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For new readers of Fangirl Sings the Blues, ‘Mac’ is my SO, a life partner, MOTHman, BF, bff (sometimes) bloke wot lives here, hubster.
He’s a very creative person in his own right and loves a project – forming a garden, making a tree house over a series of years, dispatching a possum for his mother-in-law, erecting a shed for his own folks, planting veggies, painting, hammering, sawing, using any powerdrill he can get his hands on, installing dishwashers, working with his bros, fine arts and architectural interests … and the list goes on.
Last night, our great (great) nephew Crebie came over to stay. He brought cute PJs, divine bed hair, a beanie without a pom pom (much to Pip and Pop’s delight, because they sometimes call him ‘Pom Pom’, as older, surrogate sisters would be liable to do when teasing a younger dude) and a NEW GAME.
It is called CREATIONARY. It’s made by Lego and it involves a competitive situation where up to eight players can make stuff with Lego blocks, referring to cards, each other, a dice, then everyone has to guess what that creation might be.
The longer version of this story involves Mac seeing the game when he came in, gulping down his dinner faster than he normally does, clearing the table so that everyone else had completed their meals too, and embracing Creationary with all of his being.
When Crebie announced that he had ‘lost the dice’, I was extremely disturbed. My ‘OMGF-this-is-so-not-right’ anal hackles were raised, especially when I saw in the rules that it was a special Lego dice and it helped the game to progress correctly.
The (proper) Creationary evolves from selecting a Lego card, finding a picture that you’d like to create with the included Lego, following the directions on the (LOST) dice and then letting your other game-players guess what you’d made.
I was like a starlet without a cleavage when I was made to play Creationary without a dice. I made a hell of a lot of boobs without much support.
Howevs, Mac would not be deterred. Listening to Crebie’s instruction (sans dice) he devised a game where he chose all the difficult cards, focused on his own creations while the kids and I discussed what the hell we were going to do, and then allotted points to us if/when we guessed HIS creations properly.
Right. All I really wanted to say was ‘I cannot play this game without the friggin’, trademarked Lego dice, thanks.’ But no! Mac focused his energies and created with abandon, despite his daughters complaining that he hogged all the red Lego pieces (to make a lobster) and Crebie calling him ‘a really cheeky guy’.
Here is a small sample of what my beloved created in the first 15 minutes of the game. The lobster (which was amazing) came later, but by that time, I was sick of bemoaning the lack of dice. Where TF is that dice, parents of Crebie!?
The other interesting adjunct to the game? When Mac presented his finished Creationary pieces to the group, he would make accompanying noises or soundtracks. Eg: his swordfish (don’t ask) was accompanied in presentation by a ‘Jaws’ like anthem.
Here is the start of my high-platformed diving board.
Little wonder we have subtle differences in how we like to pack the car/dishwasher.
It’s young Mac’s birthday coming up during the month of April. Guess what he’s getting. Including dice.
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11 Responses to Lego™ Lust
Hahahahaha, hope you all enjoyed your visit from the Crebster, he’s very good at making up rules and versions of games to suit himself!!!!(must have inherited that familial competitive streak). Love that he called Mac a really cheeky guy……it could have been a lot worse.
Poor Mac really must have some deep rooted iss-ee-youse happening, I think a course of therapy would be an ideal birthday pressie!!!!
Countdown is on for our exciting adventure……… Luv ya xoxoxoxo
Hi lade. HOw’s fangs? Still wearing that flanellette ensemble? Very, very rainy the last 24.
It was a lovely visit with the original cheeky guy. Have you played that game? OMG, it’s very addictive, but obviously a man with iss-eee-youse must dominate and make every single piece of Lego construction known to man and woman.
that dice should be somewhere up at your place, ffs. Find it when you get home.
CANNOT WAIT for our visit to the Top End. Should be fantastic. Love you too, chat soon xxxx
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Rosie!
You made me laff so much with this and my favourite bit is your diving board. Were you a little tense? Family games are SUCH fun aren’t they? SNORT.
ROFL
YES! What jlo said *nods*
Do you think the diving board is better than the catepillar, the tiger moth (plane) and the sword fish hon? I really do.
Look. YOU would LOVE this Lego game (buy it for your kids, you know? Laura n’ Gal?) and play. It will really appeal to you. And hon? I would have liked it too, had I the chance to utilize the correct dice and had access to the number of blocks my beloved HOGGED.
FFS.
x
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Hello gorgeous lady. Fanks for visiting here and I hope your bday celebrations were awesome. YOu spring chickadee, you.
Yes. Family games are SUCH fun, LOL. However, this was more like a family presentation of creative Lego design by one member, while the others admired.
My diving board? So, so good, doncha reckon? Hope all is well in your part of the world, petal xx
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sorry, J-lo. My comment to you is under Laura’s. Love to you and yours
Rosie xxxxx
That dice has been the thorn in my side all week! I’ve been looking for the frickin’ thing since the game was opened. I was suspicious that one may not have even come in the box, as I hadn’t ever seen it, but Crebie insisted it did, as he had made it. (That’s right, you even have to make the dice!)
After turning his room right side up (it had been upside down since the visit of two friends) there was still no dice. 5 days later there was a call of joy that he had found it in….
…his other box of Lego!!! Who TF would put a Lego dice in the Lego box? Well, we were then able tp play the first game of Creationary. That was until Crebie Snr. rolled the dice under the couch and Crebie announced that you don’t really need the dice to play anyway, and as usual,made up his own rules on how the game should be played.
The dice hasn’t been found since!!! I’m not sure where or when it will turn up, but I promise I won’t be sending it over to your house again without it!!! Because let’s be honest, the only difference between the Creationary box and Crebie’s other box of Lego pieces, is the Lego Dice!
Thanks so much for having him (and his cheekiness)
xx
Mon? Welcome my love, but you have a HELLUVA lot to answer for! Oh, my LegoGod.
You must have KNOWN, deep in your heart of hearts, that this game had the potential to allow people to build small Lego-type empires? And knowing Mac for 20ish years (and how you guys all pack dishwashers -- pfft. Dimension freaks!) you might have known that this Creationary would have caused duress.
You have created a Frankenstein monster (and I’m not referring to my reaction to NO DICE!)
Seriously tho, hon, twas a pleasure to have him and very, very much fun to watch the shenanigans between the young, old and anal. LOL @ the loss of the dice again. Crebie Snr and Jnr mustn’t care about rules!
Do not bring that game near this home AGAIN, lady, without the Lego dice
xx
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The continued story of the whereabouts of the dice (NO DICE, LOL) is vair amusing -- perhaps the dice is similar to instructions, as in, men don’t need ‘em.
I maintain that Pictionary is a tricksy game in that it can cause full on war, family feuds and much slamming of doors and fancy flouncing. Lego Pictionary, wait what is it? Creationary, must be downright dangerous if only for the fact that everyone has sharp missiles to hurl at each other. I don’t think I will be buying this for daughter after all (nothing to do with it being 25 f’in pounds).
Thanks for the LOLz hun. xx
Hey Lou.
How’s the weather and wedding preps over there? You going? Got the hat ready? Although plz remember NOT to outshine the bride, ffs.
Thanks for the LULZ about Lego Pictionary being more hazardous due to the pointy things wot you can use on opposition compared to just paper and pencils in the original pictionary. YES. It’s extremely hazardous. Also? if you’re really angry at your opposition, you can place the small bits of Lego beneath bare feet and watch the tears come into their eyes when they stand up.
Family games? Gotta LOVE em. Happy weekend, petal.
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