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Pete, the resident feline critic
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Lead Review · From: Mega Brands
150 Blocks Become a Sovereign Feline Archipelago
Pete bypasses the stacking entirely to claim the scattered blocks as territorial borders of a new plastic empire, declaring the resulting topography priceless.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

It seems The Human has acquired a large, crinkly sack filled with 150 garishly colored plastic chunks. They call them 'MEGA BLOKS,' and they are clearly intended for the small, shrieking variety of human, not a sophisticated creature such as myself. The blocks themselves are far too large to be satisfyingly chased or carried off as trophies, and their hollo…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
The world they create is priceless.
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Melissa & Doug
One Pulled Cube Produces a Percussion Masterpiece

It seems the human has procured a box of what I can only describe as brightly colored, processed tree segments. These "Melissa & Doug" blocks, one hundred of them in various shape…

★★★☆☆ — As a tool for entropy — exquisite.
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