#70: The Hobbit: There and Back Again (The Hobbit 3)

<p>It&#39;s the last episode in our The Hobbit series (for now...) as we discuss the new-ish roll &amp; write-ish path building-ish game: The Hobbit: There and Back Again!</p><p><br></p><p>We also wrap-up the series and discuss the games with our beloved Win, Lose, or Banana segment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Games Mentioned</strong>: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436215/the-hobbit-there-and-back-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Hobbit: There and Back Again</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Monopoly</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1294/clue" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Clue</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18833/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-confrontation" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/77423/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LOTR: The Card Game</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429293/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LOTR: Trick</a> <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448271/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-trick-taking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Takers</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421006/the-lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Duel for Middle-earth</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436217/the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LOTR: Fate of the Fellowship</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2456/the-hobbit-the-defeat-of-smaug" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Hobbit: The Defeat of Smaug</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126444/the-hobbit-card-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Hobbit Card Game</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281549/beast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Beast</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1586/the-hobbit-adventure-boardgame" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Hobbit Adventure Boardgame</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155460/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-deck-building-gam" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Hobbit Deck-Building Game</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130626/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-das-kartenspiel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Das Kartenspiel</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-edition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Railroad Ink</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233867/welcome-to" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Welcome To</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295486/my-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">My City</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/450860/hanami" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hanami</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417197/rebirth" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Rebirth</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339789/welcome-to-the-moon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Welcome to the Moon</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351476/my-city-roll-and-build" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">My City: Roll &amp; Build</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:34 - The Hobbit &amp; IP Games Discussion</p><p>07:00 - The Hobbit: There and Back Again - How Does it Work?</p><p>17:35 - Solo Mode</p><p>19:57 - The Different Maps and the Draft</p><p>24:01 - Aha Moments</p><p>28:28 - Reception</p><p>31:41 - Comparisons</p><p>33:57 - The Hobbit Series Wrap-up &amp; Our Win Lose Bananas</p><p>45:53 - Next Week Teaser</p><p><br></