Does the PLAYMAKERS Explore set include motors or sensors?

No. It belongs to the Explore level of the FIRST LEGO League, which leaves out motors and sensors and focuses on open-ended building instead.

How many different pieces does the set contain?

The 779 pieces include 215 distinct shapes, making the set more varied than many sets of similar size.

Is this set meant for one child or for a group?

It was designed for FIRST LEGO League teams, but it works just as well for solo building or a family project.

FIRST LEGO League

PLAYMAKERS Explore Set

Set 45814, PLAYMAKERS Explore, is part of the FIRST LEGO League programme and was designed for the Explore season built around sport and movement. With 779 pieces and one minifigure, it's a substantial build for its age group. This page lists all 215 distinct part shapes used in the model.

Set number: 45814
Year: 2020
Pieces: 779
Minifigures: 1
Theme: FIRST LEGO League
Different parts: 215

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 215

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Minifigures 1

Woman, Pink Top with Necklace, Dark Purple Legs, Light Yellow Hair fig-0106944 pieces × 1

Description

Built for team challenges

The PLAYMAKERS Explore set belongs to the FIRST LEGO League, a programme in which teams of children and teenagers tackle engineering challenges together. The Explore division is aimed at younger participants and skips motors or sensors, focusing instead on collaborative building around a yearly theme. In 2020 that theme was sport, hence the name PLAYMAKERS. With 779 pieces, there's enough material for a whole team to work on a shared model across several sessions, rather than simply following a single fixed instruction booklet.

A sporty colour palette

White, yellow, red and lime dominate the set, a combination that reads as energetic and sporty in line with the Explore season's theme of movement and competition. Bold, clearly distinct colours also help younger builders follow along, since different sections of a model stand out visually from one another. If you plan to reuse the pieces in your own creations later, this colour mix gives a useful base for summery or sport-themed builds in a wider collection.

More shapes than the piece count suggests

Among the 779 pieces are 215 distinct shapes, a fairly high ratio for a set this size. That means many bricks appear only a handful of times rather than the set relying on a few basic shapes repeated over and over. For teams building freely instead of following one fixed model, that variety is an advantage: wheels, hinges, plates and specialty pieces can all be combined in different ways. The full parts list on this page shows every shape individually with quantity and colour.

Sorting and reusing the parts

One minifigure is included, which gives a sense of scale compared with many themed sets. Because FIRST LEGO League sets are meant for repeated, open-ended building, the pieces work well sorted by colour or shape for future projects. Use the list on this page as a starting point to search for a specific piece, whether to plan a second model from the same collection or to find parts missing from another build already under way.

FAQ

Does the PLAYMAKERS Explore set include motors or sensors?: No. It belongs to the Explore level of the FIRST LEGO League, which leaves out motors and sensors and focuses on open-ended building instead.
How many different pieces does the set contain?: The 779 pieces include 215 distinct shapes, making the set more varied than many sets of similar size.
Is this set meant for one child or for a group?: It was designed for FIRST LEGO League teams, but it works just as well for solo building or a family project.