Space Explorer Rover and Alien Life is great value for a City set

$34.99 MSRP 311 pieces 4 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #7 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Space Explorer Rover and Alien Life box art
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90 of 100

Great value

#7 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Four minifigures and a 4.3 of 5 rating from 170 builders help this $34.99 space rover rank seventh of 149 mid-size City sets. It also carries about 54% more plastic per dollar than its group typically does and gives 83 pieces per $10 against a typical 65, so it costs roughly 29% less than similar contents usually sell for.

#7

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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

90

Chart 2 · The score

How the 90 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
167 vs 110 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
83 vs 61 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
10.6 vs 6.0 +18 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 3.9 +14 of 15

$16 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 $51. Each brick is $5.

$34.99
you pay

$51
sets like it usually cost

See 60431-1 on Brickset How scores work