Brick Loot

What's in the box: Each month brings one Mini City modular building set made of LEGO-style bricks, designed to fit alongside earlier buildings in the series.

Brick Loot is a US-based shop and subscription service built around LEGO-style brick building sets. Its website now looks mostly like a storefront. It sells one-off sets such as dinosaur fossil models, Titanic ship replicas, a Notre Dame Cathedral and a large Castle Dracula build, and it has a clearance section. The subscription side centers on Mini City, a plan that sends a new modular building each month and is listed at $25.99. Mini City sets shown on the site include a diner, a hospital, a donut shop, a steampunk building, a post office, a pet shop and a movie theater. That suggests the series is meant to grow into a small connected town over time. Most sets appear to be Brick Loot's own designs rather than official LEGO products, although the shop also sells a pack of genuine LEGO minifigures. Buyers who expect name-brand pieces should keep that in mind. The main appeal is a steady, themed build that arrives without you having to choose sets yourself. The tradeoff is less surprise than a mixed loot box. The homepage also gives little detail up front about piece counts per box or the subscription terms. Check those details before subscribing, and compare the cost with buying individual Mini City sets from the same shop.