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2879-1 Desert Expedition

2879-1

Desert Expedition

Desert Expedition is LEGO set 2879-1. It has a score of 78. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 2 scored reviews and 2 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 40.88% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 1998, and it is categorised in Adventurers.

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Average rating

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We calculate the average rating when we've found two or more scored reviews. This set is average compared to all other sets. Read more about the ratings distribution chart here.

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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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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We do not currently know how the average price per minifig for this set compares to other sets.

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

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: meh 69 / 100 → 69 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 2879-1
Name: Desert Expedition
Parts: 196
Minifigs: 5

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Recommendation: yes 4.3 / 5 from 3 reviews

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Recommendation: meh 69 / 100 from 19 reviews

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