The history of Lego, its founder and its origins as a company are captured in this inspiring animated video: Page was never aware of this, and his daughter has stated that she 'was relieved that my father never knew about Lego before he died.” Lego eventually acquired the rights to Kiddicraft in 1981 prior to beginning litigation against Tyco. LEGO reprised the design of the Kiddicraft brick after examining a sample given to them by the British supplier of the first injection moulding machine they had purchased. The company is notable for the releasing of the predecessor of the Lego bricks, the Self-locking Bricks. Kiddicraft was a toy company founded in 1932 by Hilary 'Harry' Fisher Page (1904–1957). No information on similar competitions using Mega Bloks could be found. Many areas also hold less formal Lego-building competitions. middle and high-school competition, and the FIRST Lego League for students aged 9-14. There are many different competitions built around Lego, especially using Lego robotic sets. A tub of 480 “Bricks and More” Lego bricks costs $29.99 on. Mega Bloks also offers a “first builders” range for younger children.Ī basic tub of 500 pieces of Mega Bloks costs $26.99 on the official website. Mega Bloks offers themed products including Power Rangers, Hello Kitty, Halo, Moshi Monsters, Starcraft and World of Warcraft. Upcoming Lego products include new minifigures on a Batman and Spiderman theme. Lego offers the Duplo range for younger children. Lego hold the rights to several popular themes, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Super Hero ranges ( Marvel and DC) and Pirates of the Caribbean. Lego bricks are also considered more durable and higher quality. However, Megablocks micro bricks are compatible with Lego. Standard Lego bricks are significantly smaller than standard Megabloks bricks.

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