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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #20 on: April 02, 2011, 13:09:34 »
The first lady deomonstrater didn't know what things were, and was glad to hand over to the second. The second was much better, but I think she was a little dismissive at the end, probably saw other people waiting and wanted to get to them.

Great preview, a few of these figures are out in the US but most are not yet. A lot coming out to think about.
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #21 on: April 02, 2011, 13:13:57 »
I think the Playmobil mystery packs are a good idea, the lego ones are kinda addictive.  And with a deft touch you could pick out the different hats, hoods, helmets, etc.  I thought the new castles were kinda nice as well.

Thanks for posting the video!

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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #22 on: April 02, 2011, 13:22:44 »
It's going to be a busy August.  Are the mystery bags out this month?  I'm with Panos, I will buy them by the box! ;D
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2011, 15:04:06 »
Quote from: Bolingbroke on April 02, 2011, 06:18:12
What I hate most about them is that there isn't much scope with mixing and matching with most of the figures, at least the boys ones. I mean - the guy in the blue tracksuit, what are you gonna do with that? Are you gonna come up with a knight in tracksuit bottoms and a chef's hat?

It strikes me as odd that PM are marketing this as a creativity thing where children will be able to come up with their own designs BUT have so far failed to come up with any examples themselves as to how the pieces could be mixed and matched in any interesting/fruitful manner. They just show you the individual figures and that's that.

The individual figures are ok I would say (although they ARE a bit boring), but Im really skeptical about the rest.

I think they are trying to reach a very broad market with such a variety of figures. It really will be hard to customize with the available first round parts but hopefully over time we get a lot of interchangeable pieces. Right now I guess you could swap girl/boy pieces but you are right, a rock-star chef is a bit odd.
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #24 on: April 02, 2011, 15:07:35 »
Quote from: Martin Milner on April 02, 2011, 13:09:34
The first lady deomonstrater didn't know what things were, and was glad to hand over to the second. The second was much better, but I think she was a little dismissive at the end, probably saw other people waiting and wanted to get to them.

Great preview, a few of these figures are out in the US but most are not yet. A lot coming out to think about.

That was the first thing I noticed. Why do they hire such uninspired staff. I know they are there all day talking about the toys but drink some coffee or something. "Here is a car kids might like" "oh here is, um a robin hood girl or something" come on ladies spice it up a bit, you are trying to sell these to shop owners to move product. Talk it up! not down
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2011, 17:08:29 »
In which countries are the mystery packs going to be released (apart from the USA, obviously)?

I like some of the figures but I don't know if parents would want to keep buying them just to get a specific figure that their child liked.   :-\

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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #26 on: April 02, 2011, 17:24:08 »
Good point, Ras, that next years round might give us better customizing possibilities. Personally, the easy customizing thing, I couldn't care less about, I want the figures just the way they are! I like almost all of them. I hope it will be possible to acquire them all by buying a whole box; if not I really think we should set up a special swapping arrangement, where everytime someone gets a duplicate, they offer it up for trade, so eventually we can all get all of them. Of course they will have to be already open, so we know what they are.
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2011, 18:04:16 »
Guys, just one thing your not taking into consideration. The klickies will come disassembled, but that does not mean you'll be able to easily take them apart after you assemble them. So far what we know is that the parts used are the same used on regular klickies, and most here know how hard it is to take them apart.
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2011, 18:08:46 »
Hm, no I don't think so. It may take me a while to find it, but I think it was discussed that they are made a little differently so the heads pop off easily and kids can disassemble them. And that was in a release from geobra, not just conjecture. I'll see if I can find it.
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Re: A Better Look at the New Mystery Packs!
« Reply #29 on: April 02, 2011, 18:19:19 »
Ok, here we go. It isn't a press release, but it's a pic from klickywelt of the inside holder for the head. it looks like it's shaped differently so the head will pop out easily.

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=6869.msg114729#msg114729
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