That's the goal, though Heckmann has a mixed record as a master builder.

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On June 1st, Lego is launching the Master Builder Academy, a three year program that will train you in the ways of a brick building Jedi.

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The master builder would have determined the overall design from a repertory of established types.

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It seems a development team at MicroProse has been working on Star Trek: The Next Generation--Birth of the Federation, a new Trek-based empire builder built upon the foundation set by MicroProse's Civ II and Master of Orion II.

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