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Are there any good sets with variety of connectors. For example circular, angular, multijoints, cross joints and so on. Standard bricks are so extremely limiting.

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LEGO has increasingly made a number of pieces with Studs Not On Top (or SNOT, as the adult LEGO community refers to them). These allow you to attach standard bricks in a number of different directions and angles.

If you're ok with second hand stuff I can probably help you out.

Bricklink.com is your friend in that department.

Look into Lego Technic, it's lego but with a mostly different set of connectors and mechanics.

Just keep in mind that Technic design is substantially different from regular Lego design, and even the main "bricks" (liftarms) have slightly different dimensions than System ones. Connecting Technic with System is an art in itself - for example, the recent Porsche 911 [0] drew a lot of criticism for its design, whereas the upcoming Mack Anthem [1] is much more appealing.

[0]: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Porsche-911-GT3-RS-42056

[1]: https://brickset.com/sets/42078-1/Mack-Anthem

Go to a Lego store and raid the pick a brick wall

My nephew has been making Transformers out of his LEGO sets for a few months now. I asked him how many hinges he had (thinking he must have a lot). He said "I dunno... 2?"

I went to the LEGO store and raided their pick a brick wall. He'll be getting lots pieces that are hinged, wings for transforming planes, and tons of small plates for decoration. I think he's going to like it.

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