@Syren_Neostar said:
"That 41732 Downtown Flower and Design Stores is looking sleeeek!"

If I didn't had the plans for my City done I would have considered it.

41728 Heartlake Downtown Diner cannot be correct...10 euros for that???

@bogdanst said:
"41728 Heartlake Downtown Diner cannot be correct...10 euros for that??? "

Looks like thats the piece count and price for 41723. This has 346 pieces, and I'd expect should be in the $30-$35 price range.

There is no way that Dog Rescue Center is 30 dollars. One of the best value sets of 2023 so far!

@mtpelepele said:
" @bogdanst said:
"41728 Heartlake Downtown Diner cannot be correct...10 euros for that??? "

Looks like thats the piece count and price for 41723. This has 346 pieces, and I'd expect should be in the $30-$35 price range. "

It's $29,99.

Dog Rescue Center is $60.

@Cinnamonbricks said:
"I love the boba tea trailer, such a fun concept!
Very good wave overall, I hope I can find the money to get a few of these."

Yep. Awesome! Need that minifig.

You guys have already posted the Minecraft sets but not done a reveal page on them? How does that happen?

41732 looks superb. Friends once again looking better and more city than City (though we're seeing improvements to the totalitarian police-emergency state that is Lego City recently)

There's a lot of good sets coming out, I'm not seeing any duds in that list
Nova's room with that skull & that dog is a personal highlight

Seconding the previous comments, 41732 wouldn't look out of place next to some modular buildings, with some slight modding of course

@ItisNoe said:
"You guys have already posted the Minecraft sets but not done a reveal page on them? How does that happen?"

Because no one cares. Let it GO! Start your own nerd blog.

41732 and for my camping site 41726

@JimBaggins said:
"Lego friends is getting dark. Here is the story of a dog with no back legs, living in a tiny cardboard box by the street.... He gets grabbed by some teenagers, brought into a van, and forced to sleep, play and work in their bedroom...

Imagine if this was a little kid instead of the dog!"

Friends is the new Fabuland

@omnius said:
"City's designers could learn a few things from Friends."

I'm going to totally quote that.

LOVE that angled building in 41732

I can't see that downtown set without thinking about Rick James punching Charlie Murphy in the head.
Uuuunityyyyyy

41738 (Dog Rescue Bike) seems like really good value for $10! If that bike is also minifig scale, I could easily convert that for a family bike ride outing.

(Or to an otter rescue bike with a park ranger!)

41732 - looks like the start of Lego Friends Modular.

I like that grocery store a lot more than the City one. That being said, some of the pricing for these sets seems odd.

What in the name of MC Escher is going on in the design store? I love it!

Must get Grumpy Cat!

I always wondered what other buildings were next to 123 Sesame Street; that looks to be answered by 41732 Downtown Flower and Design Stores.

Well, 41732 Downtown Flower and Design Stores is spectacular!!

These are very colourful designs! I quite like it the new line up. I was considering the long awaited City 60347 grocery store, but seeing the 41729 organic grocery store it is an easy choice. Also 41735 mobile tiny house is a nice design with a lot of play features.

Not as great as this years amazing run of Friends sets, but still generally pretty good. And indeed generally much better than the City sets.

Not so sure about some prices though, while many sets still seem above average good value, several do seem a bit on the pricey side. Especially the Organic Grocery Store. While it does look great, I have a hard time seeing €20 more value than in Autumn's House. And then the much more substantial school for just €10 more? Pricing seems off here....or is it just the usual premium for organic stuff?

So many Friends sets! Autumn's House and the Downtown Diner are easily my favorites, but some other fun stuff too. Totally dig Nova's Room. But where are her headphones?

Love the 2 little tubby cats.

Fab new minidoll wheelchair.

Nova's room will be by far a fan favourite but I sooooooo like that fat cat at Leo's room!!!

Is the best 2023 set so far a Friends set ? O_O

I see a police officer in 41732. Is that the first police officer in a Friends set? I can't remember any other Friends set with a police officer.

I was looking forward to 41732 after the first rumours, but it is a big letdown. A lot of bricks used - very little achieved. Especially the furniture store part.

No-one's going to mention the nipple in 41723 Donut-Shop? I can't unsee it... I'll get my coat!

Looks like Friends has another modular esque set! These sets are amazing! I especially love some of the bedroom sets. If city did something similar, I would be all in(although we do have a pretty great wave this year). I would love to see if some of these Friends pieces are minifig compatible. The hair/hat combo in the flower shop is a great recolor.

I bet Olly's house will be fabulous.

@TheOriginalSimonB said:
"Fab new minidoll wheelchair."

So much better than the bulky brick built ones. Hopefully it fits through a normal doorway.

This looks like a great wave of sets. I really want that grumpy white cat with the orange spots.

@MeganL can't wait for you to review all of these (will you get help from the rest of the Brickset team? Because there's a lot here but so many great ones, I don't want any to be left out!)

@PhantomBricks said:
"Looks like Friends has another modular esque set! These sets are amazing! I especially love some of the bedroom sets. If city did something similar, I would be all in(although we do have a pretty great wave this year). I would love to see if some of these Friends pieces are minifig compatible. The hair/hat combo in the flower shop is a great recolor."

Mini-doll hair/headgear generally fits minifigures as well, and vice-versa.

On the subject of minifig/mini-doll compatibility, one neat new addition in these sets is a mini-doll-compatible wheelchair! Previous Friends sets have had to make do with bulky brick-built wheelchairs due to the way mini-dolls lack anti-studs on their legs. This new one (seen in the skate park set) improves upon that, plus is a narrower profile like the wheelchair introduced in this year's Avatar sets so should be able to fit through four-wide door frames!

I never thought that I'd say this about a friends set, but I LOVE the futuristic look of the design shop on the right with the use of all the triangle tiles!

Lots of great sets here. Really like the new wheelchair piece and the gaming setup in Nova’s room. The Downtown flower store looks really neat to; I’m probably going to start having to rearrange my city.

Are there any other OG Friends cameos? That cop looks an awful lot like Olivia.

Nice sets! I’m not sure about the character reboot still, but there is creativity and imagination here. Wonderful stuff. The downtown shops are awesome.

@bogdanst said:
"41728 Heartlake Downtown Diner cannot be correct...10 euros for that??? "
I just bought 10776 this week at our local Smyths Toys for 10 Euro. No kidding. I was like "no way" when I saw the price label and thought it was a mistake. I even asked at the till whether the sticker was the suggested discount or the actual price. But they confirmed that the price was correct, so I bought it instantly.
Then again, in the case of this new Friends set that was definitely a typo.

Some nice sets here but I probably will only get 2 or 3 of them. The Friends rooms are nice but they are getting a bit pricey. As for the Larger ones the Flower & Design Store is a stand out to me. The 4+ sets seem a bit lacking this round. I really like the Tiny House Set.

Can someone who collects Friends list a few of the main changes between the 2023 and the 2013 releases? To me, I see a general sense of modernity.

That huge Modular is simply amazing.
I also love all that hidden storytelling and even POKEMON GO spoof in Nova room xD

@iamkevinwill said:
"No-one's going to mention the nipple in 41723 Donut-Shop? I can't unsee it... I'll get my coat!"

Thanks. Thanks so much.

T3-P0 the BubbleTeaBot!

41729 's price seems utterly bizarre given its similarity in piece count and minidolls to 41730 , hoping that's a mistake somewhere.

I'm still really quite taken with some of these sets but I'd have to be careful which I get due to room, etc. I think I'd get 41755 and 41739 without too much questioning.

I feel like it's about time we got some Friends blindbags, especially given the range of parts and characters we have this year.

Grumpy cat is fat :)

These sets are amazing, and I really like the diversity of the new characters! I think any of them would go down a treat with the target audience members in my house ( 9 and 5). But I find myself strangely missing the familiar Friends…

Might have to buy that Cat Hotel (as someone who isn’t interested in Lego Friends lol)