Name: Riverside Houseboat
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 31093-1
Rating: 84 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 71%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2019 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.1, which is better.

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PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2019 is 17.83. PPM for this set is 20, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: yes 4.9 / 5 → 98 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.44 / 5 → 89 / 100

True North Bricks Recommendation: meh 87 / 100 → 87 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: meh B+ → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Is It Swooshable? Recommendation: yes 7 / 10 → 70 / 100

Unscored reviews

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: meh

Set information

Set ID: 31093-1
Name: Riverside Houseboat
Parts: 396
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 39.99
Inflation adjusted: 39.99

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.1

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 20.00
Inflation adjusted: 20

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amazon.com

Recommendation: yes 4.9 / 5 from 42 reviews

Love it.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 42 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.44 / 5 from 9 reviews

This set was quite enjoyable to build, nothing difficult but I just felt happy while building. I love the sandy green and blue pieces and the colorful brick built canopies. The boat is very cute yet has plenty of room, the brick built animals are nice as well. Usually not a fan of the 3-in-1 Creator line but this one caught my eye for how nice the boat looks, I didn't feel the need to build the other two variants though. Would recommend this set to Lego fans young and old.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 9 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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True North Bricks

Recommendation: meh 87 / 100 by Tom

I think the Riverside Houseboat is a pretty solid buy. It is a good value in terms of the cost-per-brick, and you get a lot of build time for what you pay, especially when you factor in that you actually get the instructions for three different builds with this kit. The Minifigures are generic, but you get some nice accessories with them, and a good brick-to-fig ratio. I have already imagined a home for my boat in Ninjago City, but this set would look good in any coast scene, or cruising down a jungle river. I give the Riverside Houseboat a thumbs up, and my solid recommendation.

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Just2Good

Recommendation: meh B+ → 80 / 100

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 from 2 reviews

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Is It Swooshable?

Recommendation: yes 7 / 10 by Linus

The main model is really nice. The others are not, but the house boat is good enough to get this set.

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Brick Fanatics

Recommendation: meh by Kat

Two out of three isn't a bad result for 31093 Riverside Houseboat and the marshland theme makes for some unusual models. It is certainly not a must-have LEGO set, but fans of idyllic river based trips will definitely find something to appreciate.

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