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What is Lego Smart Play?
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Millennium Falcon set
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Mos Eisley Cantina set
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Luke’s Landspeeder set
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Yoda’s Hut and Jedi Training set
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: AT-ST Attack on Endor set
Alert all commands: Lego unveiled five new Star Wars Smart Play compatible sets at the Nuremberg Toy Fair today (Jan. 27), including an 885-piece Millennium Falcon set with four Smart Minifigures. The sets range in price from $39.99 to $99.99 and will launch on March 1 alongside three previously announced “All-In-One” Star Wars Smart Play sets, more than doubling the lineup.Preorders are now live through the Lego Store and third-party retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. Notably, Best Buy has implemented a reservation system for its preorders due to high demand. Shoppers must create an account, confirm their location, and wait in line for account and inventory verification in order to purchase any of the sets. At the time of writing, I waited 20 minutes trying to add the Millennium Falcon set to my cart before giving up.
What is Lego Smart Play?
Get even more interactive with your play.
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Lego first unveiled its interactive Smart Play platform at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in early January. The system revolves around a 2 x 4 “Smart Brick” filled with sensors that make Smart Minifigures and Smart Tags react to movement and positioning, producing lights and sound effects. Shoppers should be aware that the five new sets don’t include the Smart Brick or its charger, which is necessary to make them interactive. (Without the Smart Brick, these are just regular Lego builds.) Since Lego doesn’t sell the Smart Brick on its own, you’ll need to purchase one of the three other All-In-One sets that include it:
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Read on for more details about the five just-announced sets that will launch alongside them in a matter of weeks.Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Millennium Falcon set
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This is Lego’s third Millennium Falcon build after its mega-popular, mega-expensive flagship set from 2017 and its $85 midi-scale counterpart from 2024. It contains 885 pieces, including four Smart Minifigures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and C-3PO, plus four Smart Tags for various effects. According to a press release, fans will be able to “jump into light speed, shoot lasers from the stud shooters, play holochess, or practice lightsaber skills” by adding a Smart Brick. It’s meant for ages 9 and up.
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Mos Eisley Cantina set
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Tatooine’s infamous tavern has also been represented in a Lego build before. But this new 666-piece set marks the first time it will presumably be able to play Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes’ iconic ditty. (It’s stuck in your head now, isn’t it?) The set comes with Smart Minifigures of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the bounty hunter Greedo, a Sandtrooper, and two band members, plus three Smart Tags for a Dewback, karaoke, and drink mixing. It’s geared toward ages 8 and up.
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Luke’s Landspeeder set
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Luke’s grungy X-34 Landspeeder will be able to produce refueling and repairing sound effects in this 215-piece build for ages 6 and up. It includes a Luke Minifigure and teensy Jawa and Gonk Droid models.
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Yoda’s Hut and Jedi Training set
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This 440-piece set builds into Yoda’s Jedi training grounds on Dagobah, complete with Smart Minifigures of him and Luke and a little R2-D2. Two included Smart Tags will play force training and cooking sounds when paired with a Smart Brick. It’s best for ages 8 and up.
Lego Star Wars Smart Play: AT-ST Attack on Endor set
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’s final battle gets brickified in this 347-piece set, also for ages 8 and up. It has a Smart Minifigure of Wicket the Ewok and Smart Tags that will make the AT-ST walker and Speeder Bike builds play sounds.
