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- and the post two steps above you ..... Glad you can come though GloriusShadow !CopMike

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I´d guess it´s one of the old magnet minifigs where the magnet was in the minifig itself. The Darth Maul is from 2007, and the new ones doesn´t have the magnet there - instead in the supporting brick.CopMike

Yeah, Neonovak is also coming ! So far I count these exquisite EB members will be there: Christian Morten KimT Ras Quarryman Lasse D Front CopMike Dennimator Neonovak and a maybe for Guss? As for meeting place I´m sure our event admin Ras will be here soon with zee Master Plan ! In the mean time go here, enter FREEBIE and print out your Gift Coupon for a possible free gift from the LEGO Universe team at the event ! CopMike

From LU CopMike

Enjoy your special day IS, and stay off the bricks for one day ! CopMike

This is pretty funny, even if the UK/IR etc situation isn´t! CopMike

Truly a great MOC there Lars ! I can only join the choir of positivity! Well done, and I´m also going to have to build me a couple of them. CopMike

Wow, this bids well for the future ! And Skelotic, maybe you can do a little more !? CopMike

Happy birthday mutley, MatthewUSA, Oky Wan Kenobi & Avohkahs' Sparks, have a great day and a piece of cake ! CopMike

More detailed rules -> Only one entry post=one "ticket", but you can put as many different MOC´s inside that as you wantCopMike

Yes! Yes, but the best would be to then post it here, see this thread on how. Yes!CopMike - the Yes-man

A really cool raffle you made Hinckley, and congrats to all that entered - you have built a lot of great MOC´s !CopMike

There are three of these babies up for grabs : The rules Be creative!!! Build something that can be associated with the word "ROCK", doesn´t have to be from Power Miners - could be anything Only real MOC´s - no LDD No minimun/maximum size on the MOC itself, the piece count or number of minfigs Only one entry post=one "ticket", but you can put as many different MOC´s inside that as you want Post one up to three pictures The raffle will run for one week - until friday the 13th 11pm CET :skull: To enter you must have been an EB member since yesterday, the 5th of february I will then pick three random winners from the entrys, and they´ll pm me their adresses and then recieve one polybag each for free Post your entries in this thread - good luck & happy building ! CopMike

There are three of these babies up for grabs : The rules Be creative!!! Build something that can be associated with the word "ROCK", doesn´t have to be from Power Miners - could be anything Only real MOC´s - no LDD No minimun/maximum size on the MOC itself, the piece count or number of minfigs, but if you post a picture of a rock or a burp or a lurp, I swear, I'll reach through the monitor and kill you. Only one entry post=one "ticket", but you can put as many different MOC´s inside that as you want Post one up to three pictures The raffle will run for one week - until friday the 13th 11pm CET :skull: To enter you must have been an EB member since yesterday, the 5th of february I will then pick three random winners from the entrys, and they´ll pm me their adresses and then recieve one polybag each for free Show me what you´re made of - bring´em On ! CopMike

It looks like "Pliskin" and "Spike" to me.CopMike

Check out these two threads, and if there´s something elese you wonder - ask away !Info 1 & Info 2 CopMike

Well, if you: a/ read my post above about resellers/the chains&stores willing/not willing to "buy" a certain theme AND b/ that theory of mine indeed can be applied to this - I then yet again doesn´t see why TLG should distribute a lot of sets to a certain country which TLG can´t force thru the stores/chains doors to get them up onto the shelves. Or in short - No interested sellers=No sellers ordering. CopMike

What do you know about how much TLG is spending on SPIII, that the rest of us don´t?CopMike

Well, I guess that´s what I´m doing already and why I posted the news !CopMike

!Go Dark KimT CopMike

Ronan, you managed to keep reasonable cool in your post here, but still you express what a lot of you feel - I understand that. BUT to everyone going apeshit - please tone down your aggresiveness a couple of notches ! Not knowing the exact reasons here, I still like you to hear me out. TLG is a company that needs different stores & chains to want to sell their toy. Therefore TLG asks the people in charge of ordering a certain toy or a certain theme, if they are interested in that product. If they say no, which they quite often do, you won´t find it on the shelves. That´s because TLG can´t force, say Target, to buy for example SPIII. As said over & over again, the best way to get the stuff you want is to go to your toystore and ask for a certain theme. If enough people do that, the store/chain might approach TLG and buy that theme. It´s like if you can´t find your favorite soda brand in a café, it´s not the manufacturers fault - it´s the shopowner. Another way is to gather a lot of people that wants the theme and send a request to TLG by yourselfs or an Ambassador. CopMike

Why? Jan didn´t say anything about that in his information.They´re maybe not in the catalog, but as far as I know they will be launched, but it will be an exclusive for a chain of stores for PT/SP. CopMike

More info on the game release here ! CopMike

Here´s an article from the Telegraph in UK. Pic from the Telegraph. And from TLG: In English: LEGO® launches new Games range Entering the market with a unique, constructible games concept, the LEGO Group will enhance the UK Games Market with a completely new dimension of LEGO Play for 2009. LEGO Games will launch in August 2009 with 8 games across a range of price points, each offering an interactive and engaging combination of classic LEGO elements, and a unique “buildable” LEGO dice. Set to ignite the Games industry, the unique nature of the LEGO Games range will ensure it sits perfectly alongside traditional board games and bring refreshment and novelty to a much loved consumer category. BUILD – PLAY – CHANGE. Both the board and dice are ‘built’ in the traditional LEGO way with the game concept constructed and enacted as an extension of the LEGO build experience. Each game can be redesigned and reconstructed, offering endless play possibilities. Games can be adapted, using LEGO elements to enhance and ultimately evolve the game play. Developed in conjunction with Dr. Reiner Knizia, one of the world’s most successful games’ designers, the range will see 8 games introduced at launch from August 2009 with more to follow. Designed to appeal to the existing core LEGO fan base of boys aged 6+, the LEGO Games offering also extends to families who will be able to play together, and adults. “LEGO Games presents a unique opportunity for LEGO to diversify into a new growth area”, believes Kirstin Bates, Commercial Manager LEGO UK. “By involving the player from the outset in the design, layout and method of game play, the products offer a unique and immersive play experience. This is a natural step for the company which recognises games as a natural fit into our brand portfolio, teaming creativity with a fun and constructible play concept.” Obviously LEGO. But as never seen before! In German: Die Welt wird Augen machen Im August bringt die LEGO GmbH zehn neue LEGO Gesellschaftsspiele auf den Markt Ab August 2009 eröffnen zehn LEGO Gesellschaftsspiele Familien mit Kindern von fünf bis zehn Jahren eine neue Dimension des LEGO Spielspaßes. Die neuen Produkte werden anlässlich der 60. Internationalen Spielwarenmesse in Nürnberg erstmals der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt und revolutionieren das Brettspiel. Sie bieten alle eine fantastische Kombination aus klassischen LEGO Elementen, kreativen Spielplänen und dem einzigartigen, „baubaren“ LEGO Würfel. Das Konzept der neuen LEGO Spiele ist genauso einfach wie genial: BAUEN – SPIELEN – VERÄNDERN. Bei der Entwicklung arbeitete die LEGO Gruppe mit dem bekannten und vielfach ausgezeichneten Spiele-Experten Dr. Reiner Knizia zusammen. München, 4. Februar 2009. Die zehn neuen LEGO Gesellschaftsspiele laden wie die klassischen LEGO Produkte zum kreativen Bauen und Verändern ein. Sowohl das Spiel als auch der Würfel werden in klassischer LEGO Manier zunächst gebaut. Dann beginnt der Spaß – mit interessanten, neuen Spielideen, die große und kleine Spiele-Fans begeistern werden. Doch damit nicht genug – jedes Spiel lässt sich in typischer LEGO Manier mit etwas Kreativität neu gestalten, um immer wieder neue Spielmöglichkeiten auszutesten. „Die Kombination von LEGO Steinen und gängigen Brettspielen ist eine fantastische Idee! Die Spiele bieten optisch, spielerisch und innovativ alles, was ich von einem guten Spiel erwarte.“, so Dr. Reiner Knizia. Der Spiele-Experte wurde bereits vier Mal mit dem Deutschen Spielepreis sowie 2008 für das „Spiel des Jahres“, „Kinderspiel des Jahres“ und den Deutschen Kinderspiele Preis ausgezeichnet und entwickelte federführend zusammen mit der LEGO Gruppe Ramses Pyramid. Der Mumienkönig Ramses will in Gefolgschaft seiner Mumien das schöne Ägypten erobern. Aufhalten kann ihn nur, wer die meisten magischen Kristalle sammelt, geschickt den Mumien ausweicht und als Erster die Pyramide erklimmt. Neben Ramses Pyramid warten neun weitere Spiele darauf, von LEGO und Brettspiel-Fans erobert zu werden: Creationary stellt die Kreativität, Fantasie und das Baugeschick der Spieler auf die Probe. Gespielt wird alleine oder im Team. Wer schneller als seine Mitspieler erraten kann, was die Spielkarten darstellen, gewinnt. Minotaurus lockt die Spieler in ein verwinkeltes Labyrinth, in dem sie einen geheimen Tempel finden müssen. Doch Vorsicht ist geboten, denn die Wände des Irrgartens bewegen sich und der missgünstige Minotaurus kann überall lauern. Auch Robo Champ, Magikus, Monster 4, Lava Dragon, Race 3000, Lunar Command und Pirate Code bieten spannende Spielstunden für zwei bis vier Spieler. Alle zehn neuen LEGO Gesellschaftsspiele sind ab August im Handel erhältlich und werden zwischen circa zehn und 35 Euro kosten. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie auf www.LEGO.com/press. Bildmaterial können Sie unter bilddaten@LEGO.com anfordern. LEGO GmbH fischerAppelt Kommunikation München GmbH Junior PR Manager LEGO Central Europe (PR-Agentur) Helena Seppelfricke Nina Wenzl Tel.: 089 - 45346 - 256 Tel.: 089 - 747466 - 20 Helena.Seppelfricke@LEGO.com nwe@fischerappelt.de CopMike