The Hobbit: There & Back Again

Draft dice and draw your way through eight chapters of The Hobbit in your own adventure book.

Designer: Reiner Knizia
Published by: Office Dog
Editions by: Rebel Sp. z o.o., Gém Klub Kft., Geekach LLC

You and your table are playing through The Hobbit, chapter by chapter, with your own adventure book in front of you. Each round one player rolls all the dice, and then everyone drafts one at a time until they are gone. You use your chosen dice with a dry-erase pen, drafting a path through your book to dodge trolls, fight goblins, solve riddles and collect what you need to hit that chapter's goal. The game runs through eight iconic moments from Bilbo's and the Dwarves' journey, and you write your own ending to each. For 1 to 4 players, around half an hour. Fans of the book and of roll-and-write games will feel at home.

Your own adventure book, one chapter at a timeDraft dice, then draw paths with a dry-erase penEight classic scenes: trolls, goblins, riddles and more

Who it's for

You love Tolkien's story and enjoy draft-and-draw games where everyone fills out their own page.

Not for you if…

You want a large-scale miniatures adventure or heavy interaction. Players mostly race on their own pages.

Vibe's take

Flowing and storybook-like. You draft dice, draw a path and race to the chapter goal, and then turn to the next page.