This article proposes a reflection on the possibilities of using games that explore architectural design world of building blocks applied to the universe of Architecture and Urbanism design, both from a literature search and through empirical data collected from a workshop coordinated by the Research Group of Languages and Expressions of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. The objective is to highlight the possibilities and limitations of using the projetual world of building blocks as an academic material for Architecture and Urbanism, especially after the experience of the interactive game Minecraft based on the Grammar Shape.