Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions gives a little less than similar sets

$39.99 MSRP 298 pieces 2 minifigures 3.5 / 5 from builders #187 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions box art
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28 of 100

Below average

#187 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Pieces per dollar are right on par here, about 65 per $10 like a typical mid-size City set, but the rest pulls it below average. Two minifigures at $39.99 is below the usual rate, plastic per dollar trails its peers and builders rate it 3.5 of 5 against 3.9. It also costs about 17% more than sets with similar contents.

#187

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

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28

Chart 2 · The score

How the 28 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
90 vs 110 +7 of 35
Pieces per $10
65 vs 61 +17 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.3 vs 6.0 +3 of 20
Builder rating
3.5 vs 3.9 +1 of 15

$5 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 $35. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$35
sets like it usually cost

See 60354-1 on Brickset How scores work