Name: Attack on Lake-town
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 79016-1
Rating: 60 (7 reviews)

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

Recommendations

Avoid 60%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2014 is 0.13. PPP for this set is 0.11, 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 2014 is 18.1. PPM for this set is 6.48, 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 4.4 / 5 → 88 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: no C → 50 / 100

Vaderfan2187's Blog Recommendation: no 2.3 / 5 → 46 / 100

Jay's Brick Blog Recommendation: no 2 / 5 → 40 / 100

Unscored reviews

BZPower

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Set information

Set ID: 79016-1
Name: Attack on Lake-town
Parts: 313
Minifigs: 5

Retail price (USD):
Original: 29.99
Inflation adjusted: 32.39

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.11

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.00
Inflation adjusted: 6.48

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.4 / 5 from 67 reviews

This was a Christmas present for my 13 year old granddaughter who is a great Tolkien fan. I was there as she assembled this kit and enjoyed all her comments about how cool all the tiny moving parts (like the door and the exploding ladder) were. She was very happy to add this set to her collection since it has some really fun features.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 67 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 from 4 reviews

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Just2Good

Recommendation: no C → 50 / 100

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Vaderfan2187's Blog

Recommendation: no 2.3 / 5 by Vaderfan2187

All in all, I think this is a pretty weak set. It did surpass my expectations, but that's because they were really low. The minifigures are decent but not good enough to make you buy this set specifically for them; the build looks okay, and the price… is ridiculously high.

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Jay's Brick Blog

Recommendation: no 2 / 5 by Jay

Unless you're a Lord of the Rings purist like me, the lure of alternate costume minifigures and two below average Orcs simply don't justify the expensive price of Attack on Lake-town.

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BZPower

by Andrew

I definitely like this set. It fits some well-designed buildings and cool play features into a $30 package with over three hundred pieces. It includes some great minifigs, all of which are exclusive to the set. Considering some of the characters and the location play a pivotal role in the movie, it's not a bad set to add to your collection if you're a Tolkien fan.

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