Looking forward to seeing all the changes.

I bet you will be able to shoot into the Smaug area somehow at least.

I don't take myself too seriously, especially when it comes to pinball, but yes I believe there will be more than superficial changes.

Jack said new shots. That seems like the best area for new shots, so I would say logically, it is more likely than not, that you will be able to shoot into Smaug somehow.

You could be right too...I guess we'll find out soon. The drops do look sweet.

Hey Alex,

I love the changes so far. Just curious, when Jack said new shots, was he referring to the bag end change, or is their something different with the Smaug area planned as well?

10-4, thanks!

It looks like there is another hole to the right of the VUK at Smaug. Any idea what this is for?

Could just be a place to run wires underneath I guess. It would be cool if this is where the missing scale in Smaug's armor was and this was the shot you had to make from the right flipper. Of course, that would require the drops revealed the hole instead of having a standup behind them. In the pics it looks like the stand ups are still there.

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Cool, is this where Smaug steals your ball? Sorry if I am out of loop on this, but does the subway just lead to the ball trough?

I really like the changes we have seen so far. With Keith and Alex and the rest of the team on the code this has all the makings of an epic game. I feel great about my order now.

I'm in on a SE for $7,500. I have been closely following all the threads and really, at the end of the day, I wish I could just play it. I had a wedding to go to so I could attend Expo and was out of town on business during IAAPA. I really think I am done with pre-ordering for the foreseeable future, but I justify to myself somewhat by telling myself I am in for about what I paid for TWDLE.

I think TH will offer unique gameplay and fun variety for a collection. I have 4 Williams, 4 Sterns, and one JJP. I like the variety and being able to play different type of games based on what I feel like at the time. TH will definitely be different...hopefully fun as well!

P.S. I have almost 200 plays on TWDLE and I love it. Having 3 Richie games with more standard layouts I love the unique feel. I think the music, shots, art, dots, rule set so far, are all very awesome. Of course I would love the callouts to be better, the toys to be more creative/interactive (looking at Stern's body of work though, MM castle like toys are not what they do, so I don't expect that), and for it to have an LCD, but I think it more than holds up to any modern pin.

We pinsiders tend to be biased of course. If we bought a game or backed out of a game we tend to shape our view to match our decisions, but I have played this game much more in comparison to the honeymoon phase of STLE, ACDC, or SM.

Cool. I always respect your opinion on games and think you offer really good insight on all things pinball.

I've been dealing with an issue with my WOZ light boards and have been in regular contact with JJP about it.

I asked about TH and was told they are shooting for production to begin towards the end of March. They said they would make 4-5 in early March and then begin full production a few weeks later. They are capable of making 10-12 pins a day right now.

This may be a stupid question, but does anyone know the range of the 4 digit number you could have for your SE? For instance, is it 1-1000 or 1-2000?

Thanks!

I'm thinking about selling my spot for what I have in it. (7k of 7500 total)

Do we have any clue as to when they might start shipping...I haven't read through this thread in a while. I've been in since 11/13 and I'm tired of waiting.

I sold my spot about 3 wks ago (had been in since 11/13) because I got tired of waiting. I will probably get TH at some point in the future when then code matures and I get a chance to play it more. I played it in Texas and really enjoyed it. I really hope they can crank them out once they finally get going.

Whether I'm in the majority or minority I have no clue, but in my opinion Tron is one of the best games ever made. For me, it has the one more game factor more than anything I've played.

I sold my Hobbit spot for one, but I hope TH is awesome. I'm looking forward to playing the production version and I'm sure I'll end up with one at some point.

I think anyone in since day one should get something really cool for waiting that long. I was in about a year later but sold my spot about 7 months ago. I think the game looks great and will probably get one when I know it will get it right away.