Name: Castle Giant Chess Set
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 852293-1
Rating: 91 (4 reviews)

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Recommendations

Recomended 75%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Price Per Minifig (PPM)

better

Average PPM for Other in 2008 is 40.22. PPM for this set is 7.2, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Other. 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.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

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

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.6 / 5 → 92 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 8.7 / 10 → 87 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: yes 86 / 100 → 86 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 852293-1
Name: Castle Giant Chess Set
Minifigs: 33

Retail price (USD):
Original: 199.99
Inflation adjusted: 237.47

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.06
Inflation adjusted: 7.2

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amazon.com

Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 from 2 reviews

This set is thus far the crown jewel of LEGO chess sets. In contrast to most previous sets, there's plenty to build in addition to playing the game [chess] itself. The packaging resembles a giant bookcase complete with buttoned latches, and provide a permanent case for the set even after it's been built. It's too bad LEGO only had this on the market for a limited time. It should be noted however, that the list price is not $599.99. LEGO was selling this set for $199.99 when it was first released. Understandably the after-market value has increased, but indicating a list price of $599.99 is grossly misleading. The set comprises 2,481 pieces (placing its value at around $300-$350, realistically). [...]

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 2 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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