Well that's a good example You like it... I don't (sorry not meant personally).

I get Aurichs thoughts/concerns, but for me - maybe I am just simple minded - this is just the "Hobbit" style. Somebody wrote 50 shades of brown - Yes! Even the blue sky on the playfield looks like another shade of brown I like it! And I like the Smaug SE Version much more than the other, because it fits with another 25 shades of brown perfect to the rest of the machine...

One of my favorite machines is Centaur... black and white (and red) and still some color is coming from the inserts. Not that it is comparable... What I mean each game can have its own style or "color language" - why not 75 shades of brown.

But still... at this time The Hobbit does not look like a "must have" for me. But I am willing to be pushed over the edge by the final version (IAAPA?) of the hardware and a more advanced version of the software.