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79007-1 Battle at the Black Gate

79007-1

Battle at the Black Gate

Battle at the Black Gate is LEGO set 79007-1. It has a score of 82. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 5 scored reviews and 8 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 39.2% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2013, and it is categorised in The Lord of the Rings.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2013 is 0.15. PPP for this set is 0.1, 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.

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 2013 is 20.12. PPM for this set is 13.17, 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

Just2Good Recommendation: yes A+ → 100 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

Brickpicker Recommendation: meh 7.8 / 10 → 78 / 100

Brickset News Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5 → 70 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 79007-1
Name: Battle at the Black Gate
Parts: 656
Minifigs: 5

Retail price (USD):
Original: 59.99
Inflation adjusted: 65.84

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.09
Inflation adjusted: 0.1

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 12.00
Inflation adjusted: 13.17

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Just2Good

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Recommendation: yes A+ → 100 / 100

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Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 from 6 reviews

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amazon.com

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Recommendation: no 4.1 / 5 from 89 reviews

Everyone loves Legos and LOTR. I think generally Legos are over-priced, but you cannot beat them for consistency and quality. All of us--husband and wife and our kids--played with Legos when we were young and we love the more adult themes they are coming out with that tie into the Peter Jackson movies. More than once, the kids have said, like they were old folks reminiscing, that they wished those themes were available back in their day. My sons are hard to shop for now that they are adults; prefer gift cards and cold hard cash. I bought these for my son, as part of a 21st birthday gift, themed for adult stuff and kid stuff. (Hint: adult stuff had alcohol in it). These were the "kid" part. He liked them a LOT. Thanked me more than once and his girlfriend says they're playing with them practically every day now that it's summer and they don't have classes. Really pleased!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 89 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Brickpicker

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Recommendation: meh 7.8 / 10 from 1 review

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Brickset News

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Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5 by CapnRex101

The Minifigures are excellent, and the Black Gate is perfect from the perspective of appearance. However, the size of the set is a huge flaw, and this set seems expensive to me for what it is.

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From Bricks To Bothans

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by Nick Martin

When it hits any sale, it's worth the money. The eagle is great, other minifigs are good, and eventually you'll need one of those black slopes.

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The Brothers Brick

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by Chris

In the end, this is a rather boring set. Despite the high piece count, the final model feels small for the price. The problem here is not one of LEGO's making; they did an admirable job considering the source material. But when your source is a giant gate, there's only so much you can do.

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Eurobricks

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by Lego-Freak

The colour scheme is appropriate and the reddish brown parts are a nice touch. The spikes give the set an appropriately menacing look and the door-(un)locking feature is nicely done I think. The fact that it can be expanded makes multiple purchases quite appealing, even though it's not much of an army builder (unless you want your Orc army to consist of clones). Nonetheless a great looking set with awesome minifigures and a nice variety of parts.

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