One of the world’s hottest toys has really been entertaining youngsters for over 60 years, placing Lego in a novel place to not solely cater to new generations, but in addition those that grew up with the constructing toy and by no means stopped loving it. But as 2022 demonstrated, it’s getting tougher and tougher to be a financially-responsible grownup who nonetheless’s obsessive about Lego.

The previous 12 months noticed Lego launch a few of the largest units it’s ever created, together with a five-foot-tall reproduction of the Eiffel Tower, but in addition units that lean closely into nostalgia, together with a brick-built Optimus Prime and recreations of a few of the model’s most iconic constructing units of the ‘80s. They’re nearly unattainable to withstand—or not less than that’s what we hold telling our companions.