New guidelines for LEGO Ideas not only allow bigger builds but many more minifigures than the theme has been used to in the future – theoretically.
The latest update to LEGO Ideas introduces some drastic changes to the platform, allowing enthusiasts to be much more creative with their submissions. You can find out more about the full list of changes by clicking here. Of particular note though is the suggested maximum minifigure count based on the number of elements in a project, which is much higher than most sets we’ve seen before.
| Element count | Suggested minifigure count |
|---|---|
| 200-400 | 3 |
| 401-600 | 4 |
| 601-800 | 5 |
| 801-1,000 | 6 |
| 1,001-1,500 | 7 |
| 1,501-2,000 | 8 |
| 2,001-2,500 | 9 |
| 2,501-3,000 | 10 |
| 3,001-3,500 | 11 |
| 3,501-4,000 | 12 |
| 4,001-4,500 | 13 |
| 4,501-5,000 | 14 |
According to these new guidelines, the largest LEGO Ideas sets may have been allowed many more minifigures in their original projects. 21330 Home Alone for example has 3,955 pieces with only five minifigures but under these guidelines, 12 would have been allowed in the project proposal stage. That would be enough for the rest of Kevin’s family and then some.
21318 Tree House's submission might have been able to have 11 minifigures, instead of the four featured in the natural model too. It all depends on whether the LEGO Ideas team determines that so many minifigures would make sense in such a set too. 21330 Home Alone might have made sense with many more minifigures, for example.
That’s not to say that the new LEGO Ideas guidelines are a definitive rule though, as certain situations may call for fewer minifigures according to the blog post. This may be to set enthusiasts' expectations going forward and inform us that 21337 Table Football with its 22 minifigures and 21336 The Office with 15 minifigures won't be the norm. In fact, many LEGO Ideas sets have followed these guidelines previously, but many have similarly not.
The LEGO Ideas blog has already confirmed that these guidelines affect projects uploaded to the platform from today. Nothing currently in review or development will be affected and it may take some time to see these changes in action.
Either way should fan designers pitch a number of minifigures closer to these suggestions – and the LEGO Ideas team allow their proposals – the future of LEGO Ideas may have many more minifigures than we've been used to. It all paints a potentially different picture of the theme, but these guidelines may only allow for bigger builds in the future, not more minifigures depending on what the team decides on.
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