Following the tech’s debut at CES 2026, Lego has just announced a quintet of new Smart Play-compatible Star Wars sets, but be warned, these sets don’t come with the most important piece: the Smart Brick.
Although I was initially unconvinced of Lego’s development of play, I quickly came around to the technology, which relies on special minifigures and tiles built into sets that can activate light and sound effects inside the Smart Brick to enhance the toy’s play functions.
The fact that it doesn’t require an app, has a strong focus on kid-friendly play, and that the components are just as Lego-system compatible as their non-smart counterparts, convinced me that Smart Play could be an excellent advancement from Lego rather than a downgrade.
It seems Lego agrees, as its three-set lineup has five new additions — all still in the Star Wars theme.
We have the Millennium Falcon, Luke’s Landspeeder and the Mos Eisley Cantina, as well as sets showing Yoda’s Hut and Jedi Training, and the AT-ST Attack on Endor. Each build comes with at least one smart tile and one smart minifigure, but crucially, no smart brick is included.
And that means you still need to pick up one of the Smart Play All-in-One sets like Luke’s Red Five X-Wing, Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter or the Throne Room Duel & A-Wing.
This naming convention appears to be how Lego will differentiate its sets. The all-in-one Smart Play set has everything you need, while only compatible builds are missing the smart brick – so make sure you don’t get caught out.
Without the Smart Brick, these new compatible sets are at least slightly more affordable with better piece-to-price ratios, but as a themed set there’s still a premium to pay.
The cheapest, Luke’s Landspeeder, comes with 215 bricks and costs $39.99 / £34.99 / AU$59.99; meanwhile, the most expensive of these new builds is the 885-part Millennium Falcon at $99.99 / £89.99 / AU$149.99.
Of course, the most interesting of these five sets is the Mos Eisley Cantina. I can already hear the room jazz filling the bar from Smart Brick. I’m also excited to hear the nifty Ewok in action from the Attack on Endor set, but I’m sad that the Jawa that comes with Luke’s Landspeeder isn’t able to deliver his iconic Javanese calls as it’s just a regular minifigure.
I’m still waiting for something under $20 and a collection of nifty parts to enhance existing kits or creative builds, but these models are a big step in the right direction in my mind and I’m excited to see more.
If you’re sold on these compatible sets and may already be locked into an order for the core Smart Play sets, Lego is taking pre-orders now and will begin shipping on March 1, 2026.
- Lego Smart Play Luke’s Landspeeder: $39.99 at Lego
- Lego Smart Play AT-ST™ Attack on Endor: $49.99 at Lego
- Lego Smart Play Yoda’s Hut and Jedi Training: $69.99 at Lego
- Lego Smart Play Mos Eisley Cantina: $79.99 at Lego
- Lego Smart Play Millennium Falcon: $99.99 at Lego
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