Riddles for the Ring

LEGO^® The Hobbit 79000 Riddles for the Ring

The Hobbit

The Lego set Riddles for the Ring with the Lego number 79000 is part of the LEGO The Hobbit theme and is recommended for ages 8 - 14. The set was released in December of 2012. It contains 2 minifigures. The model consists of a total of 105 parts and we estimate it takes you around < 1 hour to build it. The set was designed by Hans Henrik Sidenius, Henrik Rubin Saaby. 88 Brickfact users have this set in their portfolio.

The set weighs around 0.120 kg in total. The packaging dimensions are 5.6 x 4.8 x 2.4 inch( 14.1 x 12.2 x 6.1 cm). The recommended retail price is $9.99.

The Part-Out-Value (POV) is the sum of all part prices paid on bricklink.com for this set. It is about $47.25.

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Lego 79000 product data

Set Information

Set ID

79000

Theme

The Hobbit

Pieces

105

Designer

Hans Henrik Sidenius, Henrik Rubin Saaby

Building Time

< 1 hour

Age Range

8 - 14

Availability

Release

12/2012

Retiring Status

Retired (12/2013)

Price Information

RRP

$9.99

Insiders Points (for purchase at Lego)

Part Out Value

$47.25

Packaging

Weight

0.120 kg

Packaging dimensions

5.6 x 4.8 x 2.4 in

EAN (GTIN13)

5702014960954

Popularity with Brickfact users

users have this set: 88
buyers in the last 12 months: 18
most collected in LEGO The Hobbit: #3

88 Brickfact users have Riddles for the Ring in their portfolio. 18 users bought it in the last 12 months. It ranks #3 among the most-collected The Hobbit sets on Brickfact.

Based on anonymized Brickfact user portfolios; shown only for sets with at least 10 users. As of October 9, 2026.

LEGO 79000 price trend

Current market value: $94.83
Growth vs. RRP: +849 % $9.99
Range: $63.07 – $95.04
Average: $82.07

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Minifigures from 79000 Riddles for the Ring

The Riddles for the Ring set includes 2 different minifigures, 0 of which are unique to this set. The combined value of the minifigures is $24.94, which is ~250% of the RRP of this set.