Rock Island Refuge Reviews
Steve's LEGO Blog
“The Largest set released in 1991 is also the largest pirate base available, it featured every single available minfig from the pirate range except one (Governor Broadside), this alone shows how much effort Lego put into creating variety in there early sets. ”
Full review at legosteveblog.blogspot.com
Brickset
“This set is, to my knowledge, the largest pirate base set, the second being the Skull Island. It has everything you would expect of a base, a large, well designed fortress with hanging bridges, a large basement for storage, a prison, a small dock, with a possibility of... More docking an entire ship ( which greatly increases its playability ) the BEST RAFT I've ever seen, a small boat , great number of quality minifigs both pirates and soldiers, parrot, monkey and many more...”
Full review at brickset.com
Subtheme Analysis
Annual growth
+7.10% (this set +7.98%)
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Community Stats
Rock Island Refuge currently ranks #42 out of the top most owned sets in Pirates.
During the 18th century, a peaceful colony of settlers enjoying the island treasures they discovered, suddenly had their serenity interrupted. The invaders were those who called themselves the LEGO SYSTEM Pirates of the Sea! For years, the Pirates had been searching for the same buried treasures that the settlers were now claiming as their own. This, of course, disturbed the Pirates, as they knew the doubloons (Spanish gold coins) the settlers found had belonged to their ancestors.
On a remote rocky island, Captain Redbeard and his crew of Pirates established the ultimate command post. Called the Rock Island Refuge, it was the perfect haven for the entire crew of the Black Seas Barracuda. From this outpost, Captain Red Beard commanded the efforts of the other buccaneers at the Forbidden Island and Shipwreck Island enclaves.
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