Me too, I like the red smaug, it has better contrast that the gold at this point in time.
I might change my mind if they fix it up a bit before production so that it doesn't get lost in the pile of gold coins.

Whether Red or gold still...Smaug™ looks like he's cozying up under a gold sequined comforter....I feel like getting him a hot Cocoa...

During my recent pinball party, I noticed that the novice players were a little confused and a bit surprised that the multiball had started.

A call out might help out a bit, although the shaker motor rumbles certainly let you know something is going to happen!

I dont think that a Gandalf call out is needed here for multi ball. I would think that in this case, some kind of scary way to announce it from Smaug, that might invoke terror would be very cool.

It does indeed, but I think something more bone chilling. And maybe a verbal taunt or statement of intent: "Your all gonna die now!", "You've awakened the beast!" etc...

The Hobbit™ is more like a journey, a real adventure. It starts out relatively calm then intensity builds and then all hell breaks loose!
Really well written code even now in its beginning stages, a lot of fun.

I don't think TH is any more floaty than any other pin. If it's floaty for you, learn the pin and play better.
Even the fastest pins are floaty on missed shots and weak poorly timed flips.
A properly set-up Th is fast and crisp to play.
Missed shots can be brutal and STDM in the blink of an eye.

Try to get it to 90 degrees, make it a fine pachinko machine.

Had a bbq last weekend people absolutely loved the daily high score! It gave them something to shoot for as all my high scores are in the millions. They talked about it a lot.

And whats awesome is that you can turn it on or off for parties.

I wish my WOZ had that feature. People would like it more.

There are 31 modes (think baskin robbins...) I imagine that there is something for everyone...

You can flip past any modes you dont like by hitting the flipper button while the ball is on the wire form.
You only have to complete one mode to get to a mini-wizard mode.

I just played 1.9.
Much better feel of the game, much higher scores, a more natural feel to the whole environment.
The game is much more alive and engaging.

With more a iittle more polish this incredible game will soar to amazing new heights.
Well done JJP and team.

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Thanks Lloyd on top of things as usual!

I LOVE bash the spider, its so close to the flippers its dangerous and simple at the same time.
Its so simple and yet half of the time I cant even hit the spider LOL!

I think it has to do with the mix and match multipliers possibly represented in the new hex or other shaped icons when you look at the award on the screen during mode completion.

Sadly its not a newly hired staff member who comes to your house....

1.9 is a delta update

The extracted folder might have the Hobbit_update folder inside it.
If so, copy and paste it outside of the containing folder, direcly onto the flash drive itself (not in a folder), then delete the left over empty folder.