LEGO Games 3862 Harry Potter Hogwarts

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Kokoriko \ 3864 Mini-Taurus \ 3865 CITY Alarm \ 3866 The Battle of Hoth \ 3867 Maya Mystica \ 3874 Ilrion \ 30170 Ganrash (promotional) \ 3920 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey In Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, you must all work together to stop the evil forces gaining power and overrunning both you and Hogwarts and it is only by working together that you can rid the land of the Dark Arts and secure the castle once more form the forces of evil!

As the big day approaches, kids can combine the toys to recreate Harry’s amazing journey from Privet Drive to Hogwarts and play out enchanting adventures of their own. Well, surprisingly for me, the sheer geekery of it all actually pulled me in further, rather than pushing me away. The spell cards not only go some way to explaining what each spell does but they also have little symbolic drawings of how you would perform the actual spell (something I think even a Hogwarts professor would have benefited from whilst teaching classes).

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As mentioned, Lego Harry Potter follows the story of the films. Though loosely. The main occurrences, scenes and characters appear, however the mechanics inside each level linking them centre on gameplay rather than storytelling. Players will need to interact with a multitude of puzzles and in-game elements to make progress – none of which slow the game down. There are some story elements that are more skirted over, and some which are removed entirely, however, this is done for pacing and to ensure the game is family-friendly. The best thing about Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle is the fact that it not only represents a love for its subject matter and the ultimate representation of that into a game (more-so than the Lego Harry Potter video game – and that’s no mean feat) but the fact it has the ability to convert people who were maybe not even fans, into fans of the Harry Potter universe. Unusually, these microfigures have no part in the gameplay (though Dumbledore can be used in one variant) and are included mainly as a bonus. The other microfigures are generic characters, one from each of the four houses, and the set also includes an unprinted dark brown cat to represent Mrs. Norris, the companion of the school caretaker Argus Filch.

The Board consists of twelve staircases, three each of three different types, four common rooms, the Divination classroom (crystal ball), Potions classroom (flask), Transfiguration classroom (spider or frog), and Charms classroom (textbook). This enchanting Harry Potter calendar is an ideal pre-Christmas gift for any young witch or wizard aged 7 and up – with 24 days of surprises and imaginative fun that lasts all year long. LEGO building kits satisfy strict industry quality standards to ensure they are consistent, compatible and connect and pull apart perfectly every time – and it’s been that way since 1958. Features a buildable microscale model of Hogwarts™ Castle, hut of Hagrid™, Whomping Willow™ tree and 5 boats. The 24 gifts found within this special holiday calendar combine easily with all other LEGO Harry Potter sets for endless creative building, imaginative play and impressive displays.Includes Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Dudley Dursley and Griphook minifigures, plus buildable models such as Gringotts’ gold vault. Also includes 2 wizard card tiles.