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Pixelblocks Dream Set - 875 Pieces

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I have always been a fan of lego and other building blocks, so these unique blocks really appealed to me when I first saw them. I like that they give you the ability to build three dimensionally with small blocks, giving you a lot of detail, and I also like the translucency, which makes them different from other building blocks. A couple of things that I am not so thrilled about: they can be very difficult to use. Sometimes the blocks are really "sticky" when you try to slide them together and I have broken more than one nail and pinched my fingers a few times trying to get a block into place. Other times, the blocks are too loose when you try to connect them so that it slides out the bottom as soon as you get it in place. Because the blocks don't always fit together as well as they should, you have to be really careful about planning out your structure ahead of time, because it's hard to make changes once you've started. This is all fine for me (an adult with pretty good manual dexterity), but I would think that it would become extremely frustrating for a young kid, or even a younger teenager. I also wish that there were more blocks of individual colours, even if that meant that you'd get fewer colours in a set. As it is, I never have enough blocks of any one colour to make what I want. All that said, I enjoy building with these blocks and have made some cool things. As long as you can deal with some frustration and broken nails, these blocks have a lot of potential.