A New Lord Of The Rings Game?

First some disclosure- hobbits annoy me. I don’t care about Frodo’s friends, if I was putting together the fellowship of the ring, I’d stuff him in a sack and take me some hard as nails dwarves and some real warriors. Yes, I understand it is about friends starting out on an adventure, ignorant of what it is and how they will all be changed by death and hardship. Still…

So with that, and my favorite hobby of war gaming, I’m looking ahead with a curious eye regarding the new Hobbit movie- There And Back Again. Movie looks really good, what LOTR should have been IMHO, two parts is kind of lame, making us wait, but that is how Hollywood is these days…

Anyway, the question is- what kind of game will GW put out for this, and yes I would buy it.

A few years back, or at least it feels like it Jawaballs and myself flirted with Lords of the Ring as a supplement to 40K. Something different to play, but still GW, smaller model count, and a different system. Problem was that nobody played it anywhere, and there were no tournaments for it anywhere. It dies faster than Mordheim.

A bit after I had a chance to pick up the Mines of Moria box set for a few dollars off, built it, played it, and liked it “as-is” just as it is. A nice little GW fix in a box, playing out the Mines of Moria from start to finish in 40 minutes or so once you get the game down.

As a into wargame and box set it really shines- it isn’t overwhelming to build and paint for the newbie, plays quick and is a diversion for the GW vets, and when you are done you can get back to 40K refreshed.

I hope GW does something like this with The Hobbit- take a cool scene from the movie, and play it out in a box set. Added bonus that the good side will have dwarves and only one annoying hobbit! I could see this as a fun diversion to play from time to time.

Thoughts?

GW needs that cash so something is going to happen…