Tempe, AZ
Quoted from Crile1:Before I give my response to the LOTR question, I just want to say one thing about Stern games. They are approachable and instantly entertaining. I think that is what they do right over the other current manufacturers. They have the balance of being easy to jump on without knowing much about the ruleset, but then usually have many deeper layers to go for the tourney players or home owners. That is what Stern does best, other than quantity. JJP fails in the fact that it takes many games and especially home ownership to really appreciate their games.
Yeah, I feel the same way. I find Stern games the most fun to play. In a way, I am glad my collection is small, because I can go to a bar and play some pinball, have a good time, and not have to worry about the cabinet splitting, or other shitty quality issues. I think WOZ is a masterpiece, especially for when it came out, but I almost have no idea what i'm doing most of the time. I'm excited to see more games from different manufactures. It's in the best interest of pinball for their to be a lot of competition.
That being said. I love LOTR and wish I owned one. I tend to think there is no "best" of anything. People like different things. I can't see why AFM is so popular. Just not my thing, but it's a lot of other peoples.
