We are great fans of the LEGO Super Mario sets here at the Rambling Brick: The sets provide the right mix of building, and digital play -mediated through an interactive brick, rather than an App. Now, just in time for Halloween, The LEGO Group have announced 3 new expansion sets tying in with the Luigi’s Mansion games: they require either the Luigi or Mario Starter sets to play and will be released on January 1 2022.

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71397 LEGO® Super Mario™ Luigi’s Mansion™ Lab and Poltergust Expansion Set (24,99 EUR/29,95 USD)

Suit up with the Poltergust and attach a normal nozzle or the Strobulb accessory. Press the button to activate the Poltergust to catch the Gold Ghost and collect a coin reward from the machine in the lab. Don’t forget to have a chat with Professor E. Gadd and check out the potions, but be careful not to be poisoned or you will need the antidote!

71399 LEGO® Super Mario™ Luigi’s Mansion™ Entryway Expansion Set (39,99 USD/EUR) 

Explore LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Entryway Expansion Set and maneuver your way into the frightful mansion, where you’ll need to find a creative way to defeat Bogmire. Search for the Golden Bone to give to Polterpup, and watch out for Boo!

71401 LEGO® Super Mario™ Luigi’s Mansion™ Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set (79,99 USD/EUR) 

Within the LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set, players can create a gem-hunting, ghost-battling level with rotating hallways to explore. Uncover hidden gems throughout the set. And for the ultimate chilling experience, builders can connect all three new sets or build out their LEGO Luigi’s Mansion levels with other fun LEGO Super Mario sets and characters that will spark imagination and take their play experience to the next level.

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LEGO® Super Mario™ fans, rejoice! The LEGO Group has just announced its latest edition to the popular LEGO Super Mario universe; this time treating fans to three new Expansion Sets all wrapped in the iconic Nintendo series, Luigi’s Mansion™. Fans will be introduced to fun new features designed to inspire creative play, featuring fan favorites King Boo, Polterpup, Bogmire, Toad, Boo and many more charming characters from the Luigi’s Mansion series.

Use a LEGO® Luigi™ (or LEGO® Mario™) interactive figure from one of the Starter Courses to bring to life these new challenges that await, and brace for ghostly adventures that feature new immersive sounds and music, which is sure to add extra fun and interactivity. In the LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Lab and Poltergust Expansion Set suit up with the Poltergust and attach a normal nozzle or the Strobulb accessory. Press the button to activate the Poltergust to catch the Gold Ghost and collect a coin reward from the machine in the lab. Don’t forget to have a chat with Professor E. Gadd and check out the potions, but be careful not to be poisoned or you will need the antidote!

Explore LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Entryway Expansion Set and maneuver your way into the frightful mansion, where you’ll need to find a creative way to defeat Bogmire. Search for the Golden Bone to give to Polterpup, and watch out for Boo!

Within the LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set, players can create a gem-hunting, ghost-battling level with rotating hallways to explore. Uncover hidden gems throughout the set. And for the ultimate chilling experience, builders can connect all three new sets or build out their LEGO Luigi’s Mansion levels with other fun LEGO Super Mario sets and characters that will spark imagination and take their play experience to the next level.

All new sets come with their own series of unique challenges, giving fans a chance to dive into the world of LEGO Super Mario with a Luigi’s Mansion twist and role play new storylines and challenges to collect as many coins as possible!

These three new products will launch January 1, 2022 on www.LEGO.com and at select leading retailers around the world. 

I am excited to see the extended ‘Marioverse’ being explored through LEGO Sets. Luigi has long played second fiddle to Mario, and I love the fact that he has received some further levels that he may call his own. I am unsure, looking at these early images, as to whether these levels are intended for solo or cooperative play: I’m sure we will find out a little closer to the release date.

The wording of the press release also suggests that , unlike the majority of the LEGO Super Mario Sets, these ones will only be available at “select leading retailers” as well as the LEGO Branded channels.

What do you think of this latest announcement? What other Mario games would you like to see adapted in LEGO Form? Leave your comments below, and until next time,

Play Well!