LEGO® Minecraft: The Cave!

The following is a true toy story. I saw The Cave set on the LEGO® isle in the store for weeks, months, and years! OK, not years. They had probably 10 of these at any time. And then... I wanted it.

And of course, every store and online were SOLD OUT in the fall of 2015. This was likely due to the set being relatively inexpensive at $19.99, so more of these were being snatched up as gifts. As you know, when you can't find something you really, really, really want... you get a fanatical obsession with it.

So when it was finally back in stock (and may I add, $16.99 on a certain giant online seller. They can pay me for the link, you know who I'm talkin' bout), I asked my super cool 1x5 to order it for me.

"Gotta get me some coal for them torches!"

This being a small set, it didn't take long to put together, maybe about 45 minutes. It's 249 pieces and as I said, is currently US $19. Now let me say two things about this Minecraft set:

1: I LOVE the design, what is included, and the value of this set. It really looks great with the lava flow, water, ladder leading up to an upper level, and of course the brick-built spider!

2: I HATE how fragile this set is. All of the ore pieces are stacked up 3-4 high with those jumper pieces (the single, flat studded ones). This is OK to use for some builds, but what it does here is create chaos it you attempt to even move this set. I'm not even joking when I say I picked this set up to move it one day and half of it fell apart.

"Rrrrrrrrrggggh"

The Verdict: This is a great little set. It's inexpensive and easy to find, and would be great on its own or combined with the other Minecraft sets. 

It's my absolute favorite to look at and display... just don't try to play with it... or move it... or breathe too close to it.