Bilbo is a Hobbit, which is somehow like that small and skinny guy you remember from school which could run very fast. One nice day he was relaxing at home and got a call from Gandalf, an odd old chap who worked as a magician (in the good ol’ Merlin fashion) and as the gay professor in Harry Potter. The old man tells you about a big treasure hidden in a cave and guarded by Smaug, the terrible pink dragon – the problem being that he doesn’t really know how to open the cave to get it. That’s something which only the thirteen dwarves (dirty short people with long beards) know how to do; they usually wander around the forest. Besides, inside the cave there’s a bald grumpy man called Gollum who has hidden a ring somewhere. That ring is rather special, ‘cause if you put it on you become invisible (thus unkillable by enemies) but feel a bit dizzy.

In The Hobbit (Vahka’s cut) your mission is to help Bilbo find Smaug‘s treasure without dying in the attempt. To do so, you’ll have to perform some tasks (hints already given). To move around you use your OPQA keys or the joystick.

To talk to people / examine stuff / pick up stuff, etcetera, just press SPACE of FIRE in the joystick. When you get the ring (hint, hint!) you can put it on by pressing SPACE / FIRE as well. Beware, the effects are short and you will get a bit dizzy. You’ll need this ‘cause Gollums dwells in very thin corridors and you won’t be able to get past him without being invisible.