The Hobbit

An Evolution Pinball rules guide for The Hobbit, organized around the machine’s objectives, progression, scoring systems, and documented rules topics.

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ManufacturerJersey Jack Pinball

Rules familyMachine reference

Primary focusRules organization

Evolution pageMachine-specific guide

Rules overview

Join Bilbo, Gandalf, and Thorin's company across a widebody adventure packed with story modes, rising beasts, cinematic presentation, and the animated Smaug mechanism. The Hobbit rewards exploration with one of Jersey Jack's deepest long-form rulesets. Released March 21, 2016, The Hobbit was designed by Joe Balcer with software contributions from Joe Katz, Keith P. Johnson, and Ted Estes. Jersey Jack built the game around the complete film trilogy, a 27-inch LCD, custom speech, and a rules journey that can keep revealing new objectives for years. Beasts, Book Modes, and the Battle of Five Armies

How to read this page. Start with the overview, use the progression map to understand the game’s shape, then jump through the rules index to the topic you need at the machine.

1Learn the layout
2Start the objectives
3Build scoring modes
4Reach the wizard layer

Rules and progression

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