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===Groups===

Groups allow users to group up with other users similar to a [[Video gaming clan|guild-like]] system, but they need the game's membership, known as, "Builders Club". Group leaders can advertise their group, participate in group relations, shout out to other members of the group, and manage the roles of other group members. Groups can only be created by Builders Club members, but ownership of groups persists if they lose their membership.

Groups function as ways for players to organize various types of communities and teams. They can publish their own assets such as clothing and games, which funds earned go towards group funds. Those funds can be used to run advertisements for the group or games under the group's name, and can be distributed among the members through the group's payout system. Groups also have a clan feature. Clans can only have a limited number of users per group.

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==Toy line==

In January 2017, Jazwares, a toy fabricator, teamed up with the Roblox Corporation to produce toy minifigures based on [[user generated content]] created by large developers on the platform.<ref>{{cite news|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|title=Roblox launches toys based on its user-generated games|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/01/10/roblox-launches-toys-based-on-its-user-generated-games|accessdate=November 7, 2017|publisher=VentureBeat|date=January 10, 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122165506/https://venturebeat.com/2017/01/10/roblox-launches-toys-based-on-its-user-generated-games/|archivedate=November 22, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The toys were announced on ''Roblox'''s blog in February.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baszucki|first1=David|title=Introducing Roblox Toys|url=https://blog.roblox.com/2017/02/introducing-roblox-toys/|website=Roblox Blog|accessdate=30 August 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830215902/https://blog.roblox.com/2017/02/introducing-roblox-toys/|archivedate=August 30, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The minifigures had limbs and joints similar to that of [[Lego minifigure]]s. The minifigures also had limbs and accessories that are interchangeable. The first series contained 40 minifigures in all, being sold in sets of three or six, or individual minifigures. All of these sets included a code that could be used to redeem virtual items. In August, ''Roblox'' announced the second series of minifigures, introducing 40 more minifigures of characters from popular games on the platform, along with the online avatars of popular developers. There are also blind boxes that contain random minifigures and have a chance to contain a mystery figure.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fennimore|first=Jack|title=Roblox Toys Wave 2 Hits Store Shelves This August|url=http://heavy.com/games/2017/08/roblox-toys-wave-2-series-codes-figures-playsets/|accessdate=November 7, 2017|publisher=Heavy|date=August 25, 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035746/http://heavy.com/games/2017/08/roblox-toys-wave-2-series-codes-figures-playsets/|archivedate=November 8, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==

''Roblox'' has received the following accolades:

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* [[Deloitte Technology Fast 500|Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500]] (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners.html|title=2017 Technology Fast 500 award winners|website=Deloitte United States|accessdate=July 16, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830221835/https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners.html|archivedate=August 30, 2018|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

* [[American City Business Journals|San Francisco Business Times]]’ Tech & Innovation Award – Gaming/eSports (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/05/17/tech-awards-2017-gaming-esports-roblox-virtual.html|title=Roblox lets users build their own virtual world|last=Procter|first=Richard|date=May 17, 2017|website=The Business Journals|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830221846/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/05/17/tech-awards-2017-gaming-esports-roblox-virtual.html|archivedate=August 30, 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=July 16, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

*{{Official website|roblox.com/#WhatsRobloxContainer}}