Result: What is your favourite set of 2024?
Posted by CapnRex101,
2024 saw the release of various exceptional sets and over 700 options were narrowed to fifteen thanks to nominations from Brickset readers.
Over 9000 votes were cast and the poll has been incredibly competitive throughout, with 19 votes separating the top two at the end!
The results can be found after the break...
Winner: 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr - 1225 votes
- 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr - 1225 votes
- 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale - 1206 votes
- 10332 Medieval Town Square - 921 votes
- 21353 The Botanical Garden - 834 votes
- 10327 Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter - 714 votes
- 10326 Natural History Museum - 641 votes
- 21350 JAWS - 565 votes
- 10335 The Endurance - 491 votes
- 21061 Notre-Dame de Paris - 453 votes
- 77092 Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 - 408 votes
- 71819 Dragon Stone Shrine - 368 votes
- 76286 The Milano Spaceship - 336 votes
- 910037 Mushroom House - 333 votes
- 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Cottage - 316 votes
- 71821 Cole's Titan Dragon Mech - 259 votes
10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr and 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale have been battling for victory since this poll opened, remaining amazingly close throughout. In the end, Sauron once again came out on top and The Lord of the Rings has now taken this title two years in a row, after 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell in 2023.
Whereas the response to Rivendell was universally positive, I did observe some queries about Barad-dûr and I think the set has a few small issues, but evidently not enough to overcome its many qualities, as well as the enormous anticipation for a LEGO rendition of Sauron's fortress.
21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale is a similar set in many ways and is probably my favourite set of 2024, even though I am not a Dungeons & Dragons player. Beyond looking superb on display, this model includes plenty of hidden secrets and really does offer a complete adventure, with a variety of traps, monsters and minifigures to encounter along the way.
Castle is the overriding theme of the top three, with 10332 Medieval Town Square rounding out the trio. Personally, I found this set a little disappointing in some respects because the layout of the buildings is awkward, but not everyone shares my reservations, clearly!
I will also take the opportunity to highlight two NINJAGO sets reaching the final fifteen, which is worthy of praise, as only NINJAGO City sets have consistently reached this stage in years past. 71819 Dragon Stone Shrine and 71821 Cole's Titan Dragon Mech are both excellent sets.
Do you agree with these results and are there any surprises? Let us know in the comments and thanks to everybody who voted on all our 2024 polls.
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If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is
Lmao at my votes being both in first place and at the bottom of the top 15. All of the sets here were great though!
Botanical Garden is my favorite but I love the castle stuff too. Still have the original market village and Kings Castle so I haven't bought the new stuff.
Admit it, we all knew this set was going to win
Alright Castle fans, you have the top 3 winners as well as a bunch of upcoming sets with the Bricklink designer program. Now can you please calm down? Thanks.
Surprised that 10333 Barad-Dur beat out 21348 Red Dragons Tale, but given there were all of 19 votes in it, it was surprisingly close. Not surprised however that these two were the top two sets given how well designed and well received they were.
Got to second the sentiment that this should probably be taken as a sign Lego needs to do a proper castle theme again.
Sad though 76286 Milano didn't get more love being a Guardians fan.
I have most of this year's most desirable minifigs. I have about half the GWPs and sets below $40. And I have zero of the more expensive favourites sets of 2024. I am however planning on getting 21348 and 77092 - potentially 10332 and 21350 .
All in all an excellent selection of very nice and desirable sets.
So close DnD, you almost won. The only reason I didn't vote Barad-dur is because it's a dollhouse, plus I missed out on the Fell Beast and I hate LEGO for not producing more of those and rather give multiple copies to scalpers and resellers.
Excellent. Now that Lord of the Rings has proved itself as a reliable seller and a fan-favorite, can we please get a D2C Minas Tirith set, LEGO?
I only own 3 of the top sets. Interesting.
I don't even remember which ones I voted for actually. As much as I want Barad-Dur, I also didn't love how squat it looked at the store. I expected something different I guess.
And the prices...yeah I'll likely never own either of them.
But I do love the figures and that adds a lot of value to the set.
@Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
So true !
Heureux de voir un petit set comme le 10327 (dunes) fait parti du top 5 et qu'un set du BDP le 910037 maison champignon soit parmi les 15 premiers.SALUT a tous.
I'd like to think it's a foregone conclusion that a Minas Tirith set will be produced eventually. I've avoided Rivendell and Barad-Dur because I expect a MT set (I do not have space for more than one, and the capital of Gondor is just... perfect, or it should be!)
As for a Castle theme again, I'm not sure it can sustain the necessary smaller sets a 'normal' line requires. Happy to be proved wrong, as I have the 10332 set myself (and others).
I play D&D, and own 21348 so it got my vote. More fantasy please (the Creator 3 in 1 Dragon released just this year seems perfect for a purely brick-built dragon for adventurers to face).
voted for the 1st 2. snow white cottage should be higher, looks better than medieval village I think
I want 7 of these sets, damn.
MSRP on those 7: $2030. Double damn.
@fdsm said:
" @Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
So true ! "
Lazy is just lazy cashing in on people ordering their castle figs on PAB
@Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
@COCONABE said:
"Alright Castle fans, you have the top 3 winners as well as a bunch of upcoming sets with the Bricklink designer program. Now can you please calm down? Thanks."
The duality of man...
LotR two years in a row! I hope LEGO keeps this going; there's so many great locations they can do (Bag-End, Minas Tirith, Meduseld, Helm's Deep, etc.)
I personally didn't vote for Barad-dûr, but I'm glad to see that the franchise revival has seen the popularity that it has.
@Bricky_Dee_Williams said:
"Excellent. Now that Lord of the Rings has proved itself as a reliable seller and a fan-favorite, can we please get a D2C Minas Tirith set, LEGO?"
I second this!
I fear we are sending LEGO a message that we want big and expensive sets with Barad-dûr’s win (and 2nd place to D&D). The bigger the better, right? And money is no object. And I love LOTR/Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. I don’t know if TLG reads Brickset reviews and comments from its users. I voted for Medieval Town Square and Jaws.
Congratulations to the winner!
With such love for fantasy and D&D perhaps it's time to bring back Heroica as a minifig line?
LEGO, reading these results: "Hmmmmm... maybe they want more Clickits?"
Space and Castle sweep it all. Looks like Lego got it right 40+ years ago. I still suspect 60430 had a shot in this category and people just assumed sub-$40 sets wouldn't qualify because they had their own category.
I finished building Barad-dûr yesterday and damn it's a massive bulky set. The backside could be a little bit better and I don't see the reason for the light brick but it looks amazing from the frontside and on display. Btw Brickset, why are the measurements / dimensions here on Brickset different then the one mention on the Lego website for Barad-dûr?
@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"I fear we are sending LEGO a message that we want big and expensive sets with Barad-dûr’s win (and 2nd place to D&D). The bigger the better, right? And money is no object. And I love LOTR/Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. I don’t know if TLG reads Brickset reviews and comments from its users. I voted for Medieval Town Square and Jaws."
Luckily for us poor people, LotR will be a lot cheaper this year. Maybe too expensive still but cheaper.
Unsurprising result, especially after the best minifig being won by Sauron
@Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
Essentially, LEGO already has several ongoing 'castle' themes at market, with LotR, D&D, Harry Potter, and the Bricklink D2C castle sets. Not to mention a retro Castle faction in nearly every recent CMF. No need to spend a lot of money on developing a Castle theme for kids at retail (which has consistently proven to not do that well compared to other themes) when adult fans will, seemingly, gladly fork over a lot of cash for big castle sets and ordering from PAB to flesh out their armies.
LEGO basically has castle fans cornered, because they're releasing more big castle sets than ever before, and fans STILL keep asking for more. As long as castle fans keep buying the big, expensive D2C sets, I don't think LEGO will change their strategy. Still, I find it funny to repeatedly see how adults perceive that what they really want is the norm. You'd have to look at the statistics behind the numbers to really get a good view of who likes these sets -- and I'm sure the majority of them aren't kids.
That said, I own none of these sets (yet), but 10332 Medieval Town Square and 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Cottage are on my wish list.
I own six from this list, but not the top 2... however I'm not at all surprised by the results. I love Rivendell, it's a gorgeous set... I don't feel like Barad-dur is quite so attractive on display however so I skipped that one.
@Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
TLG: “A tan site ran a poll where just over twelve hundred people voted for medieval fantasy sets. Quick, start cranking out millions of new Castle sets!”
Objectively, there’s a BDP-sized market for sure. There are certain IPs that can sell huge castle-based sets. None of this means a proper Castle theme wouldn’t be a complete flop if people keep throwing their money at IP-based themes instead.
YES!
Did you really think a mere Dragon could compete with Sauron the Great? There are none who can, or should even dare! :D
Got 4, want 3, no interest in 8.
Would have had the Natural History Museum if the Tudor Corner hadn't been so good and pushed it aside (for now).
Pleased to see the superb Botanical Garden placed quite highly taking its cues from Kew's Palm House.
My No.2 pick came in at No.1 and my No.1 pick came in at No.2
I have the most generic tastes it seems! :D
I respect first place but where is 10337? I have to ask this as a fan of ICONS/Creator Expert cars and Martin Scorsese films.
I'm honestly surprised at this result. I didn't think Barad dur was that popular. I thought the DUNE Ornithopter which was my choice would win.
Did LEGO stop making Star Wars sets ...? I'm a little surprised that this year not a single one made the top fifteen. Not a bad thing though.
I'm so glad LOTR topped the poll again. It shows there is interest in the big LOTR sets that LEGO are now making.
I didn't expect it to win, but I am sad to see Cole's Titan mech came in last. Anyone who has built it and seen it in person can attest that it really is a gem, and I don't even buy Ninjago sets otherwise.
Top five are really good sets but Barad Dur and the Ornithopter were definitely my favorites
@Joce1275 said:
"I own six from this list, but not the top 2... however I'm not at all surprised by the results. I love Rivendell, it's a gorgeous set... I don't feel like Barad-dur is quite so attractive on display however so I skipped that one."
I also own six, but not the top two, and find the results unsurprising. Plus I also love Rivendell--but I'm not letting Sauron, let alone Barad-dur, into my house! There *are* four more of these 15 sets I'd buy if I had infinite money and space: 21348, 77092, 10326, and 71819. Since I don't have either the money or the space for all three, I'll probably settle on the modular and the Dragon Shrine, and download the instructions for the DnD set so I can scratch-build some of the monsters. (Yes, I already have the adventure to go with the set!)
My problem is that TLG is releasing too many gorgeous sets that are too large and too expensive for me to collect! I wish they would do more microscale alternatives to them, in the way Ninjago City sets were released in microscale via Insiders last year. (I might even let Barad-dur in as a companion to other LotR sets in that scale!) But it's no longer possible for me to buy every Lego set I want, no matter how I define "want." I'm just going to have to resign myself to that!
@ToaMatoro said:
"I didn't expect it to win, but I am sad to see Cole's Titan mech came in last. Anyone who has built it and seen it in person can attest that it really is a gem, and I don't even buy Ninjago sets otherwise."
I understand, but something had to come last, and in my opinion all fifteen of these sets were gems. The placement I find most surprising, although not unwelcome, is the top-ten finish of the Jaws set, which, while among the smallest of the finalists, is exquisitely detailed, with innovative methods of display as well.
One thing is clear - 'we' all spent a lot of money on LEGO last year!
@Bricky_Dee_Williams said:
"Excellent. Now that Lord of the Rings has proved itself as a reliable seller and a fan-favorite, can we please get a D2C Minas Tirith set, LEGO?"
2025's LoTR set is rumoured to be Bag End
@ToaMatoro said:
"I didn't expect it to win, but I am sad to see Cole's Titan mech came in last. Anyone who has built it and seen it in person can attest that it really is a gem, and I don't even buy Ninjago sets otherwise."
It does seem really cool, but there have been numerous excellent mechs in Ninjago, another one isn't quite as noteworthy as some contenders. Significantly, 71819 Dragon Stone Shrine also from Ninjago was much more unique and probably split the vote a bit. Plus the Brickset audience trends toward more static models and displays than the dynamics enabled by Cole's mech.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"2025's LoTR set is rumoured to be Bag End"
The Gandalf vs Durin's Bane book nook is also rumored. Both to be markedly cheaper than Rivendell or Barad-Dur.
21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's
Tale was my favorite build of the year until I got to the last pages of the instructions. That weak jaw (!) and inability to balance on the structure (!!)
I still love the set, though
Surprised Endurance is not higher.
Dune and Jaws though got fans..
@Robot99 said:
"Lmao at my votes being both in first place and at the bottom of the top 15. All of the sets here were great though!"
Second place and bottom place here!
@missedoutagain said:
"Surprised Endurance is not higher"
Probably because it was released so late in the year.
Interesting and non surprising choices. I don't have any of the top four, although I am intending to get the Botanical Gardens at some stage and I did bricklink the Dragon from the DnD set, so I have a fraction...
@Sethro3 said:"I only own 3 of the top sets. Interesting."
That's three more than I have.
@greycat said:
"Heureux de voir un petit set comme le 10327 (dunes) fait parti du top 5 et qu'un set du BDP le 910037 maison champignon soit parmi les 15 premiers.SALUT a tous."
You and I have very different definitions of "small set" if 10327 fits your definition. Or maybe Google Translate didn't provide the most accurate translation? Still, though...
@Feroz said:"Congratulations to the winner!
With such love for fantasy and D&D perhaps it's time to bring back Heroica as a minifig line?"
I'd love that. I got all of the Heroica games except for the polybag.
@WemWem said:"LEGO, reading these results: "Hmmmmm... maybe they want more Clickits?""
Oh no, Huwbot has hacked Lego!
@Brickalili said:"My No.2 pick came in at No.1 and my No.1 pick came in at No.2
I have the most generic tastes it seems! :D"
According to the Brickset userbase, your tastes are backward.
Really ? People find that LOTR set to be the best set Lego produced in 2024??
Looking at the number of votes it means nothing of course, but still so weird to see.
Oh well.
what do you get when you morph the top 3 sets together: Minas Tirith. The people have spoken.
@CCC said:
"Did LEGO stop making Star Wars sets ...? I'm a little surprised that this year not a single one made the top fifteen. Not a bad thing though.
I'm so glad LOTR topped the poll again. It shows there is interest in the big LOTR sets that LEGO are now making."
Brickset's demographic has mostly placed large expensive sets at the top, and of the 2024 Lego Star wars releases that I would deem 'good', most of them were on the smaller (but not cheaper) side (such as 75377 Invisible Hand and the rest of the midi-scale ship collection).
Additionally, star wars sets have been getting railed with licensing pricing lately, leading to people feeling like they're of poor value. 75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea was a set I had interest in, but the price is far too high (and I waited for a sale to pick it up). 2025 releases are starting the same way, with 75401 Ahsoka's Jedi Interceptor being priced at nearly twice what I expected to see it at.
I'm not surprised to see 10332 place highly. I remember how beloved 10193 among AFOLs back in it's day.
@elangab said:
"Really ? People find that LOTR set to be the best set Lego produced in 2024??
Looking at the number of votes it means nothing of course, but still so weird to see.
Oh well."
They clearly had more love for one particular minifigure from the set than they did for the set as a whole, if you compare the margins between first and second place in this versus the minifigure poll.
I always find it interesting that these results have almost no relation to how many people actually buy these sets. For example, Cole’s Titan Mech is supposedly the 15th best set this year and yet has less than a thousand people on brickset who own it.
@Rollabar said:
"I always find it interesting that these results have almost no relation to how many people actually buy these sets. For example, Cole’s Titan Mech is supposedly the 15th best set this year and yet has less than a thousand people on brickset who own it. "
A lot of people are voting for sets they want, rather than sets they have. I voted for things I had in the other polls, but since I didn't have anything on this list, I voted for the two I most wish I had space for: 10335 and 21348.
@Andrusi said:
" @Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
@COCONABE said:
"Alright Castle fans, you have the top 3 winners as well as a bunch of upcoming sets with the Bricklink designer program. Now can you please calm down? Thanks."
The duality of man..."
Hegellian dialectic: thesis, antithesis, synthesis.
AFOL popularity of Castle-similar sets and the clamoring of Castle fans shows that Lego should continue pursuing its course of providing a relatively small amount of large sets through Icons and BLDP. If it produced a large amount of cheap sets, it would likely discover that Castle fans are relatively wealthy, few, and- let's say- 'not young.'
On the other hand, perhaps they would discover the opposite? or, help to create a new generation of fans? Who am I to say?
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Rollabar said:
"I always find it interesting that these results have almost no relation to how many people actually buy these sets. For example, Cole’s Titan Mech is supposedly the 15th best set this year and yet has less than a thousand people on brickset who own it. "
A lot of people are voting for sets they want, rather than sets they have. I voted for things I had in the other polls, but since I didn't have anything on this list, I voted for the two I most wish I had space for: 10335 and 21348."
This plus the fact that not every voter records their sets on Brickset. They may use another platform or, like me, don’t record their sets anywhere.
I thought maybe, not for the win but to be in the top 15 here, Jabba's Sail Barge, The Milky Way Galaxy and Batman The Animated Series Gotham City would've made it in there.
@Rollabar said:
"I always find it interesting that these results have almost no relation to how many people actually buy these sets. For example, Cole’s Titan Mech is supposedly the 15th best set this year and yet has less than a thousand people on brickset who own it. "
It is favourite set, not favourite set that you have bought.
@0xCEDA said:
" @CCC said:
"Did LEGO stop making Star Wars sets ...? I'm a little surprised that this year not a single one made the top fifteen. Not a bad thing though.
I'm so glad LOTR topped the poll again. It shows there is interest in the big LOTR sets that LEGO are now making."
Brickset's demographic has mostly placed large expensive sets at the top, and of the 2024 Lego Star wars releases that I would deem 'good', most of them were on the smaller (but not cheaper) side (such as 75377 Invisible Hand and the rest of the midi-scale ship collection).
Additionally, star wars sets have been getting railed with licensing pricing lately, leading to people feeling like they're of poor value. 75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea was a set I had interest in, but the price is far too high (and I waited for a sale to pick it up). 2025 releases are starting the same way, with 75401 Ahsoka's Jedi Interceptor being priced at nearly twice what I expected to see it at."
The vote is for your favourite set, not the best value set. Some people might rank a set they feel is poor value lower, but for none to appear in the top 15 (I think for the first time) is quite surprising given the number of SW fans at brickset. I think it shows the bigger SW sets have missed the mark with their core demographic, the SW LEGO fans.
@Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
Top 2 aren't Lego Castle sets. D&D is, at best, Castle adjacent.
I like Lego Castle and own 10332, but the top 2 here have zero interest for me.
@legoDad42 said:
"I thought maybe, not for the win but to be in the top 15 here, Jabba's Sail Barge, The Milky Way Galaxy and Batman The Animated Series Gotham City would've made it in there. "
The Milky Way isn't in the poll, but the poll is taking place in the Milky Way.
@Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
It tells you that they produce more than enough sets to satisfy castle fans.
The Medieval Town Square was not overly popular when announced, yet AFOLs being AFOLs will vote for the theme regardless.
I haven't built any of the 15 sets, but I own 4 of them.
Medieval Town Square being number 3 kind of surprises me. My favorite themes have always been classic Pirates & Castle, so Medieval Town Square was an obvious day 1 purchase for me, but I found the set itself to be kind of mediocre.
Above all, I don't care for the lack of continuity with the buildings. Their layout and placement to each other makes no sense and the 2nd floor of the inn building isn't even level when the model is closed. I'm not sure why the designer attached them with hinges considering the halves of the building are obviously meant to be their own, distinct, structure.
It just comes off as a very strange and lazily done build to me.
EDIT: Having thought about it more, I suppose it makes sense. It seems people are likely placing way more emphasis on the minifigures than I initially thought. I'm guessing if you removed a few of the minifigures / animals from Medieval Town Square, it would likely fall right off of the list.
With that said, I think it's reasonable to say that the "best set" of 2024 is actually, in fact, DnD: Red Dragon's Tale, precisely for the same reason.
@Vesperas:
As long as each building makes sense from a strictly external standpoint, it makes sense to have them connected in some manner because they know a lot of people would just plunk them down in a larger Castle display and never playing with with the interiors. Maybe Techiic pins would have made more sense than hinges, so the halves could be separated easily into two chunks.
Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme).
I own 3 of the 15 (21348 21350 and 71819) and voted for the D&D set even though I'm not a D&D fan. The winner is on my want list, but I need a good discount to justify getting it.
@Vesperas: The second floor isn't level because the building has settled.
Big fan of castle. Top 2 here doesn’t interest me. Bricklink does way better castle sets.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Vesperas: The second floor isn't level because the building has settled."
They were only kids (child labor being acceptable then). They built one side when they were pretty young, but by the time they got started on the other side they were two plates taller with more reach.
@COCONABE said:
"Alright Castle fans, you have the top 3 winners as well as a bunch of upcoming sets with the Bricklink designer program. Now can you please calm down? Thanks."
City got 51 sets in 2024. Star Wars got 57 sets in 2024. You know why the only 3 castle sets took the top 3 spots? Because people love Castle. Until we are getting 57 castle sets a year, you can please calm down.
Funwhole does better castle sets.
@Altair1970 said:
"Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme)."
I am a LOTR Lego fan but I'm glad it is part of Icons. It means we get large adult aimed sets rather than kid aimed small sets.
@CapnRex101 The stats in the top image should be in percents like other polls. Thanks.
Ganó el set más feo. Todo negro... Grrrr. Rivendell tema sobrevalorado...
@greycat said:
"Heureux de voir un petit set comme le 10327 (dunes) fait parti du top 5 et qu'un set du BDP le 910037 maison champignon soit parmi les 15 premiers.SALUT a tous."
E se todos começarmos a falar na nossa língua materna isto torna-se bem mais interessante...
@CCC said:
" @Altair1970 said:
"Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme)."
I am a LOTR Lego fan but I'm glad it is part of Icons. It means we get large adult aimed sets rather than kid aimed small sets. "
You misunderstood. I am not asking Lego to take LOTR out of Lego Icons. I am just asking Brickset to give us the opportunity to vote for the LOTR theme.
@FireFox31 said:
" @CapnRex101 The stats in the top image should be in percents like other polls. Thanks."
This poll allowed people to vote for two sets.
@Altair1970 said:
"Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme)."
It is not a matter of opinion or a strange decision, but a fact. 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr are Icons sets.
@CapnRex101 said:
" @Altair1970 said:
"Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme)."
It is not a matter of opinion or a strange decision, but a fact. 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr are Icons sets."
So what? What prevents you for the vote to split Lego Icons into two categories: Lego Icons - LOTR and Lego Icons - Other sets? Given the amazing popularity of LOTR (demonstrated again with the win of Barad-Dur this year after Rivendell last year), it deserves a separate category.
@PurpleDave said:
" @Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
TLG: “A tan site ran a poll where just over twelve hundred people voted for medieval fantasy sets. Quick, start cranking out millions of new Castle sets!”
Objectively, there’s a BDP-sized market for sure. There are certain IPs that can sell huge castle-based sets. None of this means a proper Castle theme wouldn’t be a complete flop if people keep throwing their money at IP-based themes instead."
I'm pretty sensitive to sunlight personally quickly getting sunburns. I don't feel represented by a tan site.
I'm not surprised by the win.
I am, however, surprised by the D&D position, considering the set is such a massive downgrade compared to what we actually voted for.
@Eightcoins8 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Sandinista said:
"If the top 3 picks aren't an argument for Lego to restart a castle theme, I don't know what is"
TLG: “A tan site ran a poll where just over twelve hundred people voted for medieval fantasy sets. Quick, start cranking out millions of new Castle sets!”
Objectively, there’s a BDP-sized market for sure. There are certain IPs that can sell huge castle-based sets. None of this means a proper Castle theme wouldn’t be a complete flop if people keep throwing their money at IP-based themes instead."
I'm pretty sensitive to sunlight personally quickly getting sunburns. I don't feel represented by a tan site."
I’m blaming that on Apple Autoincorrect.
@Altair1970 said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Altair1970 said:
"Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme)."
It is not a matter of opinion or a strange decision, but a fact. 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr are Icons sets."
So what? What prevents you for the vote to split Lego Icons into two categories: Lego Icons - LOTR and Lego Icons - Other sets? Given the amazing popularity of LOTR (demonstrated again with the win of Barad-Dur this year after Rivendell last year), it deserves a separate category."
By that logic, every time they do a set that can be considered a continuation of an old theme (10320, 10355, 10497, etc.), it should get its own theme if it makes it to the end-of-year poll. Or are you going to insist that only LotR deserves that honor?
I can't fault anyone for voting for either of the top 4 sets. If I didn't like the peasant life in lego sets so much, I might have picked Barad'Dur or the DnD set myself. Botanical garden is a jewel as well (just saw it for the first time live this weekend and it is a marvel).
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Altair1970 said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Altair1970 said:
"Barad-Dur was a first day purchase for me like Rivendell, and totally deserves this win. Brickset people, I hope this finally convinces you that the LOTR theme deserves a category of its own (instead of this strange decision of yours to keep it in the Icons theme)."
It is not a matter of opinion or a strange decision, but a fact. 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr are Icons sets."
So what? What prevents you for the vote to split Lego Icons into two categories: Lego Icons - LOTR and Lego Icons - Other sets? Given the amazing popularity of LOTR (demonstrated again with the win of Barad-Dur this year after Rivendell last year), it deserves a separate category."
By that logic, every time they do a set that can be considered a continuation of an old theme (10320, 10355, 10497, etc.), it should get its own theme if it makes it to the end-of-year poll. Or are you going to insist that only LotR deserves that honor?"
Yes, that's exactly what I am saying :-) Many people complained that they could not vote for the LOTR theme, while nobody did for one of the other ''old themes''.
Looking back at this, I'm genuinely surprised not to see 21349 anywhere in this poll. Brilliant set, well reviewed on release iirc, and a 5-star review favorite on Lego.com. Perhaps it got forgotten as it was released earlier in the year... I wasn't going to buy it originally, but I'm now considering getting it to sit on a window-sill.
@ZeroGravitas said:
"Looking back at this, I'm genuinely surprised not to see 21349 anywhere in this poll. Brilliant set, well reviewed on release iirc, and a 5-star review favorite on Lego.com. Perhaps it got forgotten as it was released earlier in the year... I wasn't going to buy it originally, but I'm now considering getting it to sit on a window-sill."
Maybe mopst Bricksetters just aren't cat people?