Here are all the Lego Hidden Side sets you can buy today

Lego Hidden Side is a range of Lego sets that, as the name suggests, features a hidden element to them. No, it's not a minifig hidden in a cupboard, but virtual ghosts and ghouls that are only revealed when seen through your smartphone.

That's right, Lego has embraced the world of augmented reality and created a number of sets that come to life as long as you've got the right technology.

The accompanying app offers a series of puzzles, the chance to see a virtual world and, when you can take the set with you, the opportunity to carry on playing on the go.

Here we explore Lego's Hidden Side range, what's available, and show the best prices to buy it. 

70418 J.B.'s Ghost Lab

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All good ghostbusting stories have to have a lab in which your eminent professor can work from and this is the starting point for the Hidden Side universe. Called J.B's Ghost Lab, it's an entry-level set that features a couple of minifigs, a "de-haunting" chamber and token pizza to munch on why you work out what to do next.

70419 Wrecked Shrimp Boat

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Set in the fictional town of Newbury, this set features a shrimp boat, canoe, and ghost crocodile. The shrimp boat splits in two and you get the two main characters of Hidden Side; Parker and Jack. In the augmented reality world, the boat floats on a lake.

70420 Graveyard Mystery

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This spooky set features a haunted tree and grave that opens up to reveal a skeleton. Interacting with the graveyard statues reveals new missions in the app and with moveable arms, the tree can come to life too.

70421 El Fuego's Stunt Truck

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If graveyards and shrimp boat wrecks are too reminiscent of 1980 horror movies on the Maine coast, then you could opt for a more "petrol fuelled" experience with the Stunt Truck. You actually get two vehicles in this set. A three-wheeled motorcycle is the vehicle for a ghost, while the good guys can jump in the souped-up pickup truck complete with working canon.

70422 Shrimp Shack Attack

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If you've got a shrimp boat, you need a shrimp shack to sell the catch. This set, which sits in the middle of the Hidden Side range, features a diner for you to play out the ghost-catching games found in the accompanying AR app.

70423 Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000

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The most iconic Hidden Side set is the battle-ready school bus that features a slide-out ghost hunting lab and a number of minifigs including possessed road workers and their monster toilet. As with the other sets, there is a boss ghost to find and defeat and when you aren't playing with the AR app you'll enjoy driving your minifigs to school, imaginary or not.

70424 Ghost Train Express

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Hogwarts has a train so why not Newbury High? This American-style express train sees the cab turn from innocent-looking train to a glow in the dark monster train, but it also comes with a portable lab and mini platform waiting room to complete the set. But you will need more Lego train track if you're planning to take a journey anywhere.  

70425 Newbury Haunted High School

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The "hero" set of the Hidden Side range, this haunted high school set features 1,474 pieces, seven minifigs and a miniature "ghost" dog. The set changes into a huge possessed school with a flick of a few switches and a pull of a few levers and will entertain both with and without the apps. Look around the back at you'll find the school includes a hidden chamber, bus station out front, computer lab, library, bathroom, chemistry room and bell tower.

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