the 2x4 LEGO brick will have a different threshold than a square 2x2 (4 total) peg brick; so what I have to offer (now that I am totally devoid of a single LEGO brick, and I hate it) is to stay consistent and use only one type of brick, if possible.
here are the most common forms of the bricks:
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