Name: Pirate Ship Ambush
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 79008-1
Rating: 85 (7 reviews)

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Recommendations

Indifference 67%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2013 is 0.15. PPP for this set is 0.14, 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 2013 is 20.12. PPM for this set is 12.19, 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: meh 4.8 / 5 → 96 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.2 / 5 → 84 / 100

Brickpicker Recommendation: meh 7.47 / 10 → 75 / 100

Unscored reviews

HispaBrick Magazine

The Brothers Brick

JANGBRiCKS

Eurobricks

Set information

Set ID: 79008-1
Name: Pirate Ship Ambush
Parts: 756
Minifigs: 9

Retail price (USD):
Original: 99.99
Inflation adjusted: 109.73

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.13
Inflation adjusted: 0.14

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 11.11
Inflation adjusted: 12.19

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.8 / 5 from 150 reviews

I bought this for my 31-year-old husband (yes, you read that right) for his birthday this year. He's a big LEGO & LOTR fan, so he was really excited when he opened it. He's now had it for over 3 months and still likes it just as much. Says it's one of his favorite lego sets. While pricey (I guess that's just how LEGO is now), it's a beautiful set. The boat is a nice size and has fun little details that I imagine both kids and adults would enjoy. My husband is one very happy owner of this boat, would recommend to anyone you love who's obssessed with LEGO, if you don't mind dropping this kind of money on a "toy" (don't tell my husband I called it that). ;)

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 150 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.2 / 5 from 7 reviews

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Brickpicker

Recommendation: meh 7.47 / 10 from 3 reviews

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HispaBrick Magazine

by hispabrick

The set comes with many minifigures and they are all very detailed. I was especially delighted at the detailed and completely different patterns for the dead, and the inclusion of Corsair Jackson is the icing on the proverbial minifig cake. The set contains a small number of stickers for maps and some wooden decoration which add to the set, but in a discreet way. The printed shields are simply beautiful.

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The Brothers Brick

by Nannan

This set has a decent balance of minifigures, parts, play and display value that will suit fans with different plans for what to do with it. Surprisingly there are no spring-loaded cannons in this set, and the flick-fire missiles are not a good substitute. The major drawback is the heavy price tag.

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JANGBRiCKS

by Jang

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Eurobricks

by Lego-Freak

Weird choice as a set, but it works both as a LOTR set as well as a pirate set. The design is rich in detail and features some very smooth edges here and there. The sails I also like quite a bit since they give the ship a very sleek look.

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