Buy LEGO Duplo: Knights' CastleLEGO Duplo: Knights' Castle Product Description:
- Includes two good knights, two dragon knights, horse and catapult.
Product Description
This amazing castle is easy for young builders to put together and good for hours of adventure. The brave and noble knights are ready to defend the castle against their foes. If the enemies get too close, the knights can dump a cauldron of bricks on them. But watch out! The evil dragon knights have a catapult that can launch rocks over the walls. Includes two good knights, two dragon knights, horse and catapult. Contains 167 pieces.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
Great set, fun for kids & parents alike
By J. Strout
This is a fantastic set -- ideal for the youngster who has long interest in the traditional brightly-colored Duplo sets, but is still a bit young to manage standard Lego sets. I got this for my four-year-old, and he was able to assemble the castle shown in the picture above by following the instructions, with very little help. We then had fun playing with it together for a while, and then he tore it down and made up his own castle. With the elements in this set, you can make a wide variety of structures, from wide and flat to very tall towers. We have repeated this build-play-destroy cycle many times since then.The set has a lot of really neat pieces in it, including a catapult, a portcullis that slides up and down in grooved blocks, a stonework arch, and some small plates with handles that can be used to make a drawbridge or dump a pot. The pot can also be used as a cooking pot, which goes well with the round table. There's also a neat ladder that hooks into a holder so that it's not constantly falling out of place.My only disappointment with this set is that it's pretty violent for its age range -- all four figures have angry faces, and it includes swords, axes, and a mace. That was unnecessary; kids this age are happy just playing visit-the-castle. But I started play-acting the knights with good attitudes, and my son accepted it despite the mean faces, so this is a minor drawback.As value goes, this set is hard to beat. The castles you build with it are enormous -- a regular Lego set this size would be $200. And most of these pieces are rare and highly valuable in the Lego aftermarket (just try to find someone selling gray Duplo bricks, for example).Overall, these new Duplo Knight sets are a real winner -- way more fun than the standard Duplo sets, but big, sturdy, and easy for small hands to use. I highly recommend any of them, but if you're going to get one to start with, make it this one.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
hard to play with
By O'Neill
I bought this toy for my 4 year old son because he loves knights and castles and I did not want to pay the Playmobil price nor do we have the imaginext or Fisher Price versions available wehre I live in Canada now. I also have a 2 and a half year old.My sons are not avid lego users. They have only played with the mega blocks until now. This was VERY hard for them to put together. I thought the instructions were a bit vague and kind of hard to follow for my 33 year old eyes and I like putting things together for the kids. The set comes with a horse, 4 knights and armor and shields and weapons for all of them. You can put together three different towers and then kind of put them all close together to make the larger configuration that appears on the box. However, they do not all attach togehter. You can also build whatever you like. it has neat parts and cool pieces and features. My kids love the knights and the weapons and the horse and the catapult. However, they keep knocking it apart and then I have to come put it back together for them to play with. This is expected with Legos, but I thought with an age range of 3-6 on the box, it would be a bit easier to assemble. My kids just get frustrated when they move it and a few pieces pull out and they don't know where or how to put them back together. My kids just want to pretend play castle and knights.Bottom line is this, in my opinion, if your kids love legos and they love to use their imagination to make different configurations and then pretend play with the accessories, this is for them. If your kids are harder on toys, don't have the patience for putting things back together and want to just pretend play, then this is not for your kids.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.Years of enjoyment
By Scott Miller
We purchased this for our 3 year old son for Christmas. He has not stopped playing with this toy since he received it and it is now October. He enjoys is so much we ended up buying all the other Duplo castles pieces(4779, 4775 and 4776). They make a great set and have let his imagination expand. It is not just castles anymore but boats, car garages and zoos all made out of the castle pieces. That is what is great about Lego.We have a 2 year boy and a 1 year old girl and they all play with the pieces constantly. Our 1 year old daughter enjoys connecting the pieces and the duplo's size makes it possible.The original castle in the plans and on the box picture is difficult for young children to put together. However, once your children start making their own designs that is where the fun begins.We live in Vienna Austria. I noticed the other day that there is a new castle that uses black duplo blocks. The Knights are also different. It is bigger than 4777. It doesn't appear to be on Amazon since Lego's are the one thing we get sooner than the U.S. Anyway the point is Lego seems to be continuing to expand this set and that is a good thing.
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