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Blizzard Open to Discussing LEGO World of Warcraft Sets

It was a huge surprise back in May when Activision Blizzard announced they were partnering up with LEGO to produce LEGO Overwatch which will be coming out in January. Since then, fans have been wondering if LEGO will be doing other IPs in Blizzard’s portfolio. Recently, Forbes has done an interview with both Blizzard Vice President of Consumer Products Matt Beecher and LEGO Designer Woon Tze Chee about some of the Overwatch sets. The interview basically talked about the sets and how they came to be and transitioned to if LEGO will be doing other products with other IPs. While LEGO declined to say on the possibility of LEGO World of Warcraft sets, Beecher went on to say:

It needs to be the right time and place for both parties. I mean, we would definitely be interested in discussing that. With World of Warcraft, there’s a hundred million-plus people that have touched that experience at some point in their life, so there’s a very broad and diverse audience around the world that supports World Of Warcraft. But it obviously would be a mutual decision. We need make sure there’s enough indicators pointing to that it would be a great idea.

As a Warcraft fan, I wouldn’t mind seeing LEGO Warcraft sets. It is a fantasy/castle theme that fans would enjoy with almost unlimited playability because the lore is so expansive. Since LEGO Nexo Knights has retired, there’s a hole in the castle theme and Warcraft could supplement the years where we don’t have castle-type sets. That … Continue

LEGO Black VIP Card 2018 Gift Revealed

LEGO Star Wars Black VIP Card (5005747)

A few days ago, I reported that LEGO Black VIP Card holders will be getting a special gift this month and the set has been revealed today on LEGO’s servers. I’ve been told that card holders will be getting a special code in their email soon to redeem the gift which is a brick-built card holder along with a black minifigure with a Millennium Falcon printing on the torso. Alas, there’s no way to get this gift, minus the secondary market, because you had to have purchased the UCS Millennium Falcon (75192) last year on Shop@Home during a certain period of time. Hey, it’s better than getting double points on select sets.

**Via Brickset**

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The Brick Fan November 2018 Monthly Recap

November was a very busy month here on The Brick Fan with us cranking out a whopping 85 posts. Here are some of the more notable LEGO news posts for last month. This will be a longer post since there was a ton of news.


LEGO Overwatch Sets Pre-Order on LEGO Shop@Home – You can now pre-order the upcoming LEGO Overwatch sets on Shop@Home. We will be reviewing each of the sets when we are able to get our hands on them.


Geoffrey’s Toy Box to be in Kroger Stores – It has been announced that Toys R Us will be rebranded to be named Geoffrey’s Toy Box and they will be in select Kroger supermarkets.


The LEGO Group Announces Infringement Case Win Against LEPIN – LEGO officially announced the results of their lawsuit against LEPIN in China in which they will receive about RMB 4.5 million in damages.


LEGO to Release China Region Exclusive Sets – LEGO will be launching the first elementary school STEAM classes in China and will also be releasing some Asia region exclusive sets to celebrate the Lunar New Year.


LEGO FORMA Officially Sold Out – LEGO’s first venture on Indiegogo was a very successful one as all of the perks have been claimed and everything has sold out before the project end date.


LEGO Ideas Celebrates 10 Years – It has been a decade since LEGO released the first LEGO Ideas set which was originally called LEGO CUUSOO.

LEGO Ideas 10 Years


LEGO Build to Give Charity Campaign – LEGO is running a … Continue

LEGO Black VIP Card Exclusive Item Coming in December

LEGO Black VIP Card

If you’re a LEGO VIP Black Card holder, the promotions that have been associated with the card has been, to say the least, absolutely lackluster but that may change very soon. I’ve been told from my source that card holders will be getting a very cool looking exclusive item. I don’t have an image of it yet but I’ve been told Black Card holders will get an email with a special code to get it. If you do get an email, feel free to email me ([email protected]) the image of the gift.

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LEGO Nominated for 2019 Toy of the Year Awards

The 2019 Toy of the Year award winners will be announced ahead of the New York Toy Fair in February and you can now vote for your favorite nominees. As usual, LEGO has been nominated for a few categories so head on over to the links below to vote for them.


Collectible of the Year

LEGO Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Collectible Minifigures (71022)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Collectible Minifigures (71022)


Construction Toy of the Year

LEGO Star Wars Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212)

LEGO Star Wars Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall (75954)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall (75954)


License of the Year

LEGO Jurassic World


Playset of the Year

LEGO Creator Roller Coaster (10261)

LEGO Creator Roller Coaster (10261)

LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate (75930)

LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate (75930)


Preschool Toy of the Year

LEGO DUPLO Steam Train (10874)

LEGO DUPLO Steam Train (10874)


Specialty Toy of the Year

LEGO Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City (75222)

LEGO Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City (75222)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043)


Vehicle of the Year

LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083)

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LEGO Build to Give Charity Campaign

LEGO Build to Give

This holiday season LEGO will be running a new campaign called Build to Give to help donate LEGO sets to children in need. From now until December 9, use your LEGO bricks at home or at a LEGO Brand Store to build an ornament and share on social media using the hashtag #BuildToGive. For every post shared, LEGO will donate one LEGO set to charity in hopes of reaching 500,000 children around the world. Here’s a list of charity partners that LEGO is working with across the globe including Fairy Bricks in the UK and Toys for Tots here in the US.

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Philly Brick Fest Early Registration Now Live

Early registration for Philly Brick Fest 2019 is now live and there’s only a few days left to do so at a discounted rate. From now until November 10, full registration for the event is $78 which includes special event opening ceremonies, a brick badge, goodie bag, display space for your LEGO creations, and more.

From the looks of it, I will be attending again next year and it will be my fifth year attending in total. If everything goes according to plan, I’ll be bringing The Brick Fan brick badges to give away to those who find me. I couldn’t get them in time for this year’s event. Just an insider tip if you’ve never been, there’s lots of activities there that is well worth the registration price and the event creators go out of their way to accommodate you.

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