Aesthetic 10. This is a beautiful hunk of plastic. Building Experience 10. Fun, long-lasting and novel. Perfect. Design 8. Some interesting choices. I don’t love how the Ninjago City Docks line up against the elevator, in part because that blocks one of the Ninjago City play functions. And while the river feature is nice looking, […]
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A note about our ratings metrics
We rate LEGO sets on a scale of 1-100, from “Parts Pack” to “Must Have,” based on the following categories: Aesthetic (1-10) Building Experience (1-10) Design (1-10) Displayability (1-10) FOMO (1-10) Minifigures (1-10) Parts (1-10) Playability (1-10) Value at MSRP and at Current Resale (1-10) Je ne sais quoi (1-10)
An always growing list of the sets* that we will review and rate (in no particular order . . . yet):
Note that the below list includes sets from 1979 – 2019. Once all of the sets are properly reviewed and rated, we will be able to recommend to you the absolute best sets from over 40 years of LEGO. 21308 Adventure Time 76116 Batman Batsub and the Underwater Clash 76085 Battle of Atlantis 76027 Black […]
Hello, and welcome to Brick Aficionado, where we cast a discerning eye on the world of bricks.
At launch, our primary focus will be on providing capsule reviews plus ratings of our favorite LEGO sets on a scale of 1-100. How are we different from the tens/hundreds/thousands of other brick review sites out there? Simply put, most reviews are inherently subjective, and our subjectivity is the best. We are aficionados. Our 1-100 […]