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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game

Games Workshop Ltd. · 2012
30 min12+ yrs3.0/5 complexity7.5 BGG#13.660 BGG141CouplesStrategy
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A new game by Games Workshop following the release of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game is a tabletop fantasy wargame for two players.

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A new game by Games Workshop following the release of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game is a tabletop fantasy wargame for two players. You can recreate the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield and his friends and play small-scale skirmish games involving miniatures models. Rules that govern how the models move and fight are contained in the 288-page full-colour manual. The game manual also contains even scenarios recreating the events of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie and hobby sections. Players choose and collect armies of models that are described in separate Warhammer army books. A range of models is also available from Games Workshop designed by Alan Perry, Michael Perry and Aly Morrison, in Finecast and in plastic.

The game is a revision of The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game.

game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating7.5 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
30 min
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#13.660
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Q4How many players does The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game support?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game take?
A game of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game for?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.

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