Based on all you've said, i say do it. I wouldn't trade my MM for those two titles even though i like both of them quite a bit.

Not sure I would trade any two games I enjoy for one game I enjoy. There's definitely nothing THAT much better about MM than other games. Sure it's fun but I don't think it will inherently take you longer to get bored of than anything else.

In the end it's up to you...of course.Just to make you feel less crazy.I once sold a beautiful LOTR,not HUO,but real nice so I could finance a Fathom restoration.Tht's right a top ten pin for a fully restored(Doug Huse) Fathom.So you know really just get/own what you're gonna enjoy the most.Scott

I own all three and at the surface I would say no, but given you have LOTR fatigue and getting there with IM, I would say yes on the swap out. MM is an amazing pin, IMO.

I would say since you have a good number of games, go for it. If you has less than 5, I would say no.

I owned MM for 11 months and it is leaving this weekend (mainly for finacial reasons).

I will be honest that I miss it already. After a year of heavy playing mant titles and very critically evaluating what I like in a game as I build a small collection I feel it is obviously #1 on so many lists for a very good reason.

It sounds like you don't play LOTR very much so my suggestion would be to sell that and come up with the remainder of $$$ to buy a MM.

side note>>>

If DaveWTH has kept his for this long then you know it can keep anyone elses attention for a while

I love all three of the pins mentioned here. I love MM most though.

Fly to Vegas and hang out at the PHOF for three days and play the #$%@ out of the MM there. Enjoy a vacation.

After that you'll know if you really want to have one at home.

chris here is my opinion - sell lotr and use the funds for acdc premium

you have sold some games before and now realize how hard they are to get

lotr is easy to get, im is not, mm is not

you will want im again and might find it too hard to get

if anything sell the tron le and buy mm, sell lotr and grab a regular tron

just another opinion

thanks ed

One reason for the 2 for 1 trade that may or may not apply to you is that it would free up room. Once you reach capacity, its a good idea.

I wouldn't, IMO.

Dude, it all comes down to enjoyment factor. Will you enjoy a MM more than those others? If so then it's worth it. If you are considering financial (investment) factors, then you are playing the wrong game.

Great point.

It may be a good trade if a person with MM wants to do it, should be fairly equal. I would try to go play MM in person somewhere first for a bit

I sold a POTC / RFM / XMEN LE to get my MM and as crazy as it sounds, I have no regrets.

(But that's also cuz I have a hefty lineup. If it was your only pins and you were going 3 down to 1 I would never recommend it)

I sold my IM after a year,just didn't play it after a while.
LOTR LE I still have and will never leave,I know never say never
Right now I have 2 MM's,one being fully restored and the other to play while I wait.
I like MM that much.

If you don't play your LOTR that much,than I would trade/sell it and get your MM
Sounds like you are having the same issues I had with IM,trade/sell it also,you will probably have no regrets

With the size of your collection I think you should go for it.....not like you couldn't trade that MM back for the same machines in a heart beat.

I was on the other end of the spectrum. LOTR was the only pin I had working for years......traded it for a HSII & WCS + cash, then ended up picking up JD mostly with the cash left over. So I ended up owning three working pins instead of one....very happy with how that worked out.

Hard part for me would be to trade 2 very nice condition games for one that's probally going to have a few issues with it. $10K seems to be buying a routed MM now with insert and cab blems. If you could get a real nice one for that price then I'd say to go for it. I do agree with others that you may regret selling IM and may have a hard time getting another.

I Love my LOTR. I also have Twilight Zone (Though it needs some serious work), and Star Trek TNG. I really love depth from different game play modes. For this, nothing has come close to LOTR for me. I've owned the pin since it came out, and I still play it regularly. It's EXTREMELY tricky to actually beat the game. I have ZERO experience with MM... but I think it'd be crazy to trade 2 good games for one marginally better (In SOME peoples opinions??!!) game.

No. Dont do it.

I'd rather trade each of your two pins for two other pins, giving you potentially four interesting games instead of one overrated fan layout snoozer

I tried to do a nice Williams IJ, clear coated RFM and a Shadow for a MM last winter. Also tried SM and HUO Tron, because I'm crazy like that. Got no bites. Only one bite from a bpa'er for a ''in parts but complete'' MM, and another guy talked him out of the trade.

Ed is right though. Some games you may miss, and they can be hard to aquire when you want them back. To me it depends just how badly you want a certain pin and what your wallet dictates.
Good luck in the search!

I like my MM, but its not better than any 2 of my other games.

Ultimately it's up to you. However I have had experience with all you mentioned. Lord of the Rings is still here, Iron Man is one I'd love to get and seems harder and harder to find. While I like Medieval madness, it is not superior to the other two, especially given the price which I think needs to be considered. I think there is a lot of hype involved with it. If you need to change the line up go for a AC/DC premium. It can be had new for almost half a routed Medieval Madness and in my humble opinion much more fun. This game shocked the hell out of me. So much so I wound up getting one. When it was announced I though it was going to be a snooze fest, al la Rolling Stones. I'm not even that big of a AC/DC fan but everything works so well with it I wouldn't be surprised if it works its way to number one. In any case good luck with what ever decision you make as long as your happy with it that's all the matters.

It's up to you. I'd take IM over *any* other machine, so for me it would be a no way, but for you, who knows? MM is a great game too. I just don't think it's IM

Easy for me if I was in your shoes. Keep HUO LOTR which is far superior than IM. Make up the difference in the rest. Based on your collection I think you just have to own one somday.

A mate swapped 2 classic pins + 1 sold a pin to me for a MM and in the last 3 pinball meets very few have played it .
Most people played TRON & ACDC .
He had 8 pins now down to 5 for the sacrifice for MM ,

It was played in round 3 because we had a one ball comp on it .
Don't get me wrong it is great pin!

It is all about the collection you have or you want to have.?

Keep the LOTR, get rid if the IM and get a MM. Best game ever.

Strictly from a playability perspective, MM will become equally if not more boring than LOTR in time. And giving up IM also, the repetition might occur sooner.

As cool of a game as it is, the price is disproportionate to the fun. Not saying MM is bad (I like it a lot), just saying it ain't magically superior to play than the others.

I don't think it's a good trade, whether or not you factor in the cost and/or value. Repetitive castle shots can get really...repetitive.

I completely understand wanting something new and fresh, and I agree with Ed. ACDC is more modern and I believe offers more for less than MM.

The one thing unique to MM over LOTR, IM or ACDC is the sacrifice people will make to own one. If pride of ownership (vs playability) is part of the decision, MM trumps the others.