Customer Reviews

Mega Bloks Dragons Sorcerers Lair

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Some thoughts on this set:

--the dragon is very cool.
--I like that the batteries can be replaced in the "power stones", other sets from other manufacturers sometimes don't account for battery replacement.
--Gave it 4 stars for durability only because I wonder about the durability of the motor and gears that lift the "scepter chamber" out of the monolith (the kids screamed "COOL!" the first time they fired it up).
--The knights are also great looking, but the joints in the figures legs seemed a bit loose, certainly looser than the joint on figures from other manufacturers.
--The magnet in the dragon claw is very weak.
--The dragon, the figures, and the castle walls are painted or colored to make them look more "real"... not just a single, solid color throughout. It seems to be very colorfast --I've not noticed that it is chipable or wearing.

My son does love this toy, but it takes forever to get together and it falls apart very easily. It's a parent's nightmare! I feel like taking some rubber cement to it. Fun for the kids "if" you can get it to stay together. Why can't they make a toy like this with the Lego quality?????

Building this set was sometimes hard and frustrating. The directions are ok but dont give close-up detail. That said, after you're done building, this set has many possibilities of placement of the highly-detailed soldiers and special pieces (gargoyles, tree, fire, etc.). Unlike Legos, the land boards are 3D and look like cliffs and are painted in more than one color - very cool. This set also includes a grey-black dragon and a working catapult. On the box it says ages 8 and up but I would recommend it for 12 and up. Overall, this set is very fun after you've built it.

THIS SET IS AWESOME! THIS IS THE BEST MEGA BLOKS I'V EVER SEEN.

At first this appears to be a great deal with lots of cool pieces like a dragon with eyes that light up and great looking knights however the pieces DO NOT hold together like Legos. My 8 year old son was very upset. The overall look is quite appealing but the instructions are vague and it does not stay together it just keeps falling every time he attempts to play with it.

This has all kinds of parts to play with, which is just what my 8 year-old son wanted, but it's EXTREMELY difficult to put together and the directions are practically WORTHLESS!!! I don't mind putting toys together for him and have assembled much larger and more complex toys before, but this is the absolute worst. The parts do not snap together easily and once together, you risk them falling apart frequently. Not only that, but the plastic seems brittle enough that it could snap if you put a lot of pressure on it (to try to once again snap together something that has fallen apart). The directions are so vague that I had to count the circles on each piece and match it to their diagram in order to determine where on it the next piece is to be placed. ...Even putting together the dragon (7 pieces) was hard, as one leg did not seem to want to snap in and it kept falling off. ...

My 6 yr old son found this very frustrating the pieces don't fit together very well. I recommend purchasing lego instead. I will never buy another mega blok product.

I, like many others, am a fantasy lover. I've always love the medieval times and everything about them as they have always fascinated me. I loved the Sorcerer's Lair because it really allowed me to use my imagination. Like many others have said, it isn't put together very well, and the instructions aren't great, but it's fun. For half price, this set is worth the money and you really should give it a try. I have some of the medieval lego sets, and they just aren't the same. Not near as much detail, so there goes half of the fun. But this set is truly amazing and gives you loads of freedom to think up battle scenes for it, and taking it apart and building new things. If you are hesitant about buying this, then don't be. This set is worth the money. Period.

This is a great series by Mega Bloks...The details are wonderful...a great change from Lego's and a nicer price...
There has been many hours of play with these sets...and you can expand this to reading and finding information about the medieval times/knights...Highly recommended...Mega Bloks also backs their toys if a defect is noted!

My daughter, who is 4 years older than her brother and my son love playing together with this toy. She operates the dragon and he likes the little men. They have spent hours of make believe play together with this toy. It is a well built toy, which will last a long time.