LEGO Friends sets are designed to appeal to girls and were introduced in 2012. The Friends theme includes mini-doll figures, which are around the same size as minifigures but are more realistic. LEGO Friends pieces are fully compatible with all LEGO System bricks and sets include pieces in pink and purple color schemes and depict scenes from suburban life set in the fictional town of Heartlake City.
2019 LEGO Sets
2019 marked 20 years of LEGO Star Wars with commemorative editions and retro-printed minifigures. LEGO acquired BrickLink, the leading secondary marketplace, deepening ties with the AFOL community. Hidden Side blended augmented reality with ghost-hunting builds, while pop-culture entries like Stranger Things and Overwatch reached new audiences. By this period, earlier in-house lines such as Nexo Knights and Elves had concluded.