There's some good looking stuff in there. Better than some of the first wave of Core.
Might be tempted to get the training centre to complete my 71767 Dojo Temple

as simple as the first wave was, at least there were actual builds. They could'veat least made cheap sets for characters that don't already have cheap sets this year. oh well.

Ninjago is my favorite theme.
I’ll pass on all these.

Where's the Cole one tho, or Nya? Feels weird to just have 4 of the 6 here.

Regardless, I'm picking these up, very fun sets. (also i just like tops in general)

I feel like the Training Grounds look a bit anemic, but I guess that's because they're supposed to combine with the Dojo. I think I'll pick up one of the spinners, but otherwise I'm gonna skip these.

@musix543 said:
"Where's the Cole one tho, or Nya? Feels weird to just have 4 of the 6 here.

Regardless, I'm picking these up, very fun sets. (also i just like tops in general)"

For that matter, Zane's isn't a new figure, so far as I can tell; just his standard Core suit.

Interesting... I hadn't noticed in the earlier pics that these new spinners returned to the "Speedorz"-style ripcords from Legends of Chima (after all the previous ripcord-based spinners in Ninjago had used the "Airjitzu"-style ripcords introduced for Ninjago in 2015.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this change. One advantage of the Airjitzu-style ripcords was that their teeth were perfectly sized to interact with not just these launchers but also standard Technic gears.

I also can't help but wish that the vibrant, energetic variants of the ninja in these spinner sets were available for all six main ninja. Even Zane in the Training Center set gets a standard outfit for this wave instead of the "energized" hood and outfit, despite coming with a spinner. Maybe similar variants of Zane, Nya, and Cole might come eventually (like how Airjitzu Lloyd and Nya appeared in a set a year after the other Airjitzu ninja), but I'm not going to hold my breath—that sort of thing is the exception rather than the norm.

I’m looking forward to the training centre, I didn’t know it joined the dojo but looks like a pretty good parts pack by itself.

I was expecting to see something new, but it is just what was already seen before. Training Center does not look bad, but not my priority right now.

@canon03 said:
"While getting new products released is always exciting, having the opportunity to purchase last years sets would be nice. They were available only for a short time at initial release and have been out of stock since (in the US at least)."

Seabound is very hard to find

71764 : Ninja Training Centre is a great combine add on set to 71767: Ninja Dojo Temple (parts will connect to it to fill the broken wall), as a bonus it'll complete the full team + wu + pixal with just those 2 sets.

No weird colors used and the brown slide is subtle enough to look like part of the landscape/tree.

Training ground looks fun.

Is a bit annoying that we only get energized suits for three of the six. It would be more fun if they were balanced out between waves / years, but Kai and Lloyd tend to show up more often in these spinner packs than others, and Nya hasn't even made it into a "group of three" release yet.

I do like the little bombs that Lloyd comes with.

I don't watch the show (at this point trying to catch up with it would be like trying to catch up with One Piece) and thus my interest in the sets isn't as great as it would be otherwise. That being said, 71764 is my cup of tea, as far as Ninjago sets go; the great PPP, the enjoyable-looking play features, the interesting Minifigures that are either exclusive or at least not super common. The dojo theme might be the strongest influence in my interest, though, or at least one of them, given that one of the few seasons I did see was the pilot one from 2011.

The Ninja training centre can connect to the Dojo temple, which is cool. The only thin strange is that it doesn't look like it has 500 pieces

I 100% respect that this wave is intended for younger fans of the theme. I simply won’t be buying them because they don’t appeal to me. I’m praying that I like the summer wave more

@xccj said:
"Is a bit annoying that we only get energized suits for three of the six. It would be more fun if they were balanced out between waves / years, but Kai and Lloyd tend to show up more often in these spinner packs than others, and Nya hasn't even made it into a "group of three" release yet."

Nya does tend to get neglected in terms of variants. Sure, she almost always gets the themed suit for a particular wave, but if there are any extras she either gets left out entirely or gets something that's a bit of a joke:

*She and Lloyd were both left out of last year's Epic Battle series; they were also left out of 2018's Dragon Masters line. One could argue that the latter was based on the storyline of the series, but as none of the other Ninja had their Dragon Master variants actually appear in animation it seems a moot point.
*She didn't get a Spinjitzu Burst variant (though Seabound's NRG variant seems like a good fit)
*Her "Avatar" variant consisted entirely of preexisting parts: no new prints/molds
*Neither she nor Cole received "Spinjitzu Slam" variants

Why does Lego have to slightly change spinners every year? It's just dumb. Why couldn't they just stick to the original version with the cards and stuff? That version you could actually fight against a friend and build your own decks. The Ninjago graphics designers even still reference it with the 1x2 stickered tiles of character cards appearing as easter eggs. These new spinner molds are the most pointless single-use pieces ever, yet LEGO still needs to make new useless ugly spinner molds every wave?

The Jay mini figure is particularly nice.

@Norikins said:
"Why does Lego have to slightly change spinners every year? It's just dumb. Why couldn't they just stick to the original version with the cards and stuff? That version you could actually fight against a friend and build your own decks. The Ninjago graphics designers even still reference it with the 1x2 stickered tiles of character cards appearing as easter eggs. These new spinner molds are the most pointless single-use pieces ever, yet LEGO still needs to make new useless ugly spinner molds every wave?"

Pieces are only single-use if you can't think outside the set box