yes great find. However some things can never be unseen. Whatever possesed LN to do that..yikes!

What a great idea Hokey to have some sort of fiber optics to light up the pile of gold!

Once these small figures are integrated into the whole pf, they will look just fine. You have to accept Matt's explanation of how they were finally approved but prior to his post, it was a letdown for me.
Plus KJ can make a slab of plywood with flippers a fun game, so not too worried.
But, much hinges on how well Smaug turns out. Too much riding on that figure for it to be an average sculpture.
Again, lots of confidence in the jjp team.

And what about the image in the middle between the speakers?

thks for ruining my hopes

Thks. Yeah was too lazy to look up old pics. Im thinking this is going to be a great game!

ok..then take some pictures of the smoke show models....of course in between pictures of The Hobbit.

Liking the new changes made. Still not wild over the brown block scenery around the back and side of Smaug. Other than that, huge improvement.

I think he is waiting for the photo shoot pics to be received so he can have the best representation of the LE and SE.

But it's not the vision of the programmers.

While TH could use some cosmetic changes, I think its going to be very special.
After market mods will most likely clean up some spots, but this mode based game is going to break some new ground.

This game looks to be coded for the home user who wants a deeper game.....but will be fun to play by the casual player. There isn't a KJ game I haven't played that hasnt been great. Glad he is taking this to another level. Would love to have the option to save your progress, as I'm sure I'll never see the end. Keeps you coming back though.

I wasn't going to get one till I got a chip in my woz pf. Need to get more info before making a final decision but definitely leaning towards it.

Exactly....we all know it doesnt ship till next week.

The rules will make this game very special and who better than Keith and Ted to make that happen. The art and music package is already there. I have no concerns TH will be a unique and fun game to own.

Woz was just ok in the first 6 months of release...just ok. Then when the final versions of the code were put in place turned the game into a masterpiece of stacking, colors, difficulty, scoring, etc. Keith said early on that he will show how a proper mode based game should be. For me, enough said.
Now, this may not be the gameplay some are looking for. I have a variety of games that give me fast play, short play....so looking forward to a unique style of pinball. What I see so far is ok, I just expect the coding will take it over the top. Expect Smaug to have much more interaction which will really put some finishing touches on gameplay. Right now code is at its infancy. This will be a unique pin when all is said and done.

What's the big deal? Like any game for the most part, your never going to understand all you have to do by walking up to a new game besides shoot the flashing lights. Once you play the game a dozen times, who needs to have words written on the pf. Sounds like trying to find an excuse for not liking a game.

On Pinside its a term or endearment. Just carry on....or better yet, not.

Ill wait this delay out but i'm so done with preoders. I sure would like to hear what is delaying the release of TH. Some reliable updates and communication would be most welcome at this point. Good/bad reasons, anything at this point would help. Communication is so important when preorders miss deadlines.

I know JJP wants it out as soon as possible. I just would like some communication as to the delays. I have no problems with the reasons and can handle what those reasons are, no matter how much longer the delay may be. I was ok with preorders, thats all on me...but have changed my opinion when delays for "all" the preorder pins were way past given deadlines.

Timing is everything

Thanks for the vid Julius. Fun b'sing with you yesterday.
Game looks great. One of the things that struck me was the size of Smaug's head. Its pretty big which I have never been able to get from looking at pictures.

That would be a good one...and/or a riddle mode between Bilbo and Gollum where you have to hit a specific drop target for the correct answers. Would also like to see a mode where Bilbo puts on the ring and the pf goes dark and you have to hit a certain amount of shots to relight everything. At this point am sure the modes have already been mapped out.

. You are 100% correct. I was playing lotr right b4 I wrote that.

What a transformation of this version than the one shown at Expo. Really brings in the whole color pallet and makes the game seem more of an adventure. Fwiw...going SE.

That is one nice looking playfield!

Good art + good rules + good sound = a great game.

Disclaimer ....hope so, pretty confident none the less

I think the rules on TH are going to far surpass the rules on WOZ

Me too! Can pu on Monday! But, supposed to get 6"+ snow in N NJ.

I lived through umpteen woz codes since I first got the game. With each new update, the game got geometrically better. So in that respect, I'm sure Keith and team have much more to offer. I too am concerned that the code is not further along. But what goes into programing and the minds of these guys, one can only guess. There seems to be so many assets like Smaugs speech recordings and the 31 modes Keith has spoken of, so not worried the gameplay and rule set will pull it all together. It will once again be fun to own the game and watch it develope with each update.

Ouch....live and learn. It really did come together over the past few years. So, it will be interesting to play and watch TH grow.

The game is truly incredible with the latest coding and it's nowhere complete. There are more shots within this game already than any game I know of. It is really a blast to play, so much going on. Will be great to watch TH come fully together. Like a new game with every update.

Great game! Sounds like you need to update to 1.90 so you can play botfa