Backpack Buddies 6 x Super Mario Series 2 (6 Individual Blind Bags)

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LEGO® Super Mario™ toy playsets bring a family-favorite character into the real world. Fun for solo or group play, they offer unlimited creative challenges through expansion and rebuilding. I was given a random bag – It contained approximately 25 elements, as well as a set specific set of instructions: It built Bullet Bill. Like many of the builds in Super Mario, it was relatively simple, and use off the instructions was not entirely necessary. Bullet Bill comes with a small cactus as well as a 4x4x 2/3 plate with rounded corners. I will talk more about theses modified plates, and their effects in the game in my review of the Super Mario Starter Course: 71360 For the next series I’d learnt by then that you could get the whole series by purchasing a whole row of a new box, so I purposely hunted out for weeks trying to find a store with an unopened box. This worked, and then – low and behold, Lego went the dodgy again and for the next couple of series didn’t even include 2 full sets in the next box. Also very anti consumer, artificially driving up the rarity of a couple of the characters in my opinion, and making collecting full sets super hard (what do you do with the not quite complete second set in the box?)

Having just got the starter set, I can see the appeal for people- my 4yr old adores Mario and making him “courses” bouncing on baddies etc And calling these things loot boxes or akin to gambling is a real stretch. This is the product you’re buying – it’s the intention to be random. If every season had a character as rare as Mr Gold in it, then sure, that is more like loot box odds. You have a chance to get what you want in each case as it is here – not .01% of a chance the character is even in your city let alone the case in front of you. The Waddlewing’s face is painted on, and the build was pretty fun – I like the confident and cute expression, but would’ve liked it to look fatter. A curved protruding tummy would’ve been nice. Add these characters to the Starter Course, rearrange it and combine with LEGO® Super Mario™ Expansion Sets to create new solo challenges and competitions with friends and family.The Adventures with Mario Starter Course (71360), featuring the LEGO® Mario™ figure, is needed for the full play experience. As LEGO Mario jumps on these characters, he reacts in various ways. Monkie Kid 80054 Megapolis City: 10 Reasons That This Middle-Aged AFOL Is Excited! November 7, 2023

I was a PlayStation, Xbox and for a brief period had a Dreamcast. Received a GameCube in a trade once, only because I wanted to play Resident Evil: Code Veronica. And I did. A lot. Other than that I barely touched it. I seem to be one of the few people who wasn’t all that into Nintendo products growing up. For those thinking blind bags aren’t gambling: https://neurosciencenews.com/blind-bag-child-gambling-15348/. That’s just one article and there are many. Also, I recommend looking up what a Skinner Box is. Ever since 1958, LEGO® components have met strict industry standards to ensure they are consistent and compatible for a simple, secure connection every time.

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Lego teased yet more Super Mario sets were on the way recently with an update to its Mario toy that made the plumber begin to cry out for his brother. Now that's pester power. Maybe Huw can add a filter by country to the number of members owning the set such that when displaying the search result, the number of members owning the set from a particular country can be seen. I don’t know why they couldn’t just make sure the list of names matched up with the characters in the lineup photo. The yellow action stands and the trans-yellow hand-lightning are the only two parts that immediately draw my interest, but does Crowber come with a new color of base to represent sky? However, if sales are negatively affected, lego will likely do what they should have at first and added a QR code to verify the contents. Doing that would solve the problem from the consumer’s standpoint, while still making them money. This is our one shot to send the message early that what they’re doing is wrong. Sadly, I don’t have much faith that enough people will take a stand. Still, hope LEGO continues to have success with it. Just wish it was Crash Bandicoot or something… :)"