Introduction | Middle Earth - Side missions LEGO The Hobbit Guide

An example location, where you start a mission

In LEGO brick The Hobbit, there is a multitude of side missions to complete. You can complete them between completing the individual stages, i.e. during the free exploration of the Middle Earth. Personally, I recommend that you start completing the side missions after you have completed the entire storyline because only then, will all of the optional missions be available (finishing an individual stage unlocks several side quests).

The places in which you can meet questgiver for side quests, have been marked on the world map. You can tell them by the white and red question marks, which at the same time symbolize two types of the available quests:

• For completing the side quests marked with white question marks, you are rewarded, first of all, with mithril bricks
• For completing the side quests marked with red question marks, you are rewarded, first of all, with red bricks

Using campfires allows you to change the time of the day

The only restriction on the side quests is that some of them become available at the predefined time of the day. If, instead of the question mark, you can see the icon of the Sun, this means that you need to wait until the next day. If, however, instead of the question mark, there appears the icon of the Moon, this means that you need to wait until the nightfall.

Since there is no passage-of-tine system in the game, the only way to change the current time of the day is be visiting one of the camps marked on the world map. After you interact with the camp, the transition will take place and you will be able to start completing the quests that you missed earlier.