The Old Town is the best-value Ninjago set of its size

$299.99 MSRP 4,851 pieces 24 minifigures 4.6 / 5 from builders #1 of 49 Ninjago sets with 1,000+ pieces
The Old Town box art
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96 of 100

Great value

#1 of 49 Ninjago sets with 1,000+ pieces

The Old Town is the best-value big Ninjago set, first of 47. At $299.99 it gives about 159 pieces per $10 against a typical 98, 24 minifigures (7.9 per $100 against 5.1), and about 67% more plastic per dollar than a typical set. Builders rate it 4.7 of 5, and it costs roughly 37% less than sets with similar contents.

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 49 Ninjago sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

96

Chart 2 · The score

How the 96 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
171 vs 127 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
159 vs 98 +30 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.9 vs 5.0 +20 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.4 +13 of 15

$179 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 $479. Each brick is $100.

$299.99
you pay

$479
sets like it usually cost

See 71861-1 on Brickset How scores work