Hobbit licence extended

[Jack Shrapnel]

from Faeit:

"With the changes that seem to be right on the horizon with Warhammer 30k coming, the Hobbit/LotR had a missing piece of the puzzle on why the license was extended. According to this the license was extended or GW would have to destroy unsold models. If that license was getting close to expire, it is logical to extend it for the time being, while phasing it out to make room for Warhammer 30k/ historical battles.


Please remember that these are rumors.

via Steve the Warboss on Faeit 212
-GW have extended the Licence only for sell the rest of their Miniatures.
-Without a license, GW must destroy the unsold Models.
-Lord of the Ring Books will become a last reprint "

[thesanityassassin]

Shame they mangled this game so badly. If the War of the Ring rules had come out of the gate first I think this could have been a big success. As it was the skirmish game was just a horrific mess, and they missed the boat by releasing the Hobbit game with the same crappy rules as the first LotR game. Make it like Mordheim or something!

[Jack Shrapnel]

I also find many of the minatures to be poor sculpts - to the point where I just wouldn't be interested in the least to paint them... others aren't so bad, but some are just cringe-worthy.