Hamster Wheel is good value for a Creator 3-in-1 set

$29.99 MSRP 416 pieces 0 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #8 of 101 Creator 3-in-1 sets with 200–499 pieces
Hamster Wheel box art
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74 of 100

Good value

#8 of 101 Creator 3-in-1 sets with 200–499 pieces

Hamster Wheel has about 51% more plastic per dollar than a typical mid-size Creator 3-in-1 set, one of the best in the group, plus about 129 pieces per $10 against 96. A 3.8 rating from only 24 builders holds it just short of great value, but at $29.99 it still costs about 23% less than similar contents.

#8

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 101 Creator 3-in-1 sets with 200–499 pieces

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74

Chart 2 · The score

How the 74 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
169 vs 110 +35 of 35
Pieces per $10
129 vs 93 +27 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 +7 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.9 +5 of 15

$10 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $40. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$40
sets like it usually cost

See 31155-1 on Brickset How scores work