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Looking for a fun game for the family? They will have lots of fun with the game Creationary. It is brought to you by the wonderful people at LEGO who are known throughout the world for their line of building blocks and products. Now, here is something new that will easily capture the attention of your children, and others.

The object of the game is to build, or create, something while everyone else tries to guess what it is. When it is your turn you have to roll the dice. Each side of the dice is represented by a category that you can build from. There are four categories: buildings, nature, vehicles, or things. Whichever side the dice rolls on is the symbol of the category that you have to build from. For example, if your dice rolls and the symbol of a house is on top then you have to build something from the house category.

Creationary also comes with a deck of cards that gives you your level of difficulty. There are three subcategories for cards. One stack is easy, one stack is medium and one stack is difficult. The face of each card has subcategories on them. Each of the three categories of easy, medium and hard are represented by an item. Once you roll the dice you get to pick which stack of cards you want to build from. If you decide that you want to build something simple then you will pick the top card from the easy stack and look for the house symbol. Whatever the picture is in this category is what you have to build.

So you have rolled the dice and the house symbol came up. Then you choose a card from the easy stack. The picture may be a teepee. If you looked at the house symbol on a card from the difficult stack it might have a picture of the Lincoln Memorial, just to give you an idea of what you have to look forward to.

The rules of the game are rather simple. There is no limit to the amount of talking that can go on and the person building is not restricted to a specific amount of time. They can take as long as they need to construct their item, as long as it is a reasonable amount of time. LEGO suggests that an appropriate amount of time for a regular game is 30 to 60 minutes.

Creationary is wonderful for developing imagination and creativity skills. Plus, it forces you to work under some pressure, which is definitely something that some people do better than others.

The game is designed for 3 to 8 players, ages 7 and up, but given the complexity of some of the cards in the difficult stack it could easily be played by adults, as well. In fact, this would make a great item for game night at your house. Or give all of the stacks to your kids and see how far they can progress. The object is to build it before the identity is guessed so creativity is essential.

Besides the 96 cards and I LEGO die, there is 1 LEGO minifigure and 1 LEGO microfigure. There are a total of 341 pieces to construct with and a rules book.

Creationary is a fun, challenging game that tests your skills as well as your patience. Try it out and see how constructive you can be.

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