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'''''Build a Duck''''' was a web game developed by [[SPU-Darwin]] and published to [[LEGO.com]] in December 1996. | '''''Build a Duck''''' was a web game developed by [[SPU-Darwin]] and published to [[LEGO.com]] in December 1996. It was [[LEGO A/S|the LEGO Group]]'s third web game and first online contest. | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay and contest == | ||
[[File:Build a Duck Java creation.png|thumb|left|A duck created by Paul Flavin<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_intro.html |title=Interactive Imaging; An Introduction to Raytracing & CGI with Java |website=Imaging the Imagined: Raytracing tips from da Vinci & me |first=Paul |last=Flavin |date=22 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981202011900/http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_intro.html |archive-date=1998-12-02 }}</ref>]] | |||
Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email, for a | The game featured an isometric view and encouraged players to assemble a small assortment of LEGO bricks into a [[Wikipedia:Duck|duck]] placed on a [[baseplate]].<ref name="Tschachtli CV"/><ref name="rec.toys.lego model"/> The contest asked players to build five different ducks, each using all available bricks. Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email address, to enter a weekly lottery for a chance to win the [[LEGO Technic]] [[Nautilus with CD-ROM]] set (8299).<ref name="Bigham"/><ref name="duck index"/> | ||
== Release == | |||
Build a Duck | [[File:Build a Duck DuckAnim.gif|thumb|Animated icon]] | ||
The contest was revealed on LEGO.com on 27 December 1996.<ref name="rec.toys.lego duck"/> The game went live on 2 January 1997.<ref name="duck index"/> The game was taken offline in March 1998.<ref name="rec.toys.lego java"/> | |||
''Build a Duck'' was featured on [[Wikipedia:Yahoo! Kids|Yahooligans!]] on 15 August 1997.<ref name="Galapagos 02"/><ref name="Yahooligans"/> | ''Build a Duck'' was featured on [[Wikipedia:Yahoo! Kids|Yahooligans!]] on 15 August 1997.<ref name="Galapagos 02"/><ref name="Yahooligans"/> | ||
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* The LEGO Group later published ''Duck Building'', a web game with similar mechanics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duck Building |website=LEGO Foundation |url=https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170424/https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-date=2021-01-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> | * The LEGO Group later published ''Duck Building'', a web game with similar mechanics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duck Building |website=LEGO Foundation |url=https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170424/https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-date=2021-01-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
<ref name="Netscape">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/officialnetscape0000ohar/page/128/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Official Netscape Beginner's Guide to the Internet |edition=2nd |first=Shelly |last=O'Hara |year=1998 |publisher=The Coriolis Group |location=[[Wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] |isbn=1-56604-859-1 |page=128}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist|refs= | {{reflist|refs= | ||
<ref name="Bigham">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/prenticehalldire0000bigh/page/258/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Education Resources |first1=Vicki Smith |last1=Bigham |first2=George |last2=Bigham |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Prentice Hall|Prentice Hall]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus, New Jersey]] |date=1998 |isbn=0-13-618588-6 |chapter=Mostly for Kids |page=258}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="duck index">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |title=Introduction to Build a duck |website=LEGO.com |date=2 January 1997 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110035220/http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |archive-date=1997-01-10 }}</ref> | <ref name="duck index">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |title=Introduction to Build a duck |website=LEGO.com |date=2 January 1997 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110035220/http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |archive-date=1997-01-10 }}</ref> | ||
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<ref name="rec.toys.lego duck">{{cite newsgroup |title=Can you build a duck? |author=Geoff Cole |date=1996-12-27 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520062425/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> | <ref name="rec.toys.lego duck">{{cite newsgroup |title=Can you build a duck? |author=Geoff Cole |date=1996-12-27 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520062425/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="rec.toys.lego java">{{cite newsgroup |title=Lego's "Build A Duck" web page Java Applet... flew the coup... |first=Paul |last=Flavin |date=17 March 1998 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/7CI_SUjPaWU/m/lheNR_KYXzQJ |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |message-id=01bd51cc$89f428e0$f58582d1@imaging |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520070227/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/7CI_SUjPaWU/m/lheNR_KYXzQJ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="rec.toys.lego model">{{cite newsgroup |title=3D Lego Modeling programs? |author=Gerald Chu |date=12 February 1997 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/brdeZ0jAukI/m/wVHtdzAjPK4J |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520071706/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/brdeZ0jAukI/m/wVHtdzAjPK4J |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> | |||
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/brdeZ0jAukI/m/wVHtdzAjPK4J | |||
<ref name="Tschachtli CV">{{cite web |url=https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |title=CV Simon Tschachtli |first=Simon |last=Tschachtli |date=26 January 2018 |website=Atelier Tschachtli |access-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712052046/https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> | <ref name="Tschachtli CV">{{cite web |url=https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |title=CV Simon Tschachtli |first=Simon |last=Tschachtli |date=26 January 2018 |website=Atelier Tschachtli |access-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712052046/https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> |
Revision as of 09:34, 20 May 2025
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Developer(s) | SPU-Darwin |
Publisher(s) | The LEGO Group |
Designer(s) | Simon Tschachtli[1] |
Engine | Java |
Platform(s) | Web browser |
Release | 2 January 1997 |
Genre(s) | Sandbox |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Build a Duck was a web game developed by SPU-Darwin and published to LEGO.com in December 1996. It was the LEGO Group's third web game and first online contest.
Gameplay and contest

The game featured an isometric view and encouraged players to assemble a small assortment of LEGO bricks into a duck placed on a baseplate.[1][3] The contest asked players to build five different ducks, each using all available bricks. Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email address, to enter a weekly lottery for a chance to win the LEGO Technic Nautilus with CD-ROM set (8299).[4][5]
Release

The contest was revealed on LEGO.com on 27 December 1996.[6] The game went live on 2 January 1997.[5] The game was taken offline in March 1998.[7]
Build a Duck was featured on Yahooligans! on 15 August 1997.[8][9]
Notes
- The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation frequently suggest duck building as an activity, typically using the same six bricks featured in this game.[10] In 2012, the LEGO Group released a set with these pieces under their Serious Play theme.[11]
- The LEGO Group later published Duck Building, a web game with similar mechanics.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tschachtli, Simon (26 January 2018). "CV Simon Tschachtli" (PDF). Atelier Tschachtli. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ Flavin, Paul (22 March 1997). "Interactive Imaging; An Introduction to Raytracing & CGI with Java". Imaging the Imagined: Raytracing tips from da Vinci & me. Archived from the original on 1998-12-02.
- ↑ Gerald Chu (12 February 1997). "3D Lego Modeling programs?". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ↑ Bigham, Vicki Smith; Bigham, George (1998). "Mostly for Kids". The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Education Resources. Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p. 258. ISBN 0-13-618588-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Introduction to Build a duck". LEGO.com. 2 January 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-01-10.
- ↑ Geoff Cole (1996-12-27). "Can you build a duck?". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ Flavin, Paul (17 March 1998). "Lego's "Build A Duck" web page Java Applet... flew the coup..." Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: 01bd51cc$89f428e0$f58582d1@imaging. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ↑ Kusumoto, Laura (27 August 1997). "Pin the award on the Duck". Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 2. Billund, Denmark: SPU-Darwin. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Cool Page". Yahooligans!. 15 August 1997. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999.
- ↑ "Build a LEGO Duck". LEGO.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "LEGO 2000416 Duck". Brickset. Archived from the original on 2015-03-09.
- ↑ "Duck Building". LEGO Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29.
- ↑ O'Hara, Shelly (1998). Official Netscape Beginner's Guide to the Internet (2nd ed.). Scottsdale, Arizona: The Coriolis Group. p. 128. ISBN 1-56604-859-1.
External links
- Build a Duck on LEGO.com (via the Wayback Machine)