Tiger Hot Air Balloon Jungle Rescue gives a little less than similar sets

$39.99 MSRP 302 pieces 2 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #140 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces
Tiger Hot Air Balloon Jungle Rescue box art
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26 of 100

Below average

#140 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Builders rate it 4.0 of 5, but at $39.99 this jungle set gives about 58 pieces per $10 against a typical 78, two figures under the usual rate, and about 16% less plastic per dollar than its group. Costing roughly 26% more than similar contents (around $32), it scores poor value.

#140

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

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26

Chart 2 · The score

How the 26 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
95 vs 114 +6 of 35
Pieces per $10
58 vs 77 +3 of 30
Minifigures per $100
3.8 vs 5.1 +5 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.7 +12 of 15

$8 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 $32. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$32
sets like it usually cost

See 41423-1 on Brickset How scores work