Name: Shipwreck Defense
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 70409-1
Rating: 71 (9 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 57%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

worse

Average PPP for System in 2015 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.16, which is worse.

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 2015 is 15.07. PPM for this set is 7.01, 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

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

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 8 / 10 → 80 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

BricktasticBlog Recommendation: no 36 / 50 → 72 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: meh 69 / 100 → 69 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: no D → 30 / 100

Unscored reviews

Eurobricks

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Set information

Set ID: 70409-1
Name: Shipwreck Defense
Parts: 84
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 14.01

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.15
Inflation adjusted: 0.16

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.50
Inflation adjusted: 7.01

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amazon.com

Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 from 5 reviews

Good product. As promised. Works well. Fast ship. Thanks.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 5 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: meh 8 / 10 by dr_spock

There is something fun shooting LEGO 1x1 cylinder bricks around with a spring loaded cannon trying to hit the shipwreck hull and that feeling when it is on target. This set certainly provides that kind of play. Along with the extra accessories and weapons, you can let your play imagination go wild.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 from 53 reviews

I purchased this set as a gift for a 6 year old who specifically asked for "Lego Pirate" stuff. I wasn't finding much in our local stores, so I was happy to find this set online. I was a little taken aback by how small the set is for the price (the box is about 6" X 6"), but my friends are telling me that "Lego is expensive" so I guess that's par for the course.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 53 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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