Name: Desert Skiff
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 9496-1
Rating: 87 (7 reviews)

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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 2012 is 0.14. PPP for this set is 0.13, 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)

better

Average PPM for System in 2012 is 17.6. PPM for this set is 6.96, 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

Eurobricks Recommendation: yes 10 / 10 → 100 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.6 / 5 → 92 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 85 / 100 → 85 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickpicker Recommendation: meh 7.84 / 10 → 78 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 9496-1
Name: Desert Skiff
Parts: 213
Minifigs: 4

Retail price (USD):
Original: 24.99
Inflation adjusted: 27.83

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.12
Inflation adjusted: 0.13

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.25
Inflation adjusted: 6.96

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: yes 10 / 10 by JackJonespaw

A really nice medium sized set. It's a hundred times better than the version from 2000, and with great minifigs, great design, and lots of fantastic pieces, I can't think of a better set in this wave.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.6 / 5 from 206 reviews

(Mom is typing what son is saying. Please excuse my spelling. I'm not really a STAR WARS person -- but my kids are!) ok. This skiff has a small box in the center. Lift the top off and you will find two blaster pistols. There is one for the pirate and one for Boba. Plus there is a black light saber hilt. Also, Luke has a green light saber. The sarlaac actually swallows a minifig (Boba Fett, of course!). (See photos!) R2-D2 is not included. The plank swings out from underneath the skiff. There is a space for a minifig's feet to stand there. On the opposite side, the skiff has a missile. Lando Calrissian is also included. That's it. It doesn't take very long to make. Look up our photos in customer images. The best part is the sarlaac's mouth opens and closes. You can act out the whole scene!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 206 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: meh 85 / 100 by KielDaMan

I'm pretty certain this would be one of the most popular sets among LSW fans considering the OT material, and the long time it took for this set to be re-made adds another level of desirability. TLG is once again capitalizing on the minifig-driven customer preference on buying sets, and for long-time LSW fans like us, this set is a welcome opportunity to add four new minifigs in our collection. Overall, one could never go wrong with this set, I highly recommend this to any avid LSW fan.

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