Castle Nocturnia is a key location in both the first and second seasons of LEGO Dreamzzz and, on-screen, demonstrates the typical adherence to physics that might be considered to rival the combined works of Salvador Dali and MC Escher. With six large towers heading off at right angles to each other and an increasingly inconsistent application of the laws of gravity, it is truly a place of fantasy, especially under the guardianship of the ferocious manticore, Phil.

This is all well and good in a story set in the intangible Dream World, but how does this translate to the reality of being constructed out of plastic building bricks and constrained to the standard set of earthly physical laws before being subjected to a collection of younglings at playtime?

There is so much to sum up in this location of remarkable design that compromises will have to be made.

With 1740 pieces, 6 normal minifigures, 4 dreamlings, a red panda and a raven, it has the largest part count seen in a LEGO DREAMZZz set to date. It has a recommended Retail Price of $AUD299.99 / USD199.99 /€199.99/ £169.99

This set was provided by the LEGO GROUP for review purposes. All opinions are my own

As the D2C flagship set of the range, this set has a lot to achieve: let’s take a closer look. If you don’t want the building process spoiled, jump down to my Thoughts, where I shall try to sum up the experience. There might be minor spoilers for the series – in which case, watching through to the end of season 2 will ensure I won’t ruin anything for you. But I hope not many of them will be critical to the plot.

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