LEGO Minecraft The Ruined Portal Building Toy 21172 with Steve and Wither Skeleton Figures, Gift Idea for 8 Plus Year Old Kids, Boys & Girls

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have two sons who are obsessed with Minecraft, they both absolutely love lego too! The instructions were easy to follow, my 14 year old sat and helped my 6 year old build it. The little figures are amazing, My youngest son loves the wither and my eldest thought Steve and his sward were the best. The set looks absolutely amazing put together. Hours of fun for my children. We have put it up on a shelf so they can come back to it when they please. It's totally brought minecraft to life for them.

A lot of Minecraft sets have this terrible habit of putting in some crazy play feature that sort of sticks out like a sore thumb. A lot of them I have trouble putting together side by side, especially these more hilly ones. This set however is just perfect. I love that it blends well with other sets, has a nice selection of figures and tools, and has a play feature thats not only hidden away well, but just functions really well. Whoever designed this should be proud of themselves. The only gripe I have is that the gold block should've been another slab taller to coincide with the size of minecraft blocks in lego, maybe it should've been removable, and there shouldve been magma blocks sprawled around each side of the portal like in the game with a chest.