LEGO Ideas 21337 Table Football is taking a kicking

The latest addition to the LEGO Ideas line – 21337 Table Football – is currently sporting a score of just 2.5 stars on LEGO.com.

The LEGO Ideas theme has emerged as a place for quirky one-off ideas, driven by fan designs and voted for on the LEGO Ideas website. The most recent set to join the theme is 21337 Table Football, via a competition on the LEGO Ideas website. This is a model that pays tribute to the classic foosball table design that’s been around for some time.

While the majority of LEGO Ideas sets are well-received nowadays, 21337 Table Football seems a rare exception – despite its extensive design process and diverse minifigure selection. The handful of LEGO fans that have decided to write reviews for it have been mostly critical, giving it just half of the maximum stars a LEGO set can earn on the site.

Reviews on the set’s product page argue that the set is overpriced, undersized and difficult to actually play with. One also argues that the goalkeeper minifigures should have had their own row (which the small size of the table clearly interferes with). Our own review of 21337 Table Football was broadly positive, although we did still feel its price was a tough one to justify.

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In an interesting twist, another recent release – 76215 Black Panther, of the LEGO Marvel line – is doing relatively better in terms of LEGO.com customer reviews. It’s currently got a score of 3.5 stars, although it has several more reviews… and arguably, lower expectations over what it’s supposed to do. Even so, the overall impression is of a set that’s not fantastic value for money.

It’s worth pointing out that – with only a handful of reviews – we probably don’t have a complete picture on 21337 Table Football’s broader customer reaction. As such, it’s possible that the set’s overall score could see a bump as more people get their hands on it. For now, though, it appears that this may be one problem that LEGO can’t quite solve. At least amongst the toy’s broader audience.

21337 Table Football and 76215 Black Panther are both currently available on LEGO.com.

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