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Re: When is a set a set?
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 16 Jan 1999 06:36:50 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
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> OK, here is a zen question for the Set-Purists to ponder:
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> I bought a bag of lego at a garage sale. Among other things, it
> included pieces and instructions for two small sets. Both sets can be
> built (simultaneously) from the pieces in the bag, except for one
> minifig which was common to both sets. There was only one of him.
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> So: which set is complete?
> Or: to which set does the minifig belong?
Primarily, Element Count rules. Whichever set is larger, that's the
complete set, and the set to which the Mini-Figure belongs.
If the sets are close in size, or if the element is sufficiently rare,
then a very rare element will of course upset the balance of this, and
the set containing the rare element is the complete set.
One the path to set enlightenment, there are no exceptions, these are
the rules. However, some scholars believe that "whichever set you like
the most" can affect the outcome of this very clear-cut and well-defined
decision. :-)
-- joshua
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| OK, here is a zen question for the Set-Purists[1] to ponder: I bought a bag of lego at a garage sale. Among other things, it included pieces and instructions for two small sets. Both sets can be built (simultaneously) from the pieces in the bag, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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