Cryptozoic will release The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Board Game, designed by Reiner Knizia, in early 2013.  Players in this cooperative game will go on a journey through Middle Earth to recover lost treasure, using limited resources.  They will team with Dwarves and battle treacherous creatures and surmount obstacles en route to a final battle.  Challenges will require a sharp sword, quick feet, or diplomacy to overcome.  For one to four players.   

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Board Game, announced early this year (see "Six 'Hobbit' and 'LotR' Games"), has had to be reworked as a result of the expansion of the film series from two to three films (see "100,000 'Walking Dead' Games").  This will now be the first of three games based on the film series.