very encouraging!!

They will be running LEs and Smaugs side by side on the line! Great news indeed!!!

most have stated they think the playfield protector is overkill for HUO. I would think that would be more for routed pins that might get a lot of abuse. And seeing how my SE won't ever move once its sitting in my theater room, I don't think the decals are needed either.

Yes they do

Congrats Christopher! Tell us all about it once you get some games on her!

powder coating does look really good on Smaug. But I'm still on the fence about which Smaug head looks better, I think I've actually liked the red better than the gold one...

Thank you guys. I too had been getting down. Seems there was no real joy and excitement from those who got the pin. But these points are VERY valid. There have been a lot of pins, including WOZ, that got exponentially better with code. I know I felt that way about X-Men for example. Keith is clearly the best in he business, so as long as they give Hobbit the same attention as they did Woz, I think we'll all be happy!

Well a week with my Smaug LE and I LOVE it, but desperately needs a software update. I can pretty much get to everything that is in the pin right now (Killed Smaug a couple of times, and get to Into the Fire mode almost every game) Can't wait for more!!!

I don't know that I "finished" all 30 modes (as sometimes I run out of time) but I think I have played every mode for sure. And I do like how challenging some are. One in particular where you have to hit the right loop but the warg won't drop, THAT is hard!

Just had the most incredible game, literally played it for an hour. Settings are stock. First picture was after first ball ended (I won 3 extra balls during that first ball, but that score was just after 1 ball). I honestly had fatigue by the end of the game lol. I killed Smaug and got into the fire several times. I can't fathom how great this pin will be as long as they give the code the same effort they did WOZ!

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And is it just me or does Gandolph sound drunk (think Will Ferrell doing Harry Carry) when he yells "into the fire!" That makes me laugh every time I hear it lol

The new code is great! Barrel mode is fantastic! Got 4 million on my first game with the update too