Prison Island Starter Set is good value for a City set

$9.99 MSRP 92 pieces 4 minifigures 3.6 / 5 from builders #42 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Prison Island Starter Set box art
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67 of 100

Good value

#42 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Four minifigures for $9.99 is about three times the usual rate for a City set under 200 pieces, which is what makes this starter set good value. Plastic per dollar is right at the group norm, builders rate it a little below average (3.6 of 5), and it costs about 19% less than similar contents usually do.

#42

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 199 City sets under 200 pieces

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

67

Chart 2 · The score

How the 67 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
95 vs 92 +20 of 35
Pieces per $10
66 vs 55 +23 of 30
Minifigures per $100
28.5 vs 8.7 +19 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.7 +6 of 15

$3 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 $13. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$13
sets like it usually cost

See 60127-1 on Brickset How scores work