Owned LOTR first and still own it. Deep and fantastic game but with multiple pins I don’t play it when I’m wanting a short amount of casual play. Have to dedicate time and effort to really enjoy it.
Had Stern POTC for about 5 years. Very popular when causal players came over. Simple to understand. Just mash the ship. But gets old after a while. Love the POTC movies so traded mine for the JJP version.