We are diehard Lego fans (no Mega Bloks, in this house, please 
) so I was skeptical to try out these #StrictlyBriks from #Tryazon. But they really are pretty cool!
) so I was skeptical to try out these #StrictlyBriks from #Tryazon. But they really are pretty cool!
The "Trap and Gap" baseplates are a fun way to get your mini-figs and vehicles from one level to another (each baseplate has 2 trap-doors that extend into a ramp)... we made a parking garage and a jail. I also like that some of the baseplates are able to be built underneath (all of our Lego baseplates were thinner than a regular flat piece, and flat on the bottom.)
The Alphabriks were fun...I think we will use them for homeschooling.
The larger (Duplo sized) trap and gap baseplate is neat... CT has had fun with it. But I feel like it is going to get stepped on or broken by a small child... It is more of an advanced concept (4 or 5 and up) but since it is Duplo, which is typically for toddlers, I don't anticipate it having a lot of demand... unless it is the type of kids who like to build with the bigger bricks even as they get older (there are some neat things you can do with Duplos)
All in all, the bricks seem VERY close to Lego in terms of quality, and so we will have fun playing with them for years to come. At first, I told the kids they had to keep them separate from the rest of their Legos (I told you... we are somewhat militant in our Lego-brand purism) but after seeing that they held together just as well, I decided they are allowed to go "into the mix" with all the rest of the little Legos.
