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(More customer reviews)not overly challenging, but that's not to say it is necessarily "dumbed down"; this makes a reasonable game for children and parents. the box says ages 10 and up, but my 7 and 9 year old sons enjoy it, especially since i recently finished reading the book "The Hobbit" to them, and we also recently saw "The Lord of the Rings" movie at the theater. (i'm currently reading "The Fellowship of the Rings" to them to continue the saga of course.) amazingly, they remember many of the elements from "The Hobbit," and this comes in handy since at various points during this boardgame, one's knowledge of the book will prove useful. reading the book is probably not necessary, but it does provide a bit of an advantage, as the player will be called upon to answer riddles and recite poems/songs (don't worry, the riddles are presented with multiple choice answers, and the recitations are only 2 to 4 lines of verse). the game does a fairly decent job of representing Bilbo's journey from the Shire through the Misty Mountains, Mirkwood, Laketown, then the Desolation of Smaug itself. activities in the game are all based on events in the book, though not necessarily in any particular order, since the "event/adventure cards" are drawn randomly; but there is a variety of adventurous situations to imagine, and a little bit of luck and planning can pay off, with the help of "Gandalf's Gifts" cards, which represent various useful items, equipment, resources, and even companions -- for instance, the wonderful elven knife Sting (a sword for a hobbit!) and the One Ring itself! successful resolutions of adventures result in individual experience points; along with these, players collect jewels to represent wealth and additional experience. during adventures, players must decide whether to utilize any available resources, if called upon, or take a chance with the unique spinner to resolve the adventure. in the end, the players face Smaug himself and attempt to pilfer as much of the dragon hoard as possible.
overall, my family has found it quite fun and it makes for a nice evening of entertainment at home after dinner. during out last session, we even played the soundtrack of the movie during our game! very neat. i'm contemplating other related products (Lord of the Rings board game or even the tabletop battle game).
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