Quoted from PanzerFreak:

Anyone else notice that there are no longer drops below the left and right upper flippers? The layout design shows drop targets in those locations with targets behind them but the white wood shops standard standing targets. Is this how the game will be made or is that just for the white wood and drop targets in those locations will be in the game?
I hope its the last option as come on this is a JJP game and it should have a lot of mechanical toys / features like WOZ.
Update: I do notice a lot of space between the stand up targets and the playfield in front of it. Seems like that space may be intended for the actual drop targets?

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Quoted from Aurich:

I overlaid the CAD blueprint over the whitewood shot, makes it a little easier to see how some things fit together.

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Quoted from Russell:

The video looks incredible. It looks like the LCD graphics will look even better than those on WOZ. So far, I admit that I'm sort of disappointed by the playfield. I think I was hoping to have my mind blown. So far, it looks pretty standard. Perhaps Smaug will be amazing and make up for the rest of the playfield. And, I do recognize that code goes a long way. WOZ is an amazing game, mostly due to the code. Overall, I'm thrilled to be on the Hobbit list.

Quoted from karl:

Looking good. I am wondering if there will be some "Shadow" like ramp action since there will be extra buttons (if I understood Jack's seminar speech right?) and those ramps looks like they could have diverter options on them?
Would be fun if that is the case.

Quoted from Aurich:

For the record IMHO it's equally pointless to try and belittle WOZ while talking about your Stern, be it Star Trek or otherwise. It's all pinball, stop choosing sides like you're a bunch of kids arguing about PS4 v Xbox. Lots of us would love to own both. Because we like pinball, not brands and companies.

Quoted from chessiv:

Muppets???
haha

Quoted from Rarehero:

I'm waiting for the extended 3D edition. I've got Hobbit 1 Extended 3D ...not buying each of these things twice.

Quoted from Captain_Kirk:

I thought the Hobbit was supposed to have dual buttons on each side, for the diverters.

Quoted from statsdoc:

The question is whether the pre-pay discount will go away as JJP gets to the point of rolling out pins more like Stern. There was a notable discount for WOZ and Hobbit if you were willing to take a chance with Jack, which has paid off. In the future, the "chance" opportunity may go away. So ... are the prices we see for Hobbit today ($8k+) going to be the starting price for Pat's game? We shall see.

Quoted from Rarehero:

You can't think of it this way. More games available = MORE customers. You can't assume every potential JJP buyer wants a Hobbit. Do Stern's multiple titles available at any given time cannibalize sales? No, they bring in more customers as there are more choices - they keep revenue coming in and the factory churning. A pinball company needs multiple titles on the line to be a successful manufacturing company.

Quoted from jeffgoldstein2:

I am sure GOT will have a better layout than hobbit. Also will most likely have a 3rd flipper with an actual target made for the 3rd flipper.

Quoted from fosaisu:

Latest I've seen is still that JJP "hopes" to have Hobbit on the line this fall (i.e. by late December). So if they can stick to that hopefully the first owners will be receiving games early in 2016.

Quoted from RTS:

Each passing day lowers the likelihood.
Wouldn't it be nicer to see pictures of wiring harnesses being strung onto playfields, instead of pictures of playfield plastics arriving?
At this point, time isn't money. Time is time.

Quoted from lowepg:

Neither group is likely to be convinced otherwise, so we see the same arguments played out over and over again.