Name: Chain Cycle Ambush
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 70730-1
Rating: 83 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2015 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.11, 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 2015 is 15.07. PPM for this set is 10.79, which is better.

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

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 → 95 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 → 94 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Vaderfan2187's Blog Recommendation: meh 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

Unscored reviews

JANGBRiCKS

BZPower

Set information

Set ID: 70730-1
Name: Chain Cycle Ambush
Parts: 298
Minifigs: 3

Retail price (USD):
Original: 29.99
Inflation adjusted: 32.35

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.11

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 10.00
Inflation adjusted: 10.79

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Recommendation: meh 4.75 / 5 from 4 reviews

I believe this set is one of the most detailed sets in the Ninjago line. This set comes with a lot of new or recolored pieces I didn't have before. The one thing I REALLY like about this set is the catapult in the back. That thing is AMAZING. It really works and I swear, I've had it for 2 days and I've already used A TON. One thing I don't like about this set is the action features. Really, the catapult on the back and the stud shooters on the side (which are pretty much useless because they are angled upward) are the only play features. This thing does have a lot of play value though. One more thing is (this may be just me) but the instructions were a little bit confusing. Pros: Very detailed Lots of details lots of new (or recolored) pieces I didn't have before Catapult on the back Play value Cons: Not very many action features Stud shooters on the side are angled up to far to use The instructions were kinda hard to understand

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 4 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.7 / 5 from 14 reviews

My son loves this LEGO set. The Zane figure that come with it is very cool looking. and the Chain cycle has little chain balls that it can toss. This leads to lots of battle between Wrayth and other Legos...

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 14 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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ttpm

Recommendation: no 4 / 5

The spikes and ghost flame elements of the cycle make it clear that it's as threatening as it's driver, and gives Ninjago fans a great vehicle for playing or staging ninja vs. ghost army battles.

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 from 1 review

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Vaderfan2187's Blog

Recommendation: meh 3.6 / 5 by Vaderfan2187

Overall, I think this set is quite nice. The builds are good – the Chain Cycle is really awesome! However, the minifigure selection isn't the best – two Airjitzu figures and one generic one… uhh. Playability is reasonable, but price is a little high in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.

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BZPower

by Jason

I'm a pretty big fan of this set. As far as the smaller summer models go, I think this is the clear standout. (I would also say best Ghost vehicle, but it's the only wheeled ghost vehicle that's not a boat or dragon.) The color scheme is epic, and this also means you get a lot of blades in new colors. The figs are also a nice representation of the Ninjas and Ghosts, even if they're not exactly exclusive.

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