Transformer Thinking

Imagine if we actually built everyday vehicles so they could transform to kickass robots?

The Pasha Bulker would be off Nobby's Beach:

The Singapore Navy would need far less recruits:

Aussies would actually want to go buy a Citroen car (especially if we had ice to skate on!):

A fear of flying would become much more rational too:

Lego Robo Power!!!

Lumpley Games have a new (free) game called Mechaton up on their website. Now the problem with most tabletop mecha games is the scads of money you spend on buying miniatures (Battletech anyone?), or on unsatisfactory standup card versions of them.

The nice feature here is that they've got rules for making your mecha out of Lego. The abilities your mecha has are dependent upon how you build them. here are some examples:


Pics courtesy of Ninja Monkey J

Apart from the sheer genius of tapping into the combined geek-power of Lego and mecha wargaming, this game is also great because it allows easy customisation of mecha from the same set of parts, so puchase costs are minimal. In case you're wondering what kits you might be interested in, some basic research has shown me that some of the best kits are Exo-Force, Robo Platoon, and Robo Pod. You might also find Dino Pod, Mythical Creatures and Motion Power interesting for the walking and sundry bits.

My son is just getting into Lego now, and I would love to have a game we could play together, or that I could set up for a silly afternoon with a bunch of beer-toting mates.

By the way, for the ultimate in Lego mecha figures, go no further than NeutronBot.com, with Soren's models being the most mecha-like.