Overview
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This system rates LEGO® sets in four categories. Sets are judged
considering the main model and alternative models only.
Assortments of pieces are not considered since it is assumed you
already have enough to build whatever you like.
Sets are judged against other sets in their size class, or against
a ficticious best-case design given the same number of pieces.
It is possible for a 30-piece set to win out over a 300-piece set
in any category.
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Goals of this rating system
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Useful
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The system gives high-level impressions of sets
to help collectors prioritize their pursuits.
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Visual
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The system gives ratings visually so that
a large amount of data can be scanned rapidly.
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Familiar
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Ratings in each category range from 1 to 4, similar to
many "four-star" systems popular today.
Numeric ratings are represented by stacks of colored bricks.
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Simple
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Four rating levels and four categories is a simple system
which can be memorized and recognized easily.
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Ratings
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Poor
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Unattractive, unexciting, designer's brain was on vacation.
Few sets get this rating in more than one category.
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Good
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Average, enjoyable but not particularly special. Most sets attain
at least this rating in all four categories.
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Great
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Better than most, very pleasing. Many sets attain this rating in at
least one caregory, but few attain it in many categories.
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Awesome
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Beautiful, amazing, rare. Designer should be immortalized.
Few sets attain this rating in any category, even fewer in more
than one category. It is nearly impossible for a set to get this
rating in all four categories.
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Categories
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Form
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How does the model look and feel?
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Function
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What can the model do?
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Color
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How well do the colors work together?
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Alternative
Models
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How well are the pieces used in alternative building suggestions?
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