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The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook gives a little less than similar sets

$129.99 MSRP 1,201 pieces 1 minifigure 4.1 / 5 from builders #82 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces 44 × 22 × 17 cm built Has display stand
The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook box art
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32 of 100

Below average

#82 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook scores 32, below average among 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is built size per dollar, better than 78% of them, and its weakest is contents per dollar (17%).

#82

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

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32

Chart 2 · The score

How the 32 is built

A display set, so built size counts instead of minifigures. Each bar is how the set ranks among similar sets; the ink line is typical (50).

Contents per dollarPlastic and pieces per dollar, with each minifigure counted as $2 of contents, compared with sets of a similar size
88 pcs/$10 · 87 plastic better than 17% +13 of 75
Built size per dollarHow big the finished model is, compared with display sets at a similar price
44 cm long better than 78% +20 of 25

21

Quality · a separate score

How builders rate it

Not part of the value score. It ranks the builder rating against display sets of 1,000+ pieces from every theme.

  1. 14.1out of 5 from 110 Brickset members
  2. 24.15after adding 30 ratings at the average for display sets of 1,000+ pieces (4.33), so a few early ratings can’t dominate
  3. 321out of 100: rated higher than 21% of display sets of 1,000+ pieces

$29 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $101. Each brick is $25.

$129.99
you pay

$101
sets like it usually cost

See 10367-1 on Brickset How scores work