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The Hobbit

The Hobbit is a novel that tells the tale of a diminutive hero that, with the help of a group of stalwart dwarves, sets off to infiltrate Smaug’s lair in an effort to plunder the dragon’s vast hoard of treasure. Now it's your turn to take on the roles of the dwarves, aiding Bilbo in his monumental quest to defy the odds and become a legend...

2–5 players45 minages 8light difficulty

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What is The Hobbit

The Hobbit is a board game of adventure and treasure for 2-5 players. On his quest to the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo Baggins will need assistance and guidance from his stoic dwarf companions. As one of these dwarves, it is your responsibility to aide Bilbo on his journey and ensure that you recover the treasure that is destined for you.

Conceived by acclaimed designer Reiner Knizia, The Hobbit features elegant game play, combining strategic card play with the unpredictability of dice rolling. The objective of the game is to be the player who accumulates the most treasure by the end of the adventure. Treasure is won through Adventure Cards, which are drawn when Bilbo enters an Adventure Space. Adventure Cards present players with a challenge that can be overcome by using the game's custom dice.

Bilbo's dwarven companions have three stats that influence their ability to complete Adventures: Cunning, Strength, and Initiative. Cunning allows the player to re-roll dice when resolving Adventure Cards, Strength provides a number of axes to Adventure checks, and finally Initiative determines which player draws the Adventure Card first and how many shields they will contribute to battle.

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Players: 2–5
Age: +8
Duration: 45 min
Difficulty: Light
Type: Board game
Year: 2010
Mechanics: Auction / Bidding · Dice Rolling · Hand Management
Categories: Adventure · Card Game · Fantasy
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Publisher: Devir · 999 Games · Egmont Polska · Fantasy Flight Games

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davidarribas6/10

Puntuación de 7 tras la partida inicial: El Hobbit demuestra que cuando knizia quiere sigue haciendo grandes juegos. Es un juego mas ligero que Beowulf (el otro Beowulf, ese que no está publicado en Español y tiene un tablero en forma de Ele), que a su vez era una implementación del señor de los anillos pero convirtiendo el juego cooperativo en algo competitivo ya que solo puede ganar un jugador. El Hobbit hereda el desarrollo y lo simplifica el a través de las mecánicas de tal manera que le convierten en un juego accesible para jugadores ocasionales y para jugones que les gusten las mecánic

trotamor6/10