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Competitions

Kids' Build Challenge

Led by: Tim Croll

Friday
from11:00 AM
to11:50 AM
inCompetition Area

LEGO-Masters-style building challenge where you are piece and time limited.
• Enter in teams of two (one member must be 12/under)
• Teams will be given a theme at the start of the competition
• Winners decided by how closely entry resembles theme
• Top three winners will get prizes (LEGO® sets!)
• Every team gets a Bravery Prize
• Teams may only use the bricks supplied to them
• When the LEGO Masters™ call “Bricks down!” you must raise your hands to indicate you are no longer building

Sign-up required:
• For public day (Saturday and Sunday) competitions, sign up starting at 10 AM at the Alpine Bricks vending booth. (only 15 available each day)
• For convention day (Friday) competition (open only to convention attendees), sign up starting at 10 AM either with Tim Croll directly or at the Alpine Bricks vending booth. (only 15 available each day).

*First come first serve*

Brickworld Sumo

Led by: John Brost & Steve Hassenplug

Saturday
from11:00 AM
to01:00 PM
inCompetition Area

Pit your autonomous sumo robot against those of others to see which robot is king of the ring.

Rules link:

Kids' Build Challenge

Led by: Tim Croll

Saturday
from01:00 PM
to01:50 PM
inCompetition Area

LEGO-Masters-style building challenge where you are piece and time limited.
• Enter in teams of two (one member must be 12/under)
• Teams will be given a theme at the start of the competition
• Winners decided by how closely entry resembles theme
• Top three winners will get prizes (LEGO® sets!)
• Every team gets a Bravery Prize
• Teams may only use the bricks supplied to them
• When the LEGO Masters™ call “Bricks down!” you must raise your hands to indicate you are no longer building

Sign-up required:
• For public day (Saturday and Sunday) competitions, sign up starting at 10 AM at the Alpine Bricks vending booth. (only 15 available each day)
• For convention day (Friday) competition (open only to convention attendees), sign up by getting an activity ticket for the competition (only 15 available)

Kids' Build Challenge

Led by: Tim Croll

Sunday
from01:00 PM
to01:50 PM
inCompetition Area

LEGO-Masters-style building challenge where you are piece and time limited.
• Enter in teams of two (one member must be 12/under)
• Teams will be given a theme at the start of the competition
• Winners decided by how closely entry resembles theme
• Top three winners will get prizes (LEGO® sets!)
• Every team gets a Bravery Prize
• Teams may only use the bricks supplied to them
• When the LEGO Masters™ call “Bricks down!” you must raise your hands to indicate you are no longer building

Sign-up required:
• For public day (Saturday and Sunday) competitions, sign up starting at 10 AM at the Alpine Bricks vending booth. (only 15 available each day)
• For convention day (Friday) competition (open only to convention attendees), sign up by getting an activity ticket for the competition (only 15 available)

Blind Build

Led by: Gretchen McNeely & Gary Haas

Friday
from01:00 PM
to01:50 PM
inEuphoria

Build a set against the clock and without being able to see the pieces. First to win will move on to a head-to-head build-off for the trophy!

Blind Build

Led by: Gretchen McNeely & Gary Haas

Thursday
from01:00 PM
to01:50 PM
inEuphoria

Build a set against the clock and without being able to see the pieces. First to win will move on to a head-to-head build-off for the trophy!

LEGO Team Trivia Contest!

Led by: Brian Hirt, Jeff Muhlecke & Isa Muhlecke

Friday
from01:00 PM
to02:00 PM
inConcession Area

Teams of eight will compete in a pub-style trivia contest on all things LEGO and LEGO-adjacent. Compete for bragging rights and a coveted "Trivia Champion" brick. Individuals are welcome -- we will build teams at the start of the competition.

Kidsworld - LEGO Masters Mini Challenge

Led by: Dave Kaleta

Friday
from01:00 PM
to02:50 PM
inNirvana A

LEGO Masters US S2 contestant Dave Kaleta will lead a challenge for kids similar to what you would see in an episode. Participants will work in teams of two to complete both visual and technical components. Be ready to "get your brick on"!

This activity is only for kids attendees ages 5-12. You do not need to have a partner to participate. Adults are welcome to watch.

Minifig Speed Build Preliminaries

Led by: Brian Hirt

Thursday
from01:00 PM
to03:00 PM
inCompetition Area

Test how fast you can build minifigures. Open to all ages. Get past the preliminary rounds and compete against the best of the best on Saturday evening to see who is the fastest minifigure builder at Brickworld this year. Finalists will be separated into age groups and announced after preliminary competitions are complete.

LEGO Masters™ Season 2 Demolition Derby Re-match

Led by: Ryan Linsner

Saturday
from02:00 PM
to02:50 PM
inCompetition Area

The cast from Season 2 of LEGO Masters USA will be hosting a rematch of the famous (infamous?) demolition derby episode. Come witness our amazing (or terrible) driving skills and maybe take the wheel yourself!

Pull-back Dragster Challenge

Led by: Scott Ingerson & Brad Sweet

Friday
from02:00 PM
to04:00 PM
inCompetition Area

Test your building skills in several categories against everyone else in this combination looks and functionality challenge. Speed, distance, and design. What else would you want in a dragster?

There are specific motor requirements defined in the rules.

Stuntz bike Championship

Led by: David Turner

Saturday
from03:00 PM
to03:50 PM
inCompetition Area

Show off your Stuntz bike skillz! This competition will involve completing various skill challenges using Stuntz bikes. The person with the most points at the end will win. Participants need to bring their own Stuntz bikes to enter competition.

Brickworld Baja

Led by: John Brost & Steve Hassenplug

Thursday
from04:00 PM
to05:00 PM
inCompetition Area

Pit your remote control off-road LEGO vehicles against others to see which combination of driver and vehicle is the best.

See rules on website. To make the event even more interesting, bring along an obstacle of your own to add to the course. Guidelines for obstacles can be found in the rules sheet for the competition on the website.

Boat Race

Led by: John Brost & Steve Hassenplug

Friday
from04:00 PM
to05:00 PM
inPool

Pit your floating LEGO boat against those of others in the hotel pool to see which boat is fastest in the drag race as well as an obstacle course.

See boat building rules on the Brickworld website.

Kidsworld - LEGO Masters Mini Challenge

Led by: Dave Kaleta

Thursday
from04:00 PM
to05:50 PM
inNirvana A

LEGO Masters US S2 contestant Dave Kaleta will lead a challenge for kids similar to what you would see in an episode. Participants will work in teams of two to complete both visual and technical components. Be ready to "get your brick on"!

This activity is only for kids attendees ages 5-12. You do not need to have a partner to participate. Adults are welcome to watch.

Foosball World Championship!

Led by: A Couple of Brickheads -Sean and Brent & MandR Productions - Ryan

Thursday
from04:00 PM
to06:50 PM
inPlay Brick Tables

LEGO Foosball World Championship 2023 Live at BrickWorld! Hosted by MandR Productions and A Couple of Brickheads.
Bring your best and most creative squad of 5 minifigures to battle it out in a single-elimination tournament to be crowned the inaugural World Champion!

Awesome prizes will be awarded for the Champion, the Runner-Up and for the most creative Minifigure Squad in the tournament!

Preliminary games and Semi-Finals will be played to 5 points or a 5 minute time limit. If the score is tied, overtime will begin and the next to score wins!
Finals will be played to 5 points and will be 2 out of 3 games. There is no time limit for the Finals.

Entries to play are limited, sign up today!

Minifigure Speed Build Finals

Led by: Brian Hirt

Saturday
from05:00 PM
to06:00 PM
inCompetition Area

If you are fast enough in the preliminary rounds, you can reach the finals to see who is the fastest minifigure builder at Brickworld.

Finalists will be separated into age groups and announced after preliminary competitions are complete.

Kidsworld - Brickworld Bake-off

Led by: Sharon Vance

Thursday
from06:00 PM
to06:50 PM
inNirvana A

A baking challenge yummy enough to eat (better not though since it’s Lego). Create the best LEGO cupcake to win a prize! Participants don’t get to keep their cupcake but each person competing will receive a free LEGO minifigure. The winning cupcake will be displayed at the hosts table for the weekend.

For kids age 6 - 12. Adults are welcome to watch.

Train Olympics

Led by: Monty Smith

Friday
from06:00 PM
to07:00 PM
inAt Display

This year’s Train Olympics will consist of one event: The Demolition Derby Race. Two or more players will set their trains on a double-figure-8 of track, and try to complete as many laps as they can in two minutes, hoping to avoid (or not) collisions at the quadruple-diamond. Repairs may be made during the two-minute timeframe. Prizes will be awarded to the player who completes the most laps, and the player whose train has the most spectacular crash. All trains must run on official, unmodified LEGO battery boxes.

Competition at the LGMS train layout.

Dirty Buildster

Led by: Alice Leber-Cook & Roy Cook

Thursday
from06:00 PM
to06:50 PM
inNirvana C

Bring a couple random bags of parts and test your building skill against everyone else participating.

Tri-build Challenge

Led by: Kevin Wagner

Thursday
from06:00 PM
to08:00 PM
inCompetition Area

Each contestant will be provided with the same set(s) of $50 in value. Each contestant will have 20 minutes to sort their pieces. There will then be 3 builds of 30 minutes each. Each category will be revealed at the start of each 30 minute window (for example, Nature, Castle, Art, etc.). Builders must use the pieces that are left for their 2nd and 3rd builds. Each contestant must complete at least one entry in minifig scale.

A winning build will be voted for each category, with an overall winner.

A winning build will be voted for each category, with an overall winner.

All builders will get to keep their bricks at the end. Each builder can bring up to 3 baseplates or 16x16 plates to use for their builds.

This contest requires signup via the website. Cost is $50. Signup will be available when workshop signup opens. Limit 10 contestants.

Caboose Train (LGMS Display)

Led by: Monty Smith

Saturday
from07:00 PM
to07:50 PM
inAt Display

Do you have a caboose in your LEGO train collection? Bring it on down to the LGMS layout Saturday at 7pm, to take part in the Caboose Train! Let’s gather every caboose in the whole of Brickworld and run them all in one train together. All building styles are welcome, as long as the caboose fits on standard LEGO track and is less than 16 bricks tall. If you’re not sure that your caboose will run smoothly or fit on the layout, bring it over a bit early and we’ll troubleshoot with you. We will start the train with a limit of one caboose per person, but if it runs well enough with that load, we may add more. We will run the train long enough for everyone to take photos and videos before returning the caboose to their owners.

Location: LGMS group train display

Film Festival

Led by: Casey McCoy & Tyler Eyerly

Friday
from07:00 PM
to09:00 PM
inSchaumburg E

Sit back, relax, and enjoy dozens of short, LEGO stop-motion animation films from Brickworld attendees and animators from all around the world! After all the films are screened, audience members will vote to determine the best films!

To submit your own film to the film festival, read the official rules and enter here: https://brickworld.com/brickfilm-festival/