Customer Reviews

LEGO Lava Dragon Game (3838)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

So, I am a big fan of the new series of Lego Games. This one just seems to fall a little bit short of its brethren in terms of fun. The game has solid mechanics. Instead of rolling a numbered dice, you roll a blank dice. When a blank side comes up, you insert a tile of your color on that face (each face can hold 4 tiles) and move a space. When a side that isn't blank comes up, every player that has a tile on that face moves one. If there is still a spot left, you can add a tile of your color.

There are some interesting mechanics. On two of the faces, a lava tile in in place which lets you move a piece to block another player's ascent. First player to the top of the mountain and that rolls a lava tile wins via flying away on the dragon. Another cool mechanic of this game is there is a stick that you can stick through the mountain and knock another player off the mountain... literally.

It is fun, but I think that compared to games like Minotarus and Creationary, this game just comes up lacking. Still playable, still fun, just not my fave.

Lava Dragon is one of the Lego Games, a series of board games made out of Lego bricks.

Though simply a regular board game, Lava Dragon has some interesting features to ensure that you will play the game multiple times. (Of course! It's Lego!!!) The dice, for example evolves throughout the game, pieces add to it almost every turn. Eventually, Microfigures are "leaping" around the board as players roll the dice, hoping to send other players to the start while they go to the top. Once a Microfigure reaches the top, it must land on a specific peg, whereupon, it will be moved to the dragon and win the game! For about the same price, you can get LEGO Monster 4 Game (3837), which is more fun and creative.

The game times can be sporadic, however. Though the box says 15-20 minutes for each game, my first game took about 60 seconds at most! That only tells you how crazy it gets!!!

Overall, this game is a nice buy, especially if you're a big fan of Lego!

With 4 kids (the oldest being 7 y/o), this is a great game for the whole family to play! Being that the game is made of LEGO's it does have a tendency to fall apart easily as the kids paw all over it, but the rules are very simple that even my 4 y/o can understand them. Definitely a great family game!

I purchased this game for my stepson to try to get him away from the TV and video games. It worked well for it's intended purpose. He enjoyed building the game and playing it a few times, but then he quickly bored with it. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold his attention very well. There are only so many ways to build the game and then only one way to play it...as such I am still searching for the elusive technology free path to guide him on to.

I purchased 4 lego games and they are all basically the same. Not much thought placed in them and they take awhile to put togerher. Overall good just to make your own game

My kids, 6 and 7, really like this game, but since they are made of legos, the pieces are tiny, and the game is a slightly difficult to manage for little fingers. It will help with small motor skills, which is a good thing, and if you can keep all the pieces together it should provide entertainment over and over again.

This is a good game for the kids involving legos.

I got this when it went on sale for $5. Its well worth the legos themselves for $5.

The game at first took a few minutes to understand the rules, my son had it put together in 15 minutes, and its easy to break in half to put it back in the box. Sofar we have played the game well over 12 times (was a christmas gift) and had fun with it.

On thing to note, it was more fun to play with 3-4 players than just 2.

The only reason I will not give it 5 stars is the directions where initially a little confusing. Also I am not sure I would pay full price for this game either ($20 when I last checked).

I bought this game for my 8 year-old nephew and he has played it daily with his dad ever since! They love it.

This was the perfect Christmas gift for my 4 year old. The basic rules were a little too simple (even for my 4 year old), but with the optional added rules it made for a fun game for the whole family. Some games end up being as quick as 3-4 minutes, but some take as long as 20. Overall - LOVE IT!

i expected so much more from Lego. What a let down. I bought 4 games for my son, and one is worse than the next.