Mars Space Base and Rocket is the best-value Friends set of its size

$79.99 MSRP 981 pieces 4 minifigures 4.6 / 5 from builders #1 of 74 Friends sets with 500–999 pieces
Mars Space Base and Rocket box art
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92 of 100

Great value

#1 of 74 Friends sets with 500–999 pieces

The best-value Friends set with 500–999 pieces, first of 69. At $79.99 it gives about 114 pieces per $10 against a typical 82 and roughly 53% more plastic per dollar than a typical set, builders rate it 4.6 of 5, and it costs about 17% less than similar contents usually would (around $97).

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 74 Friends sets with 500–999 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

92

Chart 2 · The score

How the 92 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
156 vs 129 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
114 vs 82 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.7 vs 3.8 +15 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.0 +14 of 15

$17 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 $97. Each brick is $25.

$79.99
you pay

$97
sets like it usually cost

See 42605-1 on Brickset How scores work