NB: See the Series 5 Codes and Reveal Guide which combines the codes with instructions on how to feel the bag for each figure. It’s also much better suited for printing.
With the help of a lot of you guys I’ve been able to put together the following Series 5 codes sheet. As far as I know Jan, Jørgen, shun and I have beaten the whole world to being first to publish the Series 5 codes. Note that for most figures two code variants have been discovered. Add to that that the codes are often printed in mirror and we get four codes per figure:
Click to get instructions on how to feel the bags for each figure.
I have a bag containing the Gangster where the codes look a bit different from above. But I think it is just a bad print. But we’ll find out I guess. Maybe the Gangster is just mean. =)
There’s a new version of Mini Collector for iPhone on the App Store, just saying’ =)
Update Aug 7, 2011: Two more codes added to the Series 5 sheet – Egyptian Queen and Lizard Man.
Update 2 Aug 7, 2011: It seems Series 5 packs come in different batches. So far I’ve seen 320B1 (from the Danes) and 512B1 (from signature shun in the comments below).
Update 3 Aug 8, 2011: I’m starting to think the printed numbers aren’t that significant when it comes to how to interpret the code. Reading a mega thread on Series 5 over at Eurobricks.com I found post #799 saying this:
Has anyone noticed that there appears to be different sets of bump codes on the bottom of the packs. There are alpha-numeric codes (also on the bottom of the packs) that seem to identify which set the bump codes belong to. So far I’ve encountered “216B1″ and “618B1″ sets. This has resulted in purchasing duplicates even though the bump codes are different.
That post has a reply, post #802:
It is even worse, this time. Within one batch sent to me (from a shop in Czech Republic) I found two different codes: “120B1″ and “319B1″ sets.
That should mean we already know of six different batches. It got me to grab two of my Series 4 bags and, indeed, two bags – two different numbers. Repeating the same for two of my Series 3 also resulted in two different numbers. As shun says in the comments below, he has confirmed two different batches of the Boxer figure, but the codes are identical. I now will concentrate on just trying to collect the codes as best I can and publish all different codes that might show up. Regardless of “batch” numbers.
Aug 03, 2012 @ 02:03:33
in mexico lots and “bumps” are different also found some disagree 221B1 and 321B1 two lots
May 02, 2012 @ 12:13:12
Bingo! hit the bull’s eye. Got one for me.
Apr 15, 2012 @ 00:57:45
Well I found the one I wanted and I am very happy
Apr 12, 2012 @ 02:51:36
Everyone, while looking for the boxer, (which I do not have) feel for the smoothness on the bricks such as the hat and gloves
Mar 01, 2012 @ 00:25:47
DOH! You read them from the front not the back LOL!
Dec 05, 2011 @ 20:50:13
Hey, I’ve get a series 5, coded 226B1, that looks just like the code for boxer, maybe Clown, but it ended up being the Lumberjack. I can try to send you a pic of the bottom of packaging if you like. Just let me know. Thanks!
Oct 01, 2011 @ 01:53:43
I found 122b1(lumberjack) and 322b1(Eskimo). Not sure if that helps anyone.
USA
Sep 28, 2011 @ 12:32:41
Codes are useless, nothing more effective than a “touch session”
;)
Sep 14, 2011 @ 23:31:44
I hate to sound like such a simp, but how do you orientate the package to decipher the bumps…and are the LEGO minifigures manufactured/packaged/sold in USA different from Europe(122B1)??? See PEZ Aug 08, 2011 @ 17:08:43 My seal folds over the other direction…
Sep 07, 2011 @ 10:45:01
Although still hunting for boxes of series 4 (very rare around here) to complete my collection, I discovered a single box of series 5 today.
Just using the pictures on the box as a guide to feeling the packets, I managed to get a snowboarder and palace guard.
I’ve printed out your bump code guide to take with me tomorrow, but I’m not holding out much hope as most of the packets seemed to have no bumps at all, or else they were obscured by huge bubbles in the seal area. The batch was 114B1 by the way, and that’s Australia. Guess I’m going to just have to go by feel.
Sep 07, 2011 @ 18:02:56
Thanks for sharing this info. If I were you I would print the codes-and-feel guide instead. Have you had a look at it?
Sep 08, 2011 @ 13:58:20
We have batch 213B1 in Melbourne Australia and have quite a few different codes. For example a Cleopatra with two wide spaced bumps on the left and two downward angled medium spaced bumps on the right, just to name one. But some of the bumps are working well. Thanks!
Sep 08, 2011 @ 22:43:30
Yes, I feel the bump codes are getting more and more irrelevant all the time… Not fun. But did you also read the feel guide?
Sep 04, 2011 @ 18:25:19
PEZ how old are you and which lego minifigures series 6 is your favorite
Aug 27, 2011 @ 20:11:26
I bought 10 at 5 & Below and surpize there were 10 different! I didn’t bother with looking at the bump codes (as they are on the check out counter). Well, most of the bump codes do match at least one of the code this crypt sheet. I found that the “Fitness Instructor” is different (with 2 dots on either side). The “Gangster” also has (2) dots on either side. The “Lizard Man” I found only has (3) dots (2 on the left and (1) one the right.
The ones that mathced are: Boxer #4 code; Cave Woman #1 code; Small Clown #1 code; Graduate #1 code; Royal Guard #1 code; Snowboarder Guy #2 code; Zookeeper #1 code.
These all have a batch number of “624B1″
I find it will be much easier to use the “feel” method the rely on a “bump code”.
Good luck.
Aug 17, 2011 @ 20:18:36
I got the dino suit guy today and he is awesome so 6 more to get for me.
Aug 17, 2011 @ 20:12:20
I got a batch from TRU.com labelled 227B1. So far, this batch seems to match the codes of the top row of each set of 4 in the guide. Of course, that’s only after two sets…
Aug 16, 2011 @ 22:52:11
Hi! Last Saturday we bought a box of Minifigures Series 5 at a Lego exhibition in The Netherlands. Our box number is: 318B1 and most of the povided Dot Codes do not match. Simply by feeling, touching and weighting we could find three unique series from the box. Based on the comments below there must be quite a lot of different box numbers.
Aug 16, 2011 @ 17:02:25
Hi, can you do a more print-friendly version of this code sheet? Black version is no economic. I use a negative option in my photo viewer XnView and it’s now better,
And of course good job. Thank you very much. In my opinion Lego is very unfair to us. But business is business…
Sorry for my english. I did not use it for a long time.
Aug 13, 2011 @ 05:42:15
Thanks for doing this!
The boxer is pretty cool; but I think it would have been even better had they given him normal lego hands and made the inside of the gloves hollow with a handle inside of the hands to grab.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 22:48:26
Well, this way is quite realistic. It’s really hard to hold anything with a pair of boxer gloves on your hands. =)
Aug 12, 2011 @ 23:37:56
Hi, I have bought minifigs from two different batches and couldn’t really get the codes on this site to match any of them. My conclusion would be that all batches xxxB1 comes with different bump systems. You can see my tests on http://minifigureman.wordpress.com.
So my best idea for now on how to get all sixteen would be to get them all from one batch and make sure you have all unique bump codes on the bags…
Aug 13, 2011 @ 00:04:43
Yes, clearly the current version of the code sheet isn’t enough to be of real help. But I’m working on an update. Checked Nic Hughes’ sheet below?
Aug 13, 2011 @ 19:05:10
Hi again, yes these codes seem to match my last batch with 416B1, but the first ones with 518B1 are different…
Aug 12, 2011 @ 11:40:04
I have Batch 116B1 in the UK – all bar the Ganster where different.
Here a link to my photos.
Nic
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/h-YeNSsAdEJK1V5sX4It8Q?feat=directlink
Aug 12, 2011 @ 14:24:31
That’s great, my iPhone won’t let me view the pic, I’ll tend to it tonight when I’m at home. It’s a bit interesting that only the Gangster matches. Would have been cool if one of the snowboarder codes had matched.
Aug 12, 2011 @ 19:07:10
Oh, it was not just from my iPhone. It says I don’t have access to the photo. Maybe you didn’t make it public enough?
Aug 12, 2011 @ 19:23:22
fixed try again.
Aug 12, 2011 @ 23:57:43
Alright, lots of work going through all these codes! Here’s what I find comparing our sheets:
I will update my code sheet with all yours that I find “clearly different”. I think I will add mirrors for all too. With some luck LEGO has just used two different code variants and also mirrors both. It still makes the codes difficult to use, but maybe they aren’t useless. We’ll see. =)
Aug 16, 2011 @ 08:14:48
My minifigures bump-codes seem to follow those of Nic, I have batch 615B1 from Belgium
Aug 12, 2011 @ 11:27:57
Hi just been checking my box with Batch 116B1 from UK. The only one which was the same was the Gangster. I have made a image with all my codes on – how can I post it?
Figurines Lego, la série 5 en septembre (et comment tricher) » Geek Dad Power!
Aug 11, 2011 @ 18:46:47
Figurines surprises Lego : comment tricher » Geek Dad Power!
Aug 11, 2011 @ 18:44:33
Aug 11, 2011 @ 15:24:49
Ohh. The updated app is aleady aproved. Good work in getting it out there so fast.
Hope it works out with all the different codes.
Now bring on game center support for Series 5:p
/janhm
:)
Aug 11, 2011 @ 16:57:59
Thanks, Jan, it’s just so much boring work putting together those achievements. I must gather the strength first. =)
Aug 11, 2011 @ 17:30:52
If I could, I would do it do it for you:)
Ill chase different sources i have at LEGO, see if I can get any information regarding those pesky bump codes. Somehow i doubt it though.
Aug 11, 2011 @ 15:04:58
In Belgium I found Batch 615B1
al the bump codes (besides the Evil Dwarf) are different
I try to send a photo tomorrow
Aug 11, 2011 @ 16:10:39
Ah, interesting and a bit unsettling. Looking forward to your photos. I wonder if we’ll ever find any system in this madness. =)
Aug 13, 2011 @ 19:07:47
Could it be that i.e. all x16B1 codes have the same codes? My 416B1 seem to match the 116B1 set.
Aug 11, 2011 @ 12:44:34
I have most of the collection of series 5 already at the minute i have the Boxer Graduate Gladiator Grenadier Guard Cleopatra Small Clown the Fitness Instructor and also the Dinosaur suit guy. I’m thinking of maybe getting some more today i’m trying to get the Lumberjack the Detective and the Eskimo.
Aug 11, 2011 @ 12:55:54
Good luck. The detective is quite easy to feel because of that magnifying glass. The Eskimo/fisherman is a bit trickier, but the hood in combination with the fishing rod gives it away. Lumberjack I don’t know, haven’t collected it myself yet.
Aug 09, 2011 @ 22:04:41
I got the snowboarder and the lumber jack with different codes:
Lumberjack:
Snowboarder:
The one for the lumberjack is almost identical to the one already on the “code sheet” – could it be a matter of “bad bump quality” on some packages? I found some in the store today that seemed to have no bumbs at all…
Aug 11, 2011 @ 12:38:50
I think you got a better pack (with more of the seal left) on the Lumberjack. The pack used for the (current) sheet probably had the bottom dot cut off. Snowboarder is clearly different. It’s not a mirror or upside-down or anything like that. I’ll update the sheet. Thanks a ton for the info!
Aug 08, 2011 @ 16:36:52
I have the clown, send me a template/settings and I’ll create it for you or let me what to send to you.
Batch as sold in the UK 219B1
Aug 08, 2011 @ 17:04:26
Great. Appreciate the help a lot! I just got the clown from another source. Maybe you can confirm if this is the same code that’s on the bag you have:
Aug 07, 2011 @ 18:19:31
cavewoman and graduate + Gangster alternate reading scans sent !
:)
Aug 07, 2011 @ 22:29:15
Many, many thanks! It seems we are dealing with different batches of codes this time around. I’ve updated the article to try to reflect that.
Aug 08, 2011 @ 06:32:42
Hi Pez, my pleasure.
Well noticed, these different batches. However it is difficult at this stage to assess whether this means a lot of changes in the dots schemes. Gangster is clearly different, but the Boxer I do have (also 512B1 here) is identical. I’ll try grab my hands on more but they are still difficult to find.
Aug 08, 2011 @ 10:37:57
It might also mean that there are different sets of codes, but that we can’t assume that the number hints on what code to use. Too early to say, really, but it is quite exciting anyway. =)
Aug 06, 2011 @ 23:41:41
well there awesome andd thanks but i need th lizard guys dots
Aug 07, 2011 @ 11:59:00
Series 5 Lizard Man bump code, just for you, bob. =)
Aug 06, 2011 @ 18:08:37
Hi, I have two of the missing ones (cavewoman and graduate) and a different layout on gangster. Dunno how to share this however ?
Aug 08, 2011 @ 10:41:23
I’ll post it as soon as I get it. Questions for you; Has the dot code sheet been accurate so far for you? Can you tell us what number is printed on the seal of the bags you’ve opened so far? 320B1, 512B1 or something else?
Aug 08, 2011 @ 17:08:43
Here’s the Detective codes. Let us know if it works for you or not:
Aug 09, 2011 @ 21:31:52
I’ve found them on Toys R’Us.
Aug 11, 2011 @ 13:20:59
In Stockholm. Near IKEA.
Aug 11, 2011 @ 16:23:05
It’s probably not near you =) It’s in Sweden. Far up north in Europe.
Aug 12, 2011 @ 17:51:28
I´m from Denmark
Aug 13, 2011 @ 19:03:13
I’m working with an update to the code sheet, but it won’t be ready until quite a lot later today. Equip yourself with both code sheets and the knowledge that the codes are often printed mirrored over the fold. Most of the figures are quite easy to feel through the bag. Concentrate on the special items they have.
Aug 14, 2011 @ 10:44:38
We don’t know yet if there are different codes for the US. I think that four codes per figure makes it quite hard to use the dot codes. It’s more or less a must to try to feel the contents of the bags and maybe use the codes in combination to form an educated guess.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 23:02:24
Cool! Please try the new “Feel Guide” out then too and give me feedback on how it works. http://blog.betterthantomorrow.com/2011/08/15/a-lego-minifigures-series-5-feel-guide/
Aug 17, 2011 @ 20:04:25
Are these codes for the UK cos I got three from WHSmiths in the Trafford Centre in Manchester and the batch number was 219B1 and the codes at the top are exactly the same as the guard, the dwarf and the lumberjack that I got before I discovered that the packets I had bought had bumps on them you talk about. I was looking for the eskimo by the way. So next time I go out I will print this sheet off and use it to find the ones I want. You’re a great help! Thnx. I think it is a stupid system that LEGO have with these minifigs. If you choose one and it’s not the one you want, you will either not buy another one cos u are afraid that it be will be the same as you’ve already got or keep buying them until you have the right one. It’s so stupid. The people at LEGO thought of a rubbish idea! Why can’t they just have see-through packets? It’s really annoying. Everyone is complaining but they never listen to their customers. But still their other products are good. These packets are the only reason I don’t like them for.
And yes, after just reading another post, I agree that the batch number in the UK is 219B1. Thnx everyone for your help! Plz reply to me asking if the top codes are the codes for the number 219B1 cos they are exactly the same as the ones I got. I suppose the others are 219B1 aswell but I just want to make sure! Plz reply, somebody!
Aug 18, 2011 @ 20:53:05
Hey, that’s really interesting. Since I only have one code for the Lizard Man. Can you take a photo of the code or something?