LEGO Soccer Championship Challenge (3409)

This lego has proved very popular with my son (aged 6) and all his playdates.It looks good and works well.However, the kit lacks an essential item a tube of good glue.After playing for the first time, we needed to move the pitch, and there was no way to pick it up without it falling apart!I subsequently bought the Lego storage table to try and fit it onto something stable, but it doesn't fit properly and is way bigger than any of the bases we've been able to find.The solution was superglue, which of course prevents us from remodelling the traditional pitch into anything else....I would also take issue with Lego's policy of providing no spare bits whatsoever except balls and elastic bands.There are quite a few little fiddly bits which tend to flip off (yes, even when glued in place), more specifically those that keep the net in place.A good goal and an agitated goalie could have you writing to Lego for spare parts while you spend the next few weeks crawling around to look for lost balls which get through the back of the net when the fiddly bits fall off....

My four year old received this for his birthday.Although he could not assemble it himself, once it was assembled he and my ten year old have really enjoyed playing with it.I assumed it would fall apart like many of the other Lego sets and be too frustrating for a four year old, but it stays together remarkably well.

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This game takes a while to make (half-an-hour), but is worth the effort.This is a playable soccer game.There are bowl-shaped holes in which you place each Lego guy.The holes catch the balls and prevent the ball from stopping in the middle of the field.To shoot, simply tilt back the player with an attatched, spring-loaded holder, and fire.The goalies, which instead are rubber-band loaded, are easy to guide.Since there's only one player shooting at a time and one blocking, it's not difficult to control.Playing this is fun and anyone can win.The set is customizable, so you can make a standard field, an L-shaped one, whatever.Make sure you make this on a flat surface, though.If you want, on your own you can make a scoreboard, ball-holder, and any other accesories you can think of.I recommend this for anyone who likes a laid back game.

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When my 6-year old son first set his sights on the Lego Soccer set I was thinking it was cute but a stupid idea. I thought that the stationary players would make the game difficult with the ball constantly rolling off to some dead corner.

We just got ours and after assembly, I couldn't believe how well this worked! The flat areas of the field are curved just enough to cause the ball to almost always roll to some player. The players can turn and aim fairly well. Although it's not as fast paced as foozball, this is a playable and enjoyable game.

This has got to be the hit of the Christmas season. If your child likes legos, this is one of the best. The usual picture-based assembly instructions are easy to follow, even for my 6-year old (with a little help).

Another reviewer mentioned the game fell apart too easily. Well, ours was works fine on the table top, but on a rug or other soft surface, it will bend and start to fall apart. As long as you assemble it correctly and play it on a table, floor or other hard surface, it is as duarble and well designed as any lego product.

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