If you are into archeology or history or mysticism or ancient egypt, this series and especially this set would satisfy you.

I have the entire series of Pharaoh's Quest (actually 2 x staff guardians set) and i merged all the sets into the pyramid, except for the sphinx which sits right next to the pyramid.

I placed the cursed cobra statue in the place of the snake pit which I took out of the pyramid.

I also placed the flying mummy obelisk on to the pit of golds and scorpions. It is a perfect match for the obelisk, and the base of the obelisk completely closes the pit.

You may place the staff guardians set on top of the hidden coffin compartment.

Amset-Ra is the single coolest minifig with the golden death mask side on the front!

I combined the jewel from the fliying mummy set and the golden staff and gave it to Amset-Ra!

I was very excited when I heard about the Pharoh's Quest theme. I was hoping they would be as good as the Lego Adventurer's egypt subtheme. I am happy to say they are just as good.

Minifigs

The minifigures were great but it also should have come with Helana. I think Professer Hale should be in more sets since he started the quest in the first place. Jake Raines was in too many sets but I was happy he was included in this one. I liked all of the new minifigure outfits. Amset ra and the mummies were amazing. The wings on the flying mummy looked great!

Bricks, design, and play

The stickers were very nice and detailed but some of them should be printed bricks. But that would definitely raise the price of the set. I like how it included the specially modeled piece with the seats on it. Just like the old Adventurer's sets. There was a ton of the same bricks used. They should have chose some other colours or bricks to make it not only more interesting to build but to look at. There should have been more traps inside. The inside needed to be more detailed and a little bigger. It is really hard to play inside it and there's not really anything in there. There should have been some rooms you could fit your hand in. It should have come with coins and treasure pieces you could scatter around. The dynamite blowing up the door to amset ra was lame. You clip the dynamite there you have to go around the pyramid to push the lever to make it pop out. The dynamite should not be included in the function. The scorpion was really good but I found it a bit lazy the way it was built. But it looked excellent.

All in all this was an amazing set and I would highly recommend it to anyone. I hope to see some Pharaoh's quest sets coming out soon because all are very well done.

This is a set that when I first saw the pics, I knew it was a must have for me. I'm not someone who saves their money but for this, I knew I'd have to. 2 1/2 months waiting for this set was definitely worth it.

Minifigs

Lets start off with the not too special ones. Jake Raines and the flying mummy are great figures but pretty common. Mac McCloud is a great figure in the set. Identical to the one from 7306 except he has a dark tan kepi hat. Prof. Hale is an awesome figure that I am very surprised at. He has a rare tan handbag, hat, and has really neat prints. Amset-Ra is just too awesome to put into words. He has a nice, pearl gold headdress and if you flip his head he has a nice death mask. The Anubis warriors are possibly some of the best minifigs that TLG has ever produced. The minifigs score a 5/5 from me.

Truck

The truck is a beautiful part of this set. The treads are a very nice edition and it can seat all three adventurers. Equipped with a nice turret, these adventurers are ready to finish this quest once and for all!

Scorpion

The scorpion is another perfect part of this set. It is so huge you could make a $10 USD set for it. The best part about it is that there are no stickers. Yep, all good printed pieces for you.

Pyramid front

The Pyramid is built on the raised baseplate from 7627. You don't see many raised baseplates these days. The front has a few stickers but not many. We start on the left hand side. Farthest to the left is the obelisk. Looking a lot like the one from 7307, It falls over a lot but you can use it as an extra play feature. Next we have the snake pit. A part that I don't really get, you can use it for extra parts for the parts are very useful. After that we have the staircase. A very nice edition that can fold up to reveal a scorpion, hence the name. above the staircase is a nice, sliding door which has an Anubis face on it. A very nice edition also. Finally we get to the scorpion pit. Marked with a gravestone, the scorpion pit is pretty cool.

Burial Tomb

To the far, right hand corner is the Pharaohs burial chamber. Complete with Sarcophagus, the adventurers can blow up the wall with a stick of dynamite and open the Sarcophagus. his function works with a lever inside the Pyramid. The sarcophagus is a beautiful mold I'm glad to see back in production.

Interior

The interior is very nice and looks like a doll house. The side walls are created using SNOT (Studs Not On Top) and gives the interior a dark, wondrous feel to it. On the right is the Nemes holder. On the left is the lever to blow up the wall. Upstairs is another play feature that can make extra 2x1 dark tan bricks fall to crush any wandering adventurers.

Overall

I give this set a 5/5 because I can not give it a 10/5, which is what it truly deserves. This set makes me truly speechless, for it is far better then perfect. It has much playability because it has all those booby traps. I am glad that I picked this set up and I think it is appropriate for all ages. This is by far one of the best sets that Lego has ever made and I am very glad I picked this up. If the Pharaohs Quest line continues like this, I look forward to perhaps the greatest Lego line that they've produced.

I got this set a few months before 2011. It was fun having it "early", and I couldn't wait ever since I learned about it in summer 2011.

Box/Instructions

They provide a nice high quality background for the box. It's not perfect, but it will do. The theme logo is nice, and they set up a very nice scene.

Parts

This set has incredible parts. Like the largest set from the Adventurers Egypt subtheme, this set is full of tan. But not only does it have tan-it has dark tan, earth orange, dark blue, and gold. There is a huge number of tan slope bricks. You get a lot of dark blue roof bricks, many cones in dark blue and gold, a lot of dark tan tiles and plates, and more. In the scorpion you get five parts which are printed, as well as a lot of rare dark tan parts. The list goes on. My one complaint about this set is the stickers. They have bad sticking power, and stand out. They've been peeling off since I got them, and I wish they would just print the parts. Then I'd have a lot of cool hieroglyph parts for a long time, not just for half a year...

Minifigures

Awesome. As this is the only set in which you get a full-quality Anubis Guard (probably one of the most popular recent Minifigures), you know you're getting something great. But the list doesn't stop there-you get Amset-Ra, the master of evil, with a sweet death mask face. You also get three out of the four adventurers, with Archibald being unique to this set. All have really useful torsos and faces. Lastly, you get a flying mummy, which is a nice Minifigure, but really-the Anubis Guards are number 1.

The build

It's very fun. LEGO made near perfect use of the baseplate. The pyramid has a few cool functions and many great details. The scorpion is simple but fun, with an odd technique for the legs, and the vehicle has a very nice build.

The completed model

The vehicle has a mounted machine gun in the back, but the only way to make use of it is while standing on the back. The Minifigure doesn't fit in the little space for them, but nothing's perfect, and LEGO would have to have a non-mounted machine gun to do so-something they probably wish to avoid. Otherwise, it's awesome-especially the tank treads.

The scorpion looks very nice. It's flat, the pincers and tail move, and it looks pretty imposing.

The pyramid itself is spectacular. It has a lot of great functions, such as a trap, an "explosion" wall, and opening doors. The balcony is a nice touch. The only sad thing is that the interior is pretty devoid of detail. The stairs were nicely built. They flip up, and underneath is a scorpion. It doesn't really do the trick though, at least not alone. Unfortunately, the area in front of the pyramid is pretty bare. The snake pit is easy to avoid, and the snakes could easily get out of it in real life. The obelisk makes up for this, although it doesn't have very good sticking power.

Summary

It's awesome. Not perfect, but nearly so. The price tag is a bit too high-a worse price per part than Star Wars sets. The stickers are amazing, but peel off. On the other side, Minifigures, parts, build, and set are all awesome. If LEGO had included more parts as they should have at this price, the set would probably be one of their top-selling products.

I recommend this to all Egypt, Adventurers, and action fans. Anyone who needs tan, who likes these Anubis Guard, or anyone else really. It will be worth it.

Part of the reason I love this set is because it reminds me so much of the older "Adventurers" theme pyramid, only this set looks more like a pyramid! It includes awesome minifigures including the Pharaoh, Amset Ra himself! It has original as well as new features to it, such as the classic trap door with falling rocks and the blow out door feature on the side! It also includes a giant scorpion guardian that sits on the pyramid balcony! The inside only gets better! There is a secret shrine with a gem and the last of the Pharaohs relics, the golden headdress! Below are the pros and cons.

Pros:

-Great minifigs, including Pharaoh Amset Ra and new Anubis warriors!

-Cool features and ancient booby traps!

-Ancient golden treasures such as golden coffin lid, gem, and the golden headdress!

-Includes a vehicle and giant scorpion!

-Very detailed looking decals!

Cons:

-There are very little to no cons I can think of except for the gun on the back of the vehicle is a little hard to put minifigures with and the set is a little spendy!

Overall: I give this set a 5/5 rating because despite the price it's very good for money value. It maintains some original features of the older version while keeping an excellent pyramid shape and addition of newer features! And it's an awesome final touch (OR FIRST) for any Pharaohs Quest set collector. Well done LEGO for creating this theme!