Guinea Pig Playground is great value for a Friends set

$9.99 MSRP 86 pieces 2 minifigures 3.6 / 5 from builders #10 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces
Guinea Pig Playground box art
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87 of 100

Great value

#10 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

Great value for a $9.99 set: it carries about 25% more plastic per dollar than a typical set and includes two figures, around 19 per $100 against a usual 8 for small Friends sets. Pieces per $10 are a bit above typical (82 against 68), and it costs roughly 33% less than similar contents (about $15).

#10

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

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

87

Chart 2 · The score

How the 87 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
128 vs 88 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
82 vs 66 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
19.1 vs 7.6 +19 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.5 +9 of 15

$5 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 $15. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$15
sets like it usually cost

See 42640-1 on Brickset How scores work