Having Fun: Making and Playing Games with LEGO Pieces
The word “fun” is often associated with the LEGO hobby. To take the fun even further, you can combine your LEGO elements with games you already know (by re-creating them in LEGO pieces) or you can create games that are completely original.
Games You Already Know
A number of traditional games are played on a checkerboard-styled playing surface. This board typically has 8 squares along each side, for a total of 64 squares.
Interestingly, the LEGO company makes a waffle-type baseplate that is 32 studs along each side. When you divide 32 by 8, you’ll quickly realize that this large LEGO baseplate can be broken up into squares that are four studs long on each side.
As you can see in Figure 11-7, it ...
Get The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
