A pic of the empty spot will help immensely. Usually can find them on Ebay.

Nothing is missing in that picture, the third Orc is near the top right tower.

As a new LOTR owner (for two months), let me tell you that there's a lot of stuff that's odd on that game. There's a post next to the Barad Dur tower that seems to do nothing, as is the post(s) next to Balrog that are connected to nothing and seem to serve no purpose. Then there was another thread about a hole in the ball guide at the back of the PF that doesn't have anything screwed into it (normal), and other random posts like the one you have pictured. It's like they designed the game with all this extra stuff then figured, "screw it," and kept the extra stuff out but all the hardware to install them in the game. 'Tis weird.

The extra posts are typically placed in those spots to prevent ball traps (places where the ball could get stuck during play). Mfgs have been doing that for a long time.

Steve (in Escalon, CA)

Ah! I stand corrected. Thanks. Can't see how the ball would get caught up in those areas, though, and I don't think Stern needed a 5-inch post to keep a one inch ball away from Barad Dur.

*Sigh* The place they needed an extra post is between Orothanc and the first post next to it on the PoTD. I always have balls nestle up in there and have to nudge the machine to get it out. Thankfully it doesn't require a tilt.