8. Minigames | LEGO The Hobbit LEGO The Hobbit Guide

In LEGO The Hobbit you can play various minigames, and the below list presents the ones that occur the most often. Apart from discussing the basics of each one, you will find here valuable hints on how to score the highest. In spite of what it may seem, this is an important issue, because performing the required actions quickly and avoiding making too many mistakes, is often additionally rewarded (studs, resources, retaining the health bar, etc.).

tap rhythmically the key indicated by the game

One of the most common minigames are the ones connected with fighting battles and they come in several varieties. A minigame may, for example, start at the moment at which you are trying to push your opponent in melee, or when you want to throw one off his warg. Regardless of the circumstances, the key to success is tapping, rhythmically, the keys displayed on the screen. In the case of the simplified version of the minigame, it is one key only. In the more advanced version, there is no one specific key to tap. You need to be prepared for that so, it is important that you keep an eye on the information on the screen and react appropriately.

Another, very popular, minigame is the one, where you start building various objects, after you designate resources (e.g. mechanisms that you can use to reach the neighboring location). In this case, the key to success is being able to find the objects quickly, on the list on the left side of the screen, which correspond to the ones highlighted in the construction site. An example of the correct solution has been presented in the above screenshot. Speed and accuracy are rewarded here because, on how well you do, depends how many studs (coins) you receive after you have performed the plan.

Two important notes - you can always replay the building minigame , without any consequences (press the key that exits the minigame) and it is a good idea to use it each time ho have not done too well. The arrangement of the elements on the right is always different but, which ones are required for the construction is always the same. If you know what you are looking for, you can always perform better than during the first try.

The third one of the most frequent minigames is the one where you assume the role of the miner. It starts always when you encounter a bigger cluster of bricks and is capable of smashing them, using the pickaxe. First of all, it is worth knowing that you cannot fail at this minigame, but you can strive for better results. Try to press the button at the moment at which the arrow points to in the indicated fragment of the semicircle (an example in the above screenshot). You do not need to do that at the very beginning of the game, though - allow the arrow to take several cycles and time the moment, at which you press the button, well. depending on your precision, you may hope to receive additional studs and/or resources.

You turn into a blacksmith still during the initial part of the campaign

A minigame that is similar to the one, where you play a miner, is the game where you turn into a blacksmith. Also in this case, you receive bonuses especially for pressing the appropriate key at the correct moment but, in this case, you need to wait until it appears in the center of the full circle. Additionally, you need to keep in mind that the keys may change, in the case of the more advanced varieties of this minigame.

From among the rarer minigames, there are two more that are worth a mention. In the dancing minigame the key to success is pressing the indicated keys. You can receive additional studs (coins) if you time ideally a given action, i.e. when you press the key indicated on the screen at the moment at which there appears a halo around the dancer (an example in the above screenshot). This is risky, of course, because if you time this incorrectly, you miss your chance to score any points.

An example fishing minigame

Another one of the rarer minigames in the one where you take on the role of a fisherman. The general premise is very similar to the one in the abovementioned games. You need to press the keys that appear on the screen. If you wait for the circle to shrink to the maximum, before you press the button, you will gain additional studs or resources but, if you fail to time it well, you will miss the chance to gain your rewards.