this set is cool! it has many features; the vines, the axes, the snake, the drawbridge, the treasure chest guarded by an axe, and much more, i think that they put the drawbridge the wrong way so that the knights would have to come up the stairs, and have the power to knock the boulders of off the platform, thus raising the bridge. the thing i dislike about this set is the color of the knights, red and green, come on lego. i think the wizard, and the shadow knight are both way cool though

The sets picture doesnt tell you about all the greatness it comes with.

There is a gaint snake's head in the back with a ramp and spinning axes, theres a trap when u open a chest that sends and axe swinging towards your head, and there is a vine you can climb.

The set has lots of playability in in.(Snake,axes[by the way the snake and axes don't cancel each other when the snake's head is in],vine,boulders)It has lots of nice pieces.If you actually know the storyline you would know that everything fits together.The only thing bad about this set is that all the knights should be there.

After reading everyone else's reviews, I felt it was time to put my own in as many valid points have been made, but some overlooked.

Is this a castle? No. Simply No. Its called a citadel similar yet different. Personally more like a tower the 2 booby traps on either side. They aren't trying to take the building, just simply reach the wizard to get the prize.

A point was made about the bridge and the boulders. Yes they are on the wrong side but im assuming they have done this for the kids. if it was the other way around it would be too tricky, not saying it couldn't be done, but for convenience.

As for the swingy trap its not the easiest thing in the world to work but its not overly hard either. try doing it slowly and start the next one before he drops from the current one. the last one needs to be fast and he will flip up.

The spinning axe and snake head well that is just a huge F*** Up! You cant use both at once. But i put to you this, Will you need to use them both at the same time? The snake if someone walked past and the axes are for the slid. The slide doesn't meet up with the snake, so really no need to use both things at once. But still poorly designed and just plain annoying.

Overall im not quite sure how to rate this one, like the colour scheme, lots of characters, cool traps n gizmo's but the flaws??? I'm going to go with a 7/10 on this one.

Id really recommend having a look or a play with one before buying and considering its place in your collection or play.

I was curious at what kind of set this was going to be like to
build. I was NOT impressed with the Jack Stone Building elements nor the "water" plates used.

I was disappointed about Rascus not getting a European Armor
breast plate.

However, I liked the design of the tower, really enjoyed
the design of the "vines", and thought the "serpent" was
a nice touch. The Guardian of Orlan is also a rarity,
making the set a must have.