Each player is a hobbit who is attempting to gather the experience, equipment, and information that will enable him to defeat (outwit) the Dragon at Carn D m. A player wins when he defeats the Dragon. Released almost simultaneously by Queen in Europe and ICE in North America. The game looks good but is maybe a little too light—strategy is rather minimal as you simply run around trying to get stuff. I mostly wish the player interaction were greater. Similar to Flying Turtle's Kalahen. From the back of English edition game box: "It only takes about 15 minutes to master the The Hobbit Adventure Boardgame rulebook. Then you just unfold the full-color, mounted mapboard, select a plastic Hobbit, deal out the coins and life points, and start your journey across Middle-earth. Along the way, you'll explore sites, battle monsters, discover treasure, acquire artifacts, and challenge your opponents with tricky riddles. Once you're strong enough, you'll journey north to Angmar (at Carn D m) to battle with a foul Dragon, hoping to be the first halfling to secure his great hoard." Game Box Contents: A beautifully-rendered, mounted mapboard, painted by the award-winning German artist Jo Hartwig and detailing northwestern Middle-earth One Rules leaflet (4 pages) One Special cards sheet (front and back) 4 plastic Hobbits, each a different color and standing over an inch tall 5 Dice (3 red custom combat dice, an illustrated blue movement die, and a standard green D6) 16 Talisman rings (4 each in 4 different colors - blue, red, green, yellow) 35 yellow plastic Money Markers (10 large, 25 small) 24 black plastic Life Markers (8 large, 16 small) 142 full color playing cards divided into eight categories: 6 Danger, 12 Peril, 20 Rest, 36 Adventure, 14 Magic, 8 Money, 15 Riddle, and 31 Equipment

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