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Today, Lego is a profitable [1] brand offering construction kits and related products and services, including Lego board games, retail stores, video games, films, theme parks, and consultation services. Despite its expansion, the company remains privately held. [2] Lego has had a significant impact on various areas of popular culture.
Lego Games launched in 2009, was a series of Lego-themed board games designed by Cephas Howard and Reiner Knizia [117] [118] in which the players usually build the playing board out of Lego bricks and then play with Lego-style players. Examples of the games include "Minotaurus", in which players roll dice to move characters within a brick-build ...
Lego TechBuild, a sub-line of Lego Technic is introduced. Lego TechPlay, another sub-line of Lego Technic is introduced. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, son of the company's founder, dies. Lego Belgium and Lego Netherlands become Lego Benelux. Lego dolphin element is introduced. 1996 Legoland Windsor is opened in the United Kingdom.
Ole Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen; [a] 7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group.
The Lego Group (also known as Lego System A/S or formally Lego A/S) [5] is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund, Denmark. [6] It manufactures Lego -branded toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks.
From action figures and Atari games to quirky fads and Lego sets, these beloved toys not only entertained a generation but have also skyrocketed in value over time. ... Invented in 1974, this 3D ...
In 2020, Lego launched its adult-focused category, which boasts big (and more expensive) sets. Think Harry Potter’s Gringotts building , $700 Titanic replicas, and a $500 set of a town from The ...
Hilary "Harry" Fisher Page was born on 20 August 1904 in Sanderstead, England.He was the first child of Samuel Fisher and Lillian Maude Page. As a child he made his own wooden toys and invented games supported by his father who worked in the lumber trade.