LEGO Reviews Seasonal80108

Lunar New Year Traditions

Name: LEGO Lunar New Year Traditions 80108
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 80108
Rating: 4.77 (164 reviews)

78 · RECOMMENDEDINVESTMENT GRADE: A20221,066 pcsHigh agreement · 96%

Expert reviews

5analyzed

Owner ratings

164

Consensus

BUY

BrickScore

Recommended

Owners

Synthesized Verdict

"The Lunar New Year Traditions set earns a BrickScore of 77.7 as a culturally generous, family-oriented display piece that owners rate at 4.77 out of 5 and value highly at under $0.08 per piece. For its target audience it is a warm, meaningful buy; general collectors will find it pleasant but low in technical complexity."

The Lunar New Year Traditions set scores a BrickScore of 77.7 in the Recommended tier, drawing consistent praise for its culturally rich content, vibrant color palette, and a unique six-scene modular structure that invites group and family building. Owners back this warmly across 164 ratings averaging 4.77 out of 5, with 87% recommending it and value for money rated at a strong 4.59 out of 5. Reviewers broadly agree the set is more meaningful than technically ambitious, landing as a celebration piece rather than a complex LEGO challenge.

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LOVED (6)

01Six individually buildable scenes each with their own instructions, enabling simultaneous group building
02Large and diverse minifigure count praised as one of the highest in any LEGO set of this price range
03Vivid, celebratory color palette that stands out on display
04Cultural details including a God of Fortune (Caishen) figure, lion dance scene, new year's eve dinner vignette, and traditional craft activities
05Strong personal resonance for buyers with Chinese heritage, who cited childhood memories tied to the traditions depicted
06Favorable price-per-piece of $0.075 at the $79.99 MSRP, consistently noted as good value

CRITICIZED (4)

01Individual scenes are difficult to stack reliably as a unified tower or pyramid display, with pieces falling apart more easily than expected
02Build complexity is low, with each scene being simple enough for young children, which may feel underwhelming for adult-focused builders
03One sticker labeling a planter section as 'seafood' created confusion and gentle frustration among multiple reviewers unfamiliar with the traditional reference
04Playability score of 67.1 reflects that the set is more decorative vignette than interactive model

What reviewers are saying

"All in all, this is a great set."

Rebrickable Reviews

"Chinese New Year is all about family, and LEGO have introduced something new this year, with the set being designed as a 'Build Together' experience where you're encouraged to build it with others."

Jay's Brick Blog

"There's no doubt that for the price (£59.99 / $79.99 / €69.99) this is a great value and outstanding set."

Brickset Reviews

"LEGO should be doing a lot more of that honestly"

Tiago Catarino

"This set is a symphony of holiday customs and culture."

The Brothers Brick

Ecosystem

21226-1 Art Project Create Together — Both sets feature a 'Build Together' label indicating they are meant to be built with family or friends.

80107-1 Spring Lantern Festival — Designer Justin Ramsden loves triangles and hexagons, shapes that appeared in the Spring Lantern Festival pavilion he also designed. The photo on Habitat 4's wall seems to be taken in front of the ox in 80107-1.

80101 Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner — The set marks LEGO's continued celebration of Chinese cultural heritage. 80108 expands on this with the new modular habitat format.

80107 Spring Lantern Festival — Couple from 80107 returns in Spring Cleaning module. Dad with camera from 80107 appears in the TV-watching module. References show series continuity.

SeasonalTier 2Investment Grade

By Reviewer · 5

Avg score

Consensus

BUY

Rebrickable Reviews

Editorial Source

BUY

"All in all, this is a great set."

Key Pros

✓Small habitats are perfect to build together with children
✓Combined habitats give a great display piece
✓Learn about authentic Chinese New Year traditions along the way

Key Cons

✕Bases become somewhat repetitive when building by yourself
✕More fragile when stacked

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Jay's Brick Blog

Editorial Source

BUY

"Chinese New Year is all about family, and LEGO have introduced something new this year, with the set being designed as a 'Build Together' experience where you're encouraged to build it with others."

Key Pros

✓A great compact way to showcase major Chinese New Year Traditions
✓Minifigure Habitats being officially adapted by LEGO
✓Build Together experience is fun, and allows families to connect over LEGO

Key Cons

✕Lots of stickers – would have preferred more printed elements
✕The Shopping Module is a little boring

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Brickset Reviews

Editorial Source

BUY

"There's no doubt that for the price (£59.99 / $79.99 / €69.99) this is a great value and outstanding set."

Key Pros

✓Exceptional value at £59.99/$79.99/€69.99
✓Generous number of minifigures (12) including unique new prints
✓Novel modular vignette design encouraging group building

Key Cons

✕Two sticker sheets rather than all printed elements
✕Uniform color scheme (light orange bases and walls) makes scenes look similar at first glance

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Tiago Catarino

Expert Video Source

"LEGO should be doing a lot more of that honestly"

Key Pros

✓Innovative collaborative build design meant for 6 simultaneous builders
✓Exclusive minifigures including Caishen and tiger-printed figures
✓Excellent price-per-piece value

Key Cons

✕Confusing bag numbering that doesn't align with booklet numbers
✕Repetitive building across the modular scenes

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Expert Video Source

BUY

"This set is a symphony of holiday customs and culture."

Key Pros

✓Multiple new printed elements and elements in new colors
✓High-quality minifigure designs with excellent new prints
✓Hub arrangement with Technic connections creates stable, visually cohesive display

Key Cons

✕Stacked display arrangement is extremely unstable with 'one of the most unstable connections I have ever seen in an official set'
✕Missed educational opportunity - instruction booklets lack translations or historical context for non-native speakers

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Dimensional Analysis

Investment Layer

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Value drivers

Rebrickable Reviews: God of Wealth minifigure is exclusive to this set.

Jay's Brick Blog: God of Prosperity minifigure – first official LEGO deity, exclusive to this set, will be highly sought after by Chinese fans.

Exclusivity

Rebrickable Reviews: Wide retail release; includes exclusive God of Wealth minifigure and multiple new color/print variants.

Jay's Brick Blog: Wide retail release (globally available January 1, 2022, earlier in UK/Europe/Asia on December 26, 2021; available on LEGO.com and local retailers)

Resale

Jay's Brick Blog: Expected to be memorable and sought-after Chinese New Year set due to innovative format and cultural significance, likely to hold value well after retirement.

Brickset Reviews: Likely stable due to strong value proposition and unique elements, though not explicitly highlighted as investment-grade.

Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (12)

The God of Wealth

Grandmother

Grandfather

Child Girl

Man with Glasses

Woman

Child Boy

Man with Orange Tracksuit

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Brick Special Round 1 x 1 with Center Bars
New part. It's basically 2x Plate 1 x 2 Round with Open Studs, with 2 1-plate-thickness-length bars in between.
Plate 1 x 1 x 2/3 with Hollow Stud (86996)
New part. Introduced as an easy way to lift modules or fill gaps, especially helpful for children who have difficulty separating 2 normal plates. Designers were looking for a part this size with a hole in the stud.
Plate Special 1 x 4 with 2 Studs with Groove (41740) in Bright Light Orange
New color variant.
Plate Round Corner 3 x 3 in Olive Green (30357)
New color variant.
Bar 2L with Towball (22484) in Orange
New color variant.
Minifig Neckwear Armor Shoulder Pads (41637) in Dark AzureValue
New color variant.

What Owners Say

Lunar New Year Traditions earns strong praise for its culturally rich vignettes, abundant minifigures, and family-friendly shared build format, though the stacking display configuration is widely criticized as fragile and poorly instructed.

COMMON PRAISE

+Six individually bagged scenes with separate instruction booklets allow families and groups to build simultaneously, making it a genuinely social experience
+Rich cultural detail in each scene, with hidden Easter eggs like a lucky coin under the sofa and a gold frog under Caishen's platform that delighted owners
+Large and varied minifigure count that resonates with buyers familiar with Lunar New Year traditions
+Clever building techniques packed into compact vignettes, with each scene telling its own story

COMMON COMPLAINTS

−The stacked circular display is fragile and collapses repeatedly, with no clear instructions provided for assembling it; multiple owners called this the set's biggest flaw
−Building solo makes the experience repetitive due to similar elements across the six scenes
−Some owners wanted printed language elements or cultural explanatory text included to help unfamiliar builders understand each tradition

shared family buildcultural detailfragile stacking displayrich minifigure countsix-scene vignettes

Buyer Ratings

Amazon4.8

136 reviews

91%