Appendix A. Brickopedia

The LEGO system is made up of thousands of elements. Some are different sizes of the same type of piece (like 2×3 and 2×4 bricks), while others are exactly the same size with different decorations or patterns printed on them.

I’d need an entire book in order to catalog every piece in the system. Instead, this Brickopedia contains a selection of more than 275 elements, from basic bricks, slopes, and plates, to specialized elements, arches, and even decorative elements. The pieces included represent the most common and most reusable elements in the LEGO system, and they are the most likely to be found in your own LEGO collection. In the case of bricks, plates, slopes, and arches, I’ve included nearly every basic element that ...

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