Name: Bowser's Castle Boss Battle
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 71369-1
Rating: 82 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 57%

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)

better

Average PPP for System in 2020 is 0.12. 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 2020 is 18.04. PPM for this set is 25, 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.

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 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: no 3.7 / 5 → 74 / 100

Unscored reviews

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: meh

Rebrickable Recommendation: meh

Bricksfanz Recommendation: meh

The Rambling Brick Recommendation: yes

Set information

Set ID: 71369-1
Name: Bowser's Castle Boss Battle
Parts: 1010
Minifigs: 4

Retail price (USD):
Original: 99.99
Inflation adjusted: 99.99

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.1

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 25.00
Inflation adjusted: 25

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Just2Good

Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 from 1 review

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LEGO

Recommendation: no 3.7 / 5 from 30 reviews

Incredible add on pack which really enriches the mario starter pack. Much like the the starter pack it offers interactive sections which are so much fun. The designs look great it was a little trickier to build than the starter pack but not much. My boy has had hours of fun with this really fantastic

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 30 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brick Fanatics

Recommendation: meh by Graham

71369 Bowser's Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set retails for £89.99 or $99.99. The gameplay is not enough to justify that price. While it's a great effort to use functions to make something happen during the boss battle, it isn't a thrilling or challenging finale. It is probably the best display set in the theme though, although it is hard not to imagine the kind of castle Bowser could have had if this has been at minifigure scale.

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Rebrickable

Recommendation: meh by jaredhinton

Finally I found it. The set that makes this concept worth while. This set actually solves almost all of my complaints about this theme so far.

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Bricksfanz

Recommendation: meh by Adam White

You may not be a fan of the route LEGO has taken with their first product partnership, but they have poured a lot of effort into making the sets as close to a Mario game as they could be. This set is a great example of that.

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The Rambling Brick

Recommendation: yes by Richard

This set is truly worth the title of Boss Battle – it is the most taxing expansion set to play through in the time available, even allowing for the powers included in the set. The build is remarkably robust: and given the amount of stalling and swivelling it is going to receive, it needs to be. I was initially uninterested in this set, but after playing it a few times, it is one of my favourites. There are limited chances for Mario to be harmed in this level, but time is the real enemy. If it were easy, it wouldn't be a proper Boss Battle!

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