I have had TH 8 month, 500 games on it, maybe 100 on v1.9. Liked by rookie and pro players. I like the theme, and have LOTR LE sitting next to it and WoZ on the other side. I have 19 games now - EMs, a few SS, and DMD from 90's thru 2016. So I like fast, slow, long, short, deep stories, or super-fast jazzed up speed like Tron and ST.
My opinion is I love the game. The whole media package, and Keith's choreogrpahy make it a deep, layered story-telling of the books/movies. The LCD vids are a great feature, and I like the 3 x 3 grid (yes, I can kind of see and use all of it while playing). The game will take months/years to learn all the combos of the modes (and what you carry in to modes) plus the +1 mode add-on balls is an innovative idea that helps alot. To me, LoTR is a similar KEF choreography, and if he had more time, it would be even deeper.
Lyman makes simple, fun software for MB, AFM, MM and I like simple, straight line games too - but in a different way.
I also like WoZ. Everyone who plays it here, loves it. I and others still laugh while playing AMH - one of the best executed ideas in pinball.
Bottom line, I enjoy different designers and coders, eras, and go streaks where I only play SS for a couple weeks, or only DMD Sterns for a while, or 30 games in-a-row AMH. Family or friends like both WoZ and TH, AMH is big, MB and Sterns.
Get a Hobbit. It won't lose much / any value IMO, its a low $ risk. You can trade it / sell it for a prem GB, GoT, TWD for roughly break even and I don't think you'd sit long with a for-sale sign on it.
The big pain is getting that heavy as F&%k game in/out totally agree with all those posts!!! Escalara is best investment... ever.
Orlando, FL
