Prison Island is good value for a City set
Good value
#26 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Eight minifigures and a 4.2 rating from 205 builders give this $89.99 Prison Island its good-value score. It gives slightly fewer pieces per $10 than usual for City sets with 500–999 pieces (60 against 67), but a little more plastic per dollar, and the price matches what similar contents usually cost.
#26
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
69
Chart 2 · The score
How the 69 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
143 vs 124
+26 of 35
Pieces per $10
60 vs 62
+14 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.3 vs 4.8
+16 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 4.1
+12 of 15
$4 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 $94. Each brick is $25.
$89.99
you pay
$94
sets like it usually cost