Gameplay in Brief:
Players compete to end the game with the most treasure in The Hobbit. Adventure cards, drawn when Bilbo Baggins enters certain spaces on the board, present players with challenges that can be overcome with the game's five custom six-sided dice.
Each player is a dwarf assisting Bilbo and can improve their chances of completing an adventure with three traits: cunning, strength, and initiative. Cunning allows a player to re-roll dice, strength gives players a better chance to win an adventure check, and initiative determines which player draws the adventure card and how many shields they contribute to battle.
Basics:
For 2 to 5 players, ages 10 and up. About 45 minutes per game.
Designer:
The Hobbit was designed by Reiner Knizia.
Publisher:
The Hobbit was published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2010.
Genre:
The Hobbit is a fantasy-themed board game that uses card drafting and hand management mechanics.
Other Hobbit Games:
At least four other games have been published with a Hobbit theme: The Hobbit (2001, Fantasy Flight Games), The Hobbit Adventure Board Game (1994, Queen Games and Iron Crown Enterprises), The Hobbit: The Adventures of Bilbo in Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings (1978, Milton Bradley), and The Hobbit Game (1977, American Publishing Corp.).
Also by Reiner Knizia:
Knizia has designed many other published games, including Lost Cities: The Board Game (2008), Ingenious (2004), The Lord of the Rings (2000), Ra (1999), Through the Desert (1998), and Tigris & Euphrates (1997).
