Are LEGO Minifigures GAMBLING? (12 Methods To Avoid Disappointment)

LEGO recently made the controversial decision to change LEGO Collectible Minifigure packaging from bags to boxes. MandR & friends set out to solve this issue for LEGO fans worldwide by testing 12 methods to find out what LEGO CMF is inside the boxes!
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[@MandRproductions]

National Problem Gambling Helpline (1-800-GAMBLER) is operated by the National Council on Problem Gambling. The helpline serves as a one-stop hub connecting people looking for assistance with a gambling problem to local resources.

[@welcometothejungl3]

Hot take, buying CMFs isn't gambling as there's no risk of loss. You always end up with a product.

[@MandRproductions]

@@welcometothejungl3 Yes if that's how you want to define gambling in a literal sense. However not knowing what you're getting has definitely got to be some form of gambling, even if it's not the dictionary definition of it.

[@welcometothejungl3]

@@MandRproductions It's definitely worse than the blind bags that's for sure.

[@jwbricks]

Cheers lad

[@TheFirstCurse1]

​@@welcometothejungl3What are you talking about??? There's a huge risk of loss! You want certain figures and instead you get different ones, and they all have different values to both you personally and on the aftermarket. What's next? Lootboxes aren't gambling because you always end up with something?

[@jacobday406]

Instructions unclear, I am no longer allowed within 15 feet of my local Walmart

[@MandRproductions]

lmaooooo

[@Fly-B0Y5451]

The amount of mis-labeling of characters in this video is astounding! 😂

[@repticare101]

average marvel shill 😂

[@scottdavis_34]

Have to admit the stethoscope method was pretty darn clever!

[@fritz404]

Love when you make totally random videos like this, they're always so fun

[@FloridaMansToys]

3:28 - Awesome Video! It was great meeting you guys, thanks for stopping in. Stop by again soon, as we are moving in to a new, much bigger store next month. Glad to see videos like this helping the community, dont gamble your money away folks, be sure to check out your local LEGO resellers, most sell minifigs open like we do in this video so you can pick exactly what you need! If you’re in Central Florida, stop by Florida Man’s Toys.

[@cashmoneybricks120]

Ryan’s about to trigger every marvel fan by calling moon night vision

[@MandRproductions]

I am no expert for their names hahaha

[@cashmoneybricks120]

@@MandRproductionsvalid

[@TheFirstCurse1]

I mean the character is literally just a stupid Batman ripoff that's worse in every single way so who cares about getting his name right.

[@nunocabreracancelo]

@@TheFirstCurse1 least toxic batman fan, come on man, moon knight is cool, they can coexist since they are not even in the same universe, what exactly is the problem

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@nunocabreracancelo No he isn't cool. He's cheesy and cringey, and he'll never be anything more than a stupid Batman rip-off. It's disgusting that he's even remotely popular nowadays for such a character. He needed to be left behind after the very first comic he appeared in.

[@FabuBrik]

I'm no lawyer or anything but generally curious how are these blind boxes any different than loot boxes in games that were outlawed?

[@MandRproductions]

shhhhh the environment is saved haven't you heard?

[@patricksnoring4739]

I think the loot boxes have more to do with making some things rare and others more common. So you’d contjnually buy for a chance to get the rare stuff. Blind boxes are (assumedly) equal chance for everything.

[@jeremymiller676]

Plus the(possible) contents of the box is displayed, whereas loot boxes usually had no pictures of anything. Get the scope or rip them open and send Lego a message…

[@bakernation]

@@MandRproductions serious question couldn't Lego use the paper bags that they started using in the European magazines?

[@Superbassi0]

Loot boxes are a lot more like slot machines. Flashy colours, the voice telling you how "EPIC" your prize is, constantly dangling that

[@LibyanSoup]

"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time." Ryan Fantana

[@jayronauron4042]

When I first found these at my local walmart, 3/4 of the stock had been torn by the top tab by people breaking them open to find which ones were there. It was so bad pieces were scattered all over inside the cardboard holder for the packs. Was super disappointing (though I was lucky enough to get the main minifig I wanted from the few intact ones I found and bought).

[@Nicholas_H]

I collected every CMF series but when the switched to boxes I said "no thanks." But this is a great video outlining the options for those that still want them. Let's hope that if they ever do a Star Wars CMF series you can help us then too!

[@___David__]

I opted for the method of going to a local LEGO retailer here who sells the complete sets for slightly below the retail price of 12 boxes. - I get the minifigure set. - He gets the profit margin he already has. - And LEGO gets a FU for trying to scam me 😎

[@HobbyFilmmaker]

Hands down the best MandR video ever!

[@rosscalhoun3389]

It looks like they're boxed in lines of three, with a cutoff that means a 3-batch could be split between boxes. That's rather interesting.

[@cureiron9758]

I was deadass expecting the final way to be buying the individual figure WITH TODAYS SPONSOR WHATNOT

[@MandRproductions]

As I was editing the video I did realize I missed an easy one. 😂

[@bricktraviiii5848]

Sands never fails to be hilarious in these videos , probably my favorite part

[@ReeseHosgood]

For method 12 all you need is an ear canal camera.

[@raburner3717]

9:43 WOAH DUDE LOL

[@ephraimloeser9929]

Ryan bringing science to Lego. This video was fun 😂

[@PLC]

What a well thought out video. Glad to see people like you in this hobby still.

[@juniorbatman7125]

Sands is nuts

[@funkyrumble0455]

This video felt really high production, keep it up Legend🙏

[@terririnella4032]

i loved the "feel the bag method", I had no shame, i'd do it infront of people, i wasn't even after any particular figure, i was just feeling for the figure with the most parts or any unique pieces....eg a bike, a huge headpiece, etc....of course, even a few years ago, the older bags that had Harry Potter, Ninjago, or Marvel characters was like $3.99 Canadian (they were the older sets, on a secondary retail in store location), now i still find Harry Potter bags for like $6.99 or $7.99....and these are like Harry Potter and Grinderwald figures from like the last movies, ....the current ones are as bad or worst....not worth it anymore it should be noted, i am not a collector, i like the figures from whatever set and i like to mix and match between sets, but as someone who knows what "collection fever, got-to-get-them-all" feels like, i would never try to get a complete set, i'd go broke real fast that way

[@gamejitzu]

With bags I would get extras in case my guess was wrong. And if so, all the figures would most likely be unique. So even guessing wrong was kind of fun, I was at least interacting with the package somehow. Meanwhile I haven't even seen a single new box at any store I went to. The retailers know people will just rip them, so why bother

[@SomeSteven]

Still baffles me how they don't make Star Wars versions of these blind bags / boxes. I'm sure there's a reason out there, but I'd say that's something literally everyone would want.

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

I would buy some if they released a star wars blind bag but they won't because they would rather you buy a lego ship which has the figures included I know people buy the lego sets just for the figures and sell the ship and keep just the mini figs

[@terririnella4032]

i agree, if there was a way to collect generic stormtroopers, army builder figures with only a couple named characters, seems like an easy way to make money hand over fist, but probably the same reason most battle packs/bags aren't really good for that anymore

[@koloth5139]

Lego won't do a Star Wars CMF series because Hasbro has the exclusive license for action figures, and they would very likely sue for infringing on their exclusive license. Lego can add minifigures to builds but selling them separately is apparently a problem.

[@ZION-THELASTRONIN]

Lego Wants kids to gamble💀

[@cieloazul1205]

I was not expecting this to be the next video

[@joshuabrickman1641]

Nice skit vibes loving the different comparisons n something... a bit more...

[@Yams7780]

Loved this video! I saw another video where they were trying the scale method. Congrats on getting the complete set.

[@TonyPepperoni9212]

That "bag it" caught me off guard

[@AngelaSayidOfficial]

How is your content getting so high quality??? Fr this is insane

[@JoshButtSr]

Highly entertaining! I loved this episode and can recommend it to everyone!

[@Curious_Comet_]

Loved this typa video :)

[@BosBrickzYT]

In some stores they have scales for weighing loose fruit and veg so you could use them, and you wouldn't need to bring a set of scales

[@SandsGC]

That's A Really Good Idea

[@charchar2267]

7:47 think he wanted a different kind of six pack 🍻

[@DUNDOM5]

Sands truly is LegoManiac

[@MultiGasmGeek]

Bravo! fantastic video and all these methods have been tried by all collectors big and small. Now I can only hope that LEGO see's it and changes packaging back to bags.

[@Whatman2367]

“I’m back from Ohio, I’m unemployed and brought six-packs!” -Best line of the year so far

[@MandRproductions]

I wrote it. He didn’t want to do it. 😂

[@BrickHive]

That was a hell of an adventure in gambling.

[@joshuasutherland6395]

I may or may not have opened marvel and Mario cmf boxes before

[@landengriffin1853]

This is one of my favorite videos Ryan I laughed so much, thank you

[@ablindmanslife6850]

I could not stop laughing throughout this video, thank you. Good video.

[@80Bucks]

This was a funny one! xD These are the ideas we have to resort too without feeling the bags

[@Nickscollectingcrusade]

This reminds me of when you did the LEGO designer video with Sands. Love these types of videos. 👍👌

[@ChrisDelSanto98]

Very fun video, almost felt like a vlog

[@Nic9458]

Have you seen the new CAC fives helmet? It is perfectly accurate, unlike legos….

[@orb3190]

Don't know when you recorded this, but the codes do work on many of the Series 25 CMF packages. The codes on the Marvel Series 2 were different kinds of codes.

[@JimAlbers]

This is hilarious!

[@AndrewGarfield_]

I am not allowed within 10 feet of a lego after trying any of these great tricks

[@user-xu3tr6bv5y]

It’ll be even harder to try these methods since, at least in my area, Walmart has put all their LEGO sets behind glass. If Target does that, I’m screwed. 😞 I’ve seen with series 25 that later CMF boxes have a type of QR code that can be scanned to determine the figure. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find loose series 25 to try out the method, but I hope it works!

[@ArcofZen]

It definitely works, 100% of the time. I use the Brick Fanatics app and it’s flawless.

[@Bible_enthusiast]

Love the vids😊❤

[@andrewestrada6449]

THIS IS GOLD LMAO

[@user-bq1fu5kd7l]

It's definitely gambling now.

[@Shagbert]

I would think the best bet is to combine two of these methods; find a retail location selling the 6 packs and then weight them. Find two with measurably different weights and you have your two distinct sets of 6.

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

Ryan thinks Mr. Knight is Vision lol

[@knaussenheimer]

i got a 6-pack from the lego shop and one from amazon and got all twelve first try with no dupes 😌

[@Zemincidy]

5:48 I saw Mandr turn into a spray bottle lmaooo

[@lorenzo2349]

Is this filmed before the release of minifigures series 25?

[@Jan_Sith]

Lol

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

I love when Sands in is a vid. He’s so funny 😂

[@TheSmilerLover]

Yes

[@Regulus985]

That was a great video!

[@hoarder66]

"u forgot one"😂

[@Nomadicgear-sd6tw]

No one has ever gotten that excited about She-Hulk

[@Chimma]

Lego really turning as all into gambling adicts

[@noahaaron6451]

BLUE WOLVERINE? That one made me a little pissed off lmao

[@cooperchiacchia]

Great video!

[@adambenko6696]

This shit was lowkey tooooo funnyyyy, thank you for makin my day!🤣

[@1stud2bricks]

These videos are your best

[@sebastiancooper8577]

It took me 44 boxes to get all 12 minifigs

[@GroghurtMythic-zh4hs]

I absolutely love your videos, and I lay mark on that in the set leaks video, you missed a theory on how we would get the Leia is in a Republic V-wing

[@noturbusiness9736]

Got two of these for Christmas, first one was Agatha & second was Wolverine so I was happy

[@connorstutz]

Minecraft hit sound at 4:53

[@MandRproductions]

LMAOOOO

[@velcroboy]

I bought a small scale off Amazon that fits in my pocket & measures to 0.1g. This worked perfectly to find the figs. If you find the weights online & use this method you’ll likely avoid any duplicates as long as they all have a slightly different weight.

[@velcroboy]

Btw, tried the code method and it was useless. Those codes are about manufacturing dates like lot numbers, nothing to do with specific contents.

[@DoughnutDragon]

They may kick you out of the store for using scales.

[@velcroboy]

Used the scale in the 3 local Lego stores and they had no issues with it. The staff were actually intrigued to see if it worked.

[@DoughnutDragon]

@@velcroboy In offical lego stores i could see that working but there are no offical lego stores near here. (All a day trip, at least 6 hours on the road for a round trip and without a vehicle at the moment that's not really feasible.) ToysRus will remove people for it and no where else in the city has enough stock that they're not sold out day 1. They also will not let you return them as they're marked as collectibles which means final sale. One of the places that sold them apparently closed recently too. So it's only 2 places to buy them here and 1 is sold out and not getting more stock in. Walmart hasn't sold cmfs since series 10. So it must be all the people in america talking about being able to pick them up there. It's great that you were able to pick them up using that method but it's not feasible for everyone.

[@nameless4012]

Weirdest M&R video ever, but it's great!

[@gelatokey]

Did he really need a bag to get a box of Lego twice..

[@damonburdett5306]

Bro got an entire plastic bag for one minifig… three times

[@Supergramps11]

Barcode scanning on new series is great

[@taksowkarz.]

I'm glad that now there are QR codes so you can know what figure is inside

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Is the ending going to be the catalyst of Ryan Vs Sands: Civil War?

[@jayleeb377]

For the endoscope method there is a better option. They sell ear canal cameras online that are much slimmer and shorter so they would fit in the side of the box better and you won't have to carry around a 10 foot long endoscope camera.

[@tompatchak8706]

You killing me with the wrong names!!! COME ON!!

[@prairiefarmer5994]

Hey Ryan for the future if they ever make Star Wars blind boxes, when you weigh the use grams. It's way more accurate and easier to tell the weight differences.

[@Bleedblxck]

I went to a few Walmarts and huge majority of the boxes were already torn open. In total I've picked up 5 boxes trying to feel and guess a Wolverine but haven't gotten one so I give up on the random boxes

[@xx1norm1xx]

I think the way lego deals with the QR scan of series 25 will be very telling. They obviously have to try to switch to recyclable packaging for political/tax reasons but i feel like the qr code thing is the perfect compromise, kids can have their fun random figure and adults can get their full sets without gambling.

[@tomasfavetto5040]

The app brick search scans the little QR code on the bottom of the box. Not all of them have the same type of code the app can scan but when it does its a great method

[@joshuam6587]

When i worked at cvs we got a shipment in and i brought a new box to the pharmacy and weighed them all and got a perfect box in 1 try lol

[@fchelmet]

There's a key at the store I went to, but the boxes are pretty much packed the same. Meaning each figure is pretty much in the same spot most of the time. I have allow them only had a few duplicates with that method

[@DavoDestroyer]

Do Target make you put things in a plastic bag when you purchase them even if it’s a tiny cardboard box that you could easily carry?

[@brianthered]

Im home, unemployed, and have two 6 packs. - oh how I miss those days!! lol

[@gagekarsten4490]

It's not vision! It's mr. Night! 😭

[@extraneus1630]

Just going to put this out there if people actually want to figure out what is in the boxes there is an app called brick search and it scans the thing next to the barcode at the bottom and it will tell you what is inside, it works for all random mini sets

[@ThatWeirdLegoBuilder]

Me and two friends just bought a whole box for 110 and now we each own a complete series!

[@sanjisound]

can you still find these in stores ?

[@ArtfulDodger94]

I have a pocket scale. Weighing the boxes has like a 90% success rate, as I use it to find Bat Lords, I currently have 14

[@nathanieltheanimal3694]

I find Ryan’s lack of Marvel character knowledge disturbing

[@tompatchak8706]

I was lucky enough to stumble across a new case at Kolhs. With in 2 trips of grabbing 7 each we got the whole set of Marvel 2. For the new series we did the blind method, cuz that’s the fun part. I did try use my key to open it a bit, just to see. I did end up buying those boxes anyways.

[@sornreed]

I was curious if the weights differed for each minifig.

[@spartanmarine7654]

6:36 The trick only works for the bigger bar codes

[@DRUmBEaTTS]

Sorry to hear Sands in unemployed, maybe if OBCo. ever opens its doors he can get a job there?

[@TMOG217]

alt method ..buy a brand new case, open them all and keep the full set you want ....sell the rest and make your money back 😆