Spinjitzu Slam - Lloyd — C+ · The Brick Drop Score
C+
The Drop Score
Spinjitzu Slam - Lloyd
70681-1 · Ninjago
Early read · 3 reviews
Seventy pieces for ten bucks and the spinner mechanic is the whole point — but that price tag makes this a hard sell when the fun is over in twenty minutes.
Is the price fair?DCharging ten bucks for seventy pieces with a spinner gimmick is a stretch LEGO® didn't earn.
Will you love it?B-The slam mechanic lands a genuine smile, even if the fun window is short.
Holds its value?C-Tiny, gimmicky polybag-tier sets like this rarely move the needle after retirement.
True ValueD
$22
Street price
$16
Parts value
72%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 72% of the street price — the basis for this D price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$8
Functional piecescalc
$1
Figures (×1)
$5
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$6
FairParts are worth about 72% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
The Spinjitzu Slam concept is charming: fling your ninja into a target and watch the chaos unfold. Lloyd's build is tiny but the spinner itself does deliver a genuine moment of kinetic fun. The problem is LEGO® wanted nearly ten dollars for what amounts to a handful of pieces and a plastic disc. At that price, the novelty wears off faster than the sting of buyer's remorse. The minifig is solid — Lloyd is always a crowd-pleaser — but one figure doesn't rescue the value equation here. It's a B- on pure enjoyment and an F on what you actually pay to get there. Buy it on clearance or don't bother.
