Brick Insights Sets Statistics FAQ
1854-1 House with Roof-Windows

Best LEGO sets of all time:

Special

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Special is a LEGO category that had 71 sets released in 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984-1992 & 1994-2004. This page details statistics of this theme, derived from all of the reviews Brick Insights has gathered and interpreted. You'll find a breakdown of the following:

Best rated Special sets of all time

Let's get the best part done first. These are the highest rated Special sets of all time.

All Special sets by rating

1484-1 Houses

89

Recomended 100%

Houses

1484-1 Town Special 1987

1854-1 House with Roof-Windows

86

Recomended 67%

House with Roof-Windows

1854-1 Town Special 1996

10156-1 LEGO Truck

83

Indifference 50%

LEGO Truck

10156-1 Town Special 2004

1817-1 Sea Plane with Hut and Boat

83

Indifference 67%

Sea Plane with Hut and Boat

1817-1 Town Special 1996

Worst rated Special sets of all time

Just for fun - these are the worst rated Special sets.

1560-1 Glory Glider

56

Avoid 100%

Glory Glider

1560-1 Town Special 1990

2584-1 Biker Bob

69

Avoid 50%

Biker Bob

2584-1 Town Special 1998

1177-1 Santa's Truck

75

Avoid 33%

Santa's Truck

1177-1 Town Special 2000

3438-1 McDonalds Restaurant

77

Indifference 100%

McDonalds Restaurant

3438-1 Town Special 1999

78

is the average rating of all Special sets.

This rating is the average of all 10 scored sets in Special. Compared to other categories this is average. 61 unscored sets are not included. 14% of all sets in this category are scored. Here's the distribution of all categories and where Special is in relation to the others.

To know what it takes for a set to get a score and thus be included in these calculations, check out the FAQ.

1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20
21-24
25-28
29-32
33-36
37-40
41-44
45-48
49-52
53-56
57-60
61-64
65-68
69-72
73-76
77-80
81-84
85-88
89-92
93-96
97-100

Special rating over the years

Years without scored sets are not included.

Recommendation distribution

Alright, so that's the rating. But are the sets generally recommended? The data we've collected shows that the majority of Special sets are considered up to personal taste:

Indifference 45%

16

25

15

Total: 56 / 71

Not all sets in our database are marked as recommended or not. We currently have 15 sets in Special that are considered unknown. They are excluded from these calculations.

A set is considered recommended when the majority of reviews recommend it. If you're interested in knowing when a review is considered a recommendation, I keep that reasoning updated in Brick Insights FAQ. I've also written an article detailing the recommendation distribution of all reviews.

Prices

Since part prices vary a lot depending on part types, Brick Insights attempts to group similar categories together. We call these meta-categories comparable categories. Special is bundled into System along with these:

Advanced models Adventurers Agents Alpha Team Aqua Raiders Aquazone Architecture Art Assorted Atlantis Avatar Avatar The Last Airbender Basic Batman Boats Brick Sketches BrickHeadz Bricklink Bricks and More Building Set with People Bulk Bricks Cars Castle City Classic Creator Creator Expert DC Comics Super Heroes DC Super Hero Girls Dino Dino 2010 Dino Attack Dinosaurs Discovery Disney Dreamzzz Educational Elves Exo-Force Factory Freestyle Friends Fusion Gabby's Dollhouse Ghostbusters Harry Potter Hidden Side Hobby Set Homemaker Icons Ideas Indiana Jones Island Xtreme Stunts Jurassic World LEGO Games LEGO Universe LEGOLAND Legends of Chima Life of George Make and Create Marvel Super Heroes Master Builder Academy Mickey Mouse Minecraft Minions: The Rise of Gru Minitalia Mixels Model Team Monkie Kid Monster Fighters Nexo Knights Ninjago Overwatch Pharaoh's Quest Pirates Pirates of the Caribbean Power Miners PreSchool Prince of Persia Promotional Racers Rock Raiders Samsonite Scooby-Doo Seasonal Serious Play Service Packs Sonic The Hedgehog Space Speed Champions Spider-Man SpongeBob SquarePants Sports Star Wars Stranger Things Studios Super Mario System Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Angry Birds Movie The Hobbit The LEGO Batman Movie The LEGO Movie The LEGO Movie 2 The LEGO Ninjago Movie The Lone Ranger The Lord of the Rings The Powerpuff Girls The Simpsons Time Cruisers Town Toy Story Trolls World Tour Ultra Agents Unikitty Universal Building Set Vidiyo Vikings Western World City World Racers Xtra

The average price per part (PPP) of all System sets is 0.19. The average PPP for Special is 0.18. Meanwhile, the average price per minifig (PPM) in System is 17.98 and the average PPM for Special is 13.08.

Special prices over the years

All prices are adjusted for inflation.