This is a pleasure to read. I owned LOTR for approx 6 yrs before selling it close to 3 yrs ago. I have an opportunity to pick up a huo LE and starting to think it's time to make the journey back to valinor

I just watched all 3 movies in high def extended version on iTunes. Not my first time watching the movies, but a first in HD. What a great movie! ...and pin

Want to talk about cracking under pressure....when I owned LOTR for those 6 years, I had ...not 1, not 2, but 6!! Times I had the ball in the ring with second ball in play and only had to hit that one ball out and make it to valinor! Not just destroy the ring but actually make valinor!

It wasn't til I sold the game to RobT, then played it at his house that I finally made it to valinor

Thats a sweet apron! How long ago did you sell your first LOTR and how long did you have it for? Im about 90% locked in on a trade right now that involves me making the journey back to Valinor. It will be my 2nd LOTR.

I used to save Gollumm multiball for after TTT. That way, if you drain to one ball on TTT and are quick you can restart it using Gollum MB. Very handy for ROTK multiball since that one is harder to complete.

Escape the ringwraiths has always been one of my favorite modes of the game and in all of pinball. So simple; but the call outs, sequence, and dmd make it one of the best.

So I'm in the club boys with an LE! Pics to come but question on the LE code; when I owned the original LOTR (not on LE code), I remember rotk MB lighting all the inserts for all 4 shots. On the LE, the right shots arrow is lit, the right ramp arrow and one ring is lit, the gandalf shot is arrow and 2 rings, and the left ramp is the arrow and all 3 rings. Is this right? I'm guessing Keefer added something in the LE code to keep track of rotk progression? Either that or my memory is real bad hah!

Side note: gotta say FOTR MB has to be one of the best mbs in all of pinball!

I noticed the right loop arrow goes out during Sheldon and TTT MB so I'm thinking it's an issue with how the LEDs react to the code? I replaced the bank of LEDs on the right loop and right ramp shots but still same issue. So either it's a code issue or I need to replace all the LEDs or it's an issue with the game itself.

So went into lamp test and appears to be the issue with the game. If someone can do me a favor and go into lamp test > row > and tell me what lamps are lit for row#2 and #3 I'd appreciate it.

EDIT: and merry arrow and man ring don't light in lamp test but do in normal game. So gonna diagnose a bit.

EDIT2: don't need row#2 or #3; confirmed that it's correct with my game and wiring schematic.

So I think I found the culprit. Either bad connection or bad LED. All inserts are working normal in all regular modes now. But rotk MB is still weird but I think it's normal honestly and I just don't remember there being a light pattern.

i think this answers my question! So four shots during rotk MB; one will have 0 rings lit, one will have 1 ring, another 2 rings, and the last 3!?! I could have sworn when I owned LOTR from 2006-2012ish it didn't do this but I could be having a huge brain fart. My guess is it is part of the LE code and since most standard LOTRs have the LE rom now it wasn't noticed? Either that or it's just my memory acting up.

But bottom line, I'm 100% running!

EDIT: btw thanks someone else for the explanation for rotk!

Now that I'm up and running. Here's some LOTR porn:

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Hah! This brass apron is bitching. It's pinball refinerys. The eye inserts on the apron pulse Amber in balrog sequences and it pulses red during ring modes.

Hah! That's funny shit right there.

Is there any tweaks or fixed for the gandalf shot? Mine gives a klunky return from the right side. I seem to remember every LOTR I've played had this klunk like feeling on that shot.