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Medieval Horse Knight Castle

Name: LEGO Medieval Horse Knight Castle 31168
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 31168

72 · RECOMMENDEDINVESTMENT GRADE: BBB20251,371 pcsHigh agreement · 93%

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Owner ratings

406

BrickScore

Recommended

Owners

Synthesized Verdict

"With a BrickScore of 71.5 and an owner average of 4.76 across 404 ratings, the Medieval Horse Knight Castle earns its Recommended standing as a versatile, family-friendly 3-in-1 build that delivers strong aesthetics and clever play features, even if the value-for-money scores from both experts (52.7) and owners (3.83 out of 5) suggest it leaves some buyers wanting more substance for the price."

Owner response to the Medieval Horse Knight Castle (31168) is overwhelmingly positive, with 404 buyers averaging 4.76 out of 5 across all major retailers. Reviewers focused heavily on the 3-in-1 format, praising the flexibility of building three distinct medieval castle designs from a single 1,371-piece set. Expert consensus scores design aesthetics (78.7) and parts value (73.8) as the strongest aspects, while value for money (52.7) sits lower, reflecting some ambivalence about whether $129.99 delivers commensurate depth for experienced builders. Multiple reviewers specifically called out the Tudor architectural detailing, the horse-and-rider mechanism, and the included medieval accessories as highlights.

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LOVED (7)

013-in-1 format offering three fully distinct castle builds with separate instruction booklets
02Tudor-style architectural detailing and overall castle aesthetics
03Horse-and-rider mechanism where riders are seated inside the horse rather than simply clipped on

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CRITICIZED (4)

01Wall connection points described as fragile and prone to detachment when moving the model
02Some sections of the build feel repetitive for experienced builders
03Value for money scored only 52.7 by expert consensus, and LEGO's own owner signal shows 3.83 out of 5 for value, below average for the line

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Build Facts what critics report

🧩 Difficulty

intermediate

🎯 Audience

adults

In Their Words most-used terms across every critic review

castlehorsesbrick-builtinteriorhorsedesigndrawbridgebuildspriceplaymedievalknightsinterestingdetailbuildingdespite3-in-1wallcreatorexcellentfactionsthreegoodroommodularclassicdetailsknight

What reviewers are saying

"A fantastic castle with excellent minifigures, and lots of detail and opportunity for play."

Brickset Reviews

"This series is all about the builds and interesting reuses of parts to do different things. And I personally really really enjoy building up the different forms of barting between these and doing slightly different decor…"

JANG's LEGO Reviews

Ecosystem

31120 Medieval Castle 82 — This newer model has fewer pieces and is more expensive, but portrays a more realistic castle with no dragon, more stonework, and better minifigures. The horses and better castle design more than make up for the lack of a second moving feature beyond the drawbridge.

Lion Knight's Castle — Reviewer prefers the Horsight Castle's smaller, more minifigure-focused scale over the Lion Knight's Castle, which is huge and expensive with many more parts. Reviewer appreciates the balance of detail and scale in Horsight Castle more than the larger alternative.

Original/Classic gray castles — Horsight Castle is very much like original classic castle sets but improved: better with more colors, more interesting build techniques, no wasteful part usage, and more efficient design. Better spatial options than old classic castles.

Classic Black Falcon castle set — The newer Medieval Horse Knight set is comparable in concept but much more modern. The reviewer states: 'it really does mostly the same thing with the exception that this does also have a little uh a little room back in the corner so you can lock somebody up in there. But otherwise, you know, you have the the drawbridge.' The classic set was larger but this new set has better convenience features and more refined design.

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BUY

"A fantastic castle with excellent minifigures, and lots of detail and opportunity for play."

Key Pros

✓Excellent new minifigures with detailed printing and expressions
✓Two new medieval factions (Horse Knights and Serpent)
✓Fascinatingly designed brick-built horses

Key Cons

✕Expensive for the piece count
✕Fewer pieces than predecessor 31120 at higher price point

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Key Pros

✓Excellent design of brick-built horses with well-detailed legs and hooves
✓Clever roof attachment mechanism using diagonal inserts
✓Good use of parts across alternate builds with interesting reconfigurations

Key Cons

✕Brick-built horses controversial; some fans wanted molded horse pieces instead
✕Joust fencing/barrier is plain and doesn't extend far enough

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Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (6)

Horse Knight King

Horse Knight Champion

Horse Knight Spearman

Horse Knight Archer

Serpent Knight

Blacksmith - White Shirt with Reddish Brown Vest, Blue Legs, Dark Tan Hair

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Brick-built horses
Fascinatingly constructed with creative parts usage to mimic real animal hooves and ankles. White and black horses with detailed caparisons in blue/white and yellow/black respectively. Use of 1x1 half round tiles for blinkers and creative tail representation. Can position minifigures to appear astride.
Arrow slits with sideways slopes
Built with sideways slopes to realistically replicate the way medieval arrow slits were wider on the inside of the wall than the outside
Rotating drawbridge mechanism
Connected by chains through small holes to an axle that can be rotated by spindles, winding the chain and raising the drawbridge. Gear mechanism prevents lowering again.
Modular clip-and-bar connection system
Small sections of castle built with bars and clips that can click together to form an enclosed courtyard or remain spread out for imposing appearance
1x2 round brick with bars
Used as connection point between wall sections
Telescope connection element
Used as connection point between wall sections