be entered into a prize draw where one winner will receive £200 of Argos Vouchers.

Please do say which game you tried - Shave a Sheep or Harry Potter Hogwarts and the age and gender of the child(ren) who played with it.

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?

Many thanks,
MNHQ

Shave a Sheep with DS (4.10)

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game? Was really excited and wanted to play it straight away

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?
He thought that the building part was brilliant fun and was excited to realise that it was a game as well.
He built the sheep all by himself and only needed a little bit of help with the wolf

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?
Rules really easy to follow, we haven't played the version with different rules yet

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
Building the sheep and wolf, for a while he was quite happy to play with them on there own and not as part of the game.
When playing the game he loved the stratergy element of it, like taking wool off other sheep and swopping the sheep over

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
A game with 2 took about 20 mins, with 4 took about 35 mins

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor
Good value for money

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No
Yes

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?
Would recomend for birthdays and christmas, we are going to buy another one for him for christmas

We have HP game

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

10 yo DS really pleased - we already have one of the other lego games, and HP CLuedo, wanted to know when we could play it

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

DS built the game himself with no intervention, and then read the rules. DH read them to check DS's interpretation, but DS had understood them on his own, and explained them to me.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

have not changed the rules so far, rules reasonably easy to follow, the idea is clear

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?

building the game yourself, HP tie-in, and links to the books - eg moving staircases, the different lessons etc

we laso liked the fact that there is an element of chance - throwing the die - but most of the gameplay is strategy, you have to plan and think rather than just win because you threw a six

also beating me hands down!

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

first time built it, then played it twice straight off, first game 2 player so 20 mins, second game 3 player so 30 mins ish - I was slow!

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor

Good, as lego is generally expensive and having a character tie in always makes it more expensive.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No

Yes, would recommend, but agree is for 8 plus, I think younger children may get a little frustrated

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?

birthday or CHristmas - too expensive for just anytime.

We enjoyed the gameplay, DS has played it again today with an 11yo and an 8yo, who both enjoyed it. He could explain it to them and they played independently without intervention from me. Makes us all think, and plan ahead. My spatial awareness is pants, and I found it quite difficult to visualise what I could do if for example I was moving the stairs 3 times.

Brian the point of the dice is that you have to decide which course of action to take... so on the pink/white side you have to choose whether to keep you existing wool safe or chance taking another piece and hope it's not stolen, and on the green/grey side you have to decide whether you want to steal all X's wool for yourself or whether you want them to lose it to the wolf (for instance if you have more wool than anyone else... why would you swap?)

The point of the mixed dice to to encourage the kids to be strategic

Ahh! I see, thank you Summer, we've been playing a different version then, we put all pink together all white etc on dice and just did whatever we rolled. DD loved it but I think we can now do it the proper way and she'll get even more fun out of it

We played Summer rain's version too. Thought the instructions were quite clear tbh (sorry!)

We played Shave the Sheep with DS1 aged 7 and DS2 aged 5 (and a half, the half is very important)

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game? They were terribly excited and stopped playing with the computer!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance? DS1 aged 7 built the game very quickly on his own. They played independently once the rules had been explained to them, but also played it with us.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow? We thought the rules were easy to follow. They invented new rules very cheerfully. They do this to all games. The rules we invented were usually to allow another throw if you couldn't do anything following the results of the first throw. My older child invented a rule that the youngest person does not start first Every Single Time.....

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most? They loved the wolf, the sheep rustling and getting double white throws (two lots of wool on your sheep). I liked the tactics, and the fact that you can strategically lose if you want a child to win!

Q5 How long did they play with it for? About 15 minutes at a time. They would have gone on for longer but typically I got them to play it before school and we ran out of time

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Good value

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes,

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc? A great birthday present - I am planning to buy 3 at the weekend

My only adverse comment is that if the dice gets lost you are a bit stuck and can't play the game at all. You can improvise a woof and sheep from other bits of lego, but the dice is harder. We have other lego games and the dice from those is specific to those games too.

we had the harry potter game. ds, age nearly 10 and dd, nearly 7 played whilst ds, 4 watched.

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game? i became elevated to the position of "mum of the decade century" when i showed it to the kids...they were so very thrilled and excited!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance? ds built the game with no help at all...he loves lego! dd helped where she was allowed. it was a really good start to the game, and what essentially makes it different from other board games. kids played by themselves, and needed no adult assistance.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow? the kids adapted the rules themselves. they made them easier because dd, nearly 7, was unable to understand and follow the official rules.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most? coolest thing was the actual building of the game, and that you could change it to however you wanted. they enjoyed changing the pieces around the most and being able to change the dice. dumbledore was good.

Q5 How long did they play with it for? about an hour first time, before little brother became involved!

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor..... whilst not poor value for money, i feel its quite expensive...not something i would buy for the children. play value i guess takes it to an average.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No to the children, yes.

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc? it would be for an occasion present for one of my own children..it is more money than i would ordinarily spend on another child.

thanks so much for allowing us to take part.

Harry Potter - played with 8 year old boy (DS3)

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?
Huge delight and excitement

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?
The building - we built it together with me finding the parts and DS3 putting them together. We both enjoyed it. DS3 is a proficient lego-builder.
The playing - I don't think DS3 would be able to play independently and he's shown no desire to do so - so far he's only played it with a parent/older sibling. We didn't find the instructions particularly clear (can you only enter a classroom through a door? Is the arch or the flat brown bit the door?) and there was a fair bit of debate/faffing around.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?
See above - we struggled with the rules, and I think DS3 would have been lost without adult input. They need to be a bit more clear-cut. We haven't (so far) attempted to change them.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
The coolest thing were the moving staircases, apparently. He liked the little classroom things you collect as well.

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
About 30 minutes a time - 3 or 4 times over the past week.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor
Good, heading towards average. We like it, but I can see the novelty wearing off quite quickly.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No
Yes

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?
Birthday/Christmas

Many thanks,
MNHQ

We played Harry Potter with DD2 (8), DD1 (11) and a couple of friends aged 11 and 10.

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?
Very very excited !! They had to be told to calm down before they imploded!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?
Building - DD's were able to build it themselves, it took a while, but that was good - kept them entertained for longer.

Playing - DD2 just says it was so cool, they really enjoyed the game.

Assistance - I didn't need to get involved they played themselves.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?
Rules were easy to follow - they haven't changed them yet but there was discussion of how they might when they play this weekend with other friends.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
They loved the moving staircase and being able to be characters and change the way they moved the bits of the game.

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
Hours and hours and hours.
Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor
Excellent value for money.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No
For sure!!
Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?
Not an everyday gift, but would definitely use it as a birthday gift for family members, or a Christmas present. its more money than I would spend on a normal friend present.

They really enjoyed being part of the trial. Thank you so much.

We got the Harry Potter game. Ds1 is 10 and Ds2 is 8.

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?
Very excited- couldn't wait to open it.

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?
We have alot of the other lego games so were prepared for the building part, which in my sons view is part of the game and they love building it. However I think if it was the first lego game you tried it may have been quite fiddly to build.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?
As yet they haven't, but this normally happens when they play with friends. So far we have just played as a family. Rules were easy enought to follow.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
I think the building part was ds2's favourite bit. Ds1 seems to enjoy being able to change the staircases to stop his brother getting into any classrooms!

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
It took us just over an hour to build- game play has been aroung 1/2 hour each time.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor
Good

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No
Yes

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?
Any occasion. Lego games are a favourite for giving to the boys friends for birthdays, and this one is now on my friends dd's christmas list.

Thanks!!

Shave the sheep - played with ds (6)

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game? Very excited, wanted to play immediately.

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance? Ds assembled sheep , I did the wolf.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow? Rules very easy to follow. We didn't change them.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most? Definitely the wolf

Q5 How long did they play with it for? Two games - first one 15 mins, second one 45 (more wolf involvement in the second game which made it last longer).

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor Good value for money.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No Yes. Good size to pack for holiday.

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present et Recommend as a stocking filler for Christmas or as a birthday gift.

My boys are 8 and 5

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

They knew it was coming in the post and could not stop talking about it - they were very excited!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

Adult assistance to start with. (well DH wanted to play so we let him join in!!) Very easy to assemble and both boys were able to fix the pieces together.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

No we didnt change the rules as we liked the game as it was. Easy rules to follow.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?

We all loved taking the wool off the person with the most. The wolf was cool too and has joined in with other lego games now !

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

20 mins each time we have played.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)?

Excellent value

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children?

Yes definitely

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?

Present for nephews and nieces. It looks more expensive than it is. Definitely an occasion present.

Thanks so much for letting us trial this. We have had loads of fun.

Harry Potter, Boy age 8 and Girl age 6.

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?
Very very excited jumping up and down when it arrived. DS is convinced we got the game because Lego know he is a Lego Club member! They were a little disappointed on opening the box as it all looked a bit bland and colourless (very quick change of opinion once construction began though)

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?
DS(8) built the game without any help and really enjoyed the fact that he was able to.
He also read all the instructions and showed DD(6) and myself how to play.
They absolutely loved it, lots of laughter, no fighting or sulking (even when things weren't going their way!)...I think this was because even if you were losing, there was a good chance you'd be in the lead on your next turn.
We have played 3 times, all together as a family, but they would be able to play independently and will definitely play alone when I'm too busy to join in.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?
We found the rules very easy to follow (although its entirely probable that our interpretation of some of the finer points will differ to other families, I don't think this matters though!).

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
The fact that it was Harry Potter.
The spiders, cat, and frogs.
The Dice!
Most enjoyable part...definitely the ability to block and disrupt others plans!

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
First time we played straight through with no extra rules, I think it took about an hour, we had to keep refering to the rule book, eg can you rotate a staircase with a person on it etc.
Second night we used Dumbledore, Mrs Norris and Duelling...all at the one time! Great craic, but took ages and ages to play to end.
Third time, only myself and DS played and it was over in about 15 minutes.
They haven't played with their own rules yet, but have been discussing various ideas. One example: Having 2 characters each, on your turn you decide whether to use regular character and move as normal, or use your other character (one of the pupils) and steal opponents homework item from their corner.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor
Average, Its a little over-priced for what it contains. It would be better if it contained more (and bigger) novelty pieces such as the cat etc

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No
Yes, would recommend to other parents as a Christmas/Birthday present

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?
Christmas/birthday present for own child (its way above the going price here for a present for non-family)

sorry should have said - we tested shave the sheep!

Harry Potter - DS (10) DD (8)

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?
It arrived while I was away in business so they had to phone specificaly to tell me about it!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?
DS built the game himself. Took some time but he enjoyed it - although he thought thecorners were quite fiddly.
They have just played with me so far - I am needed as umpire otherwise they just fight!
They both enjoyed teh game and dd was able to pick up the instructions fairly quickly (sometimes she struggles).
They enjoyed blocking each other (too much - I had to break up a few fghts!)

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?
We have only changed the rules slightly so far - you have to get out back through the front gate once you have your homework. DS wants to play with moe changes and use the other figures.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
Coolest thing - the way you can shift the staircases about and block each other. They definitely enjoyed the blokcing most!

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
Each game seems to take us ages - at least 1 hour each time.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor
Average value for money.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No
Yes
Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?
Birthday / Christmas present

I will say - up to now I haven't seen the point of these Lego board games - my feelings were you can either have one or the other. But having seen this and seen the fun the children get I now see the point. (and will probably buy others)

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

He was very excited, he is a huge Lego fan! He instead on opening and building it straight away!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

There was no adult assistance required. He built it himself then called on his best mate to come and play with it. They had no problems with the basic rules and played for well over an hour first time. They thought building and playing was great fun.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

Yes they changed the rules, this appeared to add hugely to their enjoyment. They found the rules easy to follow ( although I will admit that I found them confusing!)

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?

Definitely being able to change the rules. He said that made it feel like his game, not just any old game, and it would mean that you wouldn't get bored with it.

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

I'd say three to four hours in total since getting it.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor

I think Lego is pretty expensive, but it is worth it as it always gets so much use. So, expensive, but good value.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No

Yes

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?

At this price point this would be a birthday or Xmas gift.

Thanks for giving us the chance to review this toy, my son was delighted, he wants to be a Lego tester when he grows up!

DS agrees with Haggis...the corners were very fiddly!

Glasto, you need to say which game you have and what ages your kids are

Thank you so much for all the fab feedback so far....sounds like both games have gone down a storm ! If you are yet to add feedback please do so soon! Many thanks

Harry Potter Hogwarts BOYs 12 10 8

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game? utterly thrilled - had seen on tv

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance? building hard - recruited 12 year old. but good hard

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow? rules impossible for me - 8 year old seemed to get them, the moving around was trcky

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
the harry potter link and collecting the items oh and the houses
Q5 How long did they play with it for?
a while - about an hour
Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Good, a bit over priced

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes,

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc? To much for party present - is just under our grandparents budget of £25

harryPotter

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

Very excited we are lego mad in our house!

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

Dad built it in advance as the younger children would hinder the build and it would could frustration.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

Followed rules which were quite easy to follow.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most? Mooving staircase, ability to block and change rules (if dad allows!)

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

About an hour

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? good

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes,

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? birthday or Christmas present

Ooops, forgot to say my son is nine, he played with his friend who is eight, and we had the Harry Potter game.

We received the Harry Potter game, about 2 weeks ago. My children are two girls 11 and 4 (played with me) and two boys 9 and 6

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

We got the box about 5 minutes before they were living the house to go to school. they just could not wait for the day to finish and have a proper look at it.

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

The building was eldest children did it and the building up part and it was ok for them to follow the instructions independently. Adult assistance was definitely needed to undertand the rules of the game though and I would advise parents to have read them and understood them prior to actually starting the game with the children. It spoilt the fun a bit that we had to check all the time what they were having to do. Once the rules were understood properly the games was flowing and they enjoyed it much more obviously.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

As said, the rules were not simple to understand at first, especially the moving the character, it appears that we did not understand them the first time so played with our own rule on first go (When die marks 1,2, or 3 we also allowed the character to move up to 3 stairs if they wanted too before I realised they only were meant to move 1 staircase each turn, but it made it fun too so we will decide before each game hich rule will applie)

Not tried yet but the children are planning to involve all the other characters in some way or another.

They also play role games using the board and the characters, without following any rule, just pretending to be the charaters.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?

What the eldest enjoyed the most so far was to be able to "block" their silblings when they wee very close to getting one of their homework "ingredient".

Eldest daughter really loved the little characters and detailed ingredients

What I enjoy is the versatility of the game. In one box you get
-a construction game
-a board game
-a role play game

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

About 20 minutes at a time, a bit longer the first time, to figure out exactly what was what. Longer periode when they just role play with it but I would not be able to tell exactly how long.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor

In comparison with other Lego things (that I saddly often find too pricey) I thought that for the possibility of entertainment this game offers, the value for money was good (in our case exellent as free)

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No

Yes I have and will again, regardless of gender of the child.

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?

I would recomment it as a present for a birtday or special occasion (Eid, Christmas...) I think it is too substantial for an everyday gift

We tried Shave a Sheep. My DS is 9.

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

• He was so excited that he immediately started opening the box and building the sheep ready for a game.

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game?

• DS found it really easy to build from the instructions given.

Did your child(ren) think it was good fun?

• It made his day :)

Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

• DS needed me to read and explain the rules but got the hang of it straight afterwards.

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how?

• We have played it with one or two actions on each side of the die so far, including carrying out both actions rather than choosing, to make it a game of chance. DS was more reluctant to until he realised it meant he could rebuild the die We also played it with 2 players each having 2 sheep and the choice of how to distribute the wool between them.

How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

• We realised it was not clear whether an action was compulsory or whether we could opt out (for example, when the only available option is to swap and all other sheep have less wool).

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game?

• "All of it" He did love sending the wolf round and making a "grr" sound.

What did they enjoy the most?

• Winning (he has won every game so far!).

Q5 How long did they play with it for?

• Usually 20 minutes but taking the choice element out can stretch it to over 30 minutes. DS has wanted to play another game straight afterwards.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor

• Shave a Sheep is excellent value for money

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children?

• Yes!

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it?

• birthday or christmas present.

We got the Harry Potter game and played with ds1 (9), dd (7) and ds2 (5).

Q1 How did your child react when you showed them the game?

THEY WERE ALL THRILLED, DS1 ESPECIALLY SO AS HE IS A LEGO FIEND. I HAVE UPLOADED A PICTURE OF HIM SETTING THE GAME UP TO MY MUMSNET PROFILE.

Q2 How would you describe the building and playing of the game? Did your child(ren) think it was good fun? Were they able to play independently with it or did they need adult assistance?

DS1 WAS EASILY ABLE TO SET UP THE GAME AND REALLY ENJOYED THAT PART OF IT. THEY WORKED OUT THE RULES FOR THEMSELVES, ALTHOUGH THEY TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THEM, PROBABLY BECASUE DS2 KEPT TRYING TO START THE GAME BEFORE HE KNEW WHAT TO DO!

Q3 Did they/ you change the rules? If so, how? How easy or difficult were the rules to follow?

SEE ABOVE, BUT ONCE THEY STARTED THEY WERE EASY TO FOLLOW. I THINK DS1 MADE A COUPLE OF CHANGES DURING A LATER GAME, JUST TO SPICE THINGS UP.

Q4 What would your child say was the coolest thing about the game? What did they enjoy the most?
DS1 SAID THE LITTLE HARRY, HERMIONE AND RON FIGURES WERE THE BEST THINGS, ALTHOUGH HE KEPT COMING OVER TO SHOW ME THE TEENY FROGS AND SO ON WHILE HE WAS BUILDING IT. HE REALLY LIKED THE DESIGN IN GENERAL.

Q5 How long did they play with it for?
THEY PLAYED 3 GAMES ONT HE TROT WHEN THEY FIRST GOT IT, SO WERE OCCUPIED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THEY HAVE PLAYED IT A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE - A GAME SEEMS TO TAKE 15 TO 20 MINS, WHICH IS ABOUT RIGHT FOR THEIR AGES.

Q6 How would you rate the game in terms of value for money (Shave a Sheep: RRP £7.99 and Harry Potter Hogwarts RRP £24.99)? Excellent, Good, Average, Poor

IT'S NOT CHEAP, BUT I WOULD SAY IT IS GOOD VALUE, IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO LOVED LEGO AND ALL THE SETTING UP STUFF. IF AN ADULT WOULD HAVE TO SET IT UP FOR YOUR CHILD, THEN A LOT OF THE FUN VALUE IS TAKEN AWAY.

Q7 Do you think you would recommend the game to other parents/ children? Yes, No

YES, FOR A LEGO FAN, DEFINITELY.

Q8 If applicable: For what occasion would you recommend it? Everyday gift, birthday gift, Christmas present etc?

DEFINITELY A BIRTHDAY OR CHRISTMAS PRESENT - £25 IS A LOT MORE THAN I WOULD EVER SPEND ON AN EVERYDAY PRESENT.