There are several companies around now that make non-LEGO versions of LEGO. I think they've been able to do this since certain patents have expired. Strictly in the interest of scientific enquiry, I'm planning to get a bag of them for myself for my nephews to see if they're any good.
I'm mainly attracted by this because they do simple packages of assorted bricks rather than those completely useless models LEGO does these days. (Judging from recent experience, they contain far too many flat bricks and not enough of substance to enable proper building.)
Cheers, John, I'd seen those. I like the Creative Suitcase, but there doesn't seem to be much choice and I wanted just bags of single-colour bricks, without all those extra special elements which have come to dominate LEGO.
There are several companies around now that make non-LEGO versions of LEGO. I think they've been able to do this since certain patents have expired. Strictly in the interest of scientific enquiry, I'm planning to get a bag of them
for myselffor my nephews to see if they're any good.http://www.q-bricks.org/en/
I'm mainly attracted by this because they do simple packages of assorted bricks rather than those completely useless models LEGO does these days. (Judging from recent experience, they contain far too many flat bricks and not enough of substance to enable proper building.)