Lord of the Rings Valinor Edition (Stern 2003) VPW

Wow, first thing I noticed was the weight of the ball, not many tables hit it out of the park like this, I love playing it, everything about it is awesome. The glass sword is a sight to behold, especially in VR and the SSF is perfect. The VR, with toys intact, is a real spectacle and plays smooth like butter. Great job team, thanks for sharing this baby! Astronasty, I use the pup pack for VPX and your backglass for VR, the artwork is fantastic all around!!

A VPW LOTR vpx? eh HELL YES! HELL YES PLEASE! THANK YOU! IF you are checking the reviews of this table before downlaoding it your obviously new. VPW makes nothing but solid gold! all You need to know is bow down and praise these lords of pinball .

Thank you for all your devotion and hard work . IT truly shows in your work . Thank you!

This is the remake I have been waiting on since the first week I installed VPX.  Before I even knew who VPW was, I wanted a better LOTR, then after I learned about VPW I wanted them specifically to do this thing.  

Worth the wait.  Table and new back glass are gorgeous, especially that Gimli down by the left sling.  Love the default flippers and the overall physics and feedback are superb.  The glowing sword is bad ass.

There are many version of this table, but this one was forged in the fires of mount Doom to rule them all!

VPW stands for: Virtual Pinheads on Whiskey (I watched the release stream)!

In all seriousness : It is an incredible recreation, both visually, table sounds, physics, it's all there

The glass sword is fantastic: it looks great (lights up!) and we can see the ball in the inlane at all times.

Thank you so much, guys!

Youpi !! Quelle beauté cette table   

merci 

I have just gone through both the 64bit and VP10.8 upgrade path and am (once again) catching up on tables.  Apparently I'd miss a stellar release last year because until last night, I don't recall trying the previous versions of this VPW release.

so my thoughts?  Well I'm completely blown away.  I understand that some may miss the original photoshop job playfield from the original Stern table but IMHO the VPW treatment is a huge improvement.  If I had both, I'd be going with this one.  Not only does it look great (that sword!!!) but it plays so hard in all the right way.  The one item most casual players seem to misunderstand about pinball is that missed shots should punish the players and this table does just that!  This in turn really gives (well me anyway) the desire to retry again and again because the lost balls like they are on me and not on the game itself.

Well done.  I really need to revisit all the VPW releases to ensure I have the latest versions of all of them.  What a stellar achievement for what many feel was Stern's first great table consisting of a deep ruleset

It's a very beautiful reimagining. The only element I'm not a fan of is the Rings of Power voiceover on startup, but that can be disabled by setting Startaudio = 0 in the script.

Amazing transformation of the table. I really feel like playing this table with this new version. The 3D toys are great, and the new sword fits in great with the table and theme.

Update: So I started to notice that I was getting pissed off with the ball draining, to the point I was starting to purposely "Tilt" the table - "Yeah, I'll show you..."  ha ha ha  - also had my body language change a lot, you know, swing my leg out, trying to make a shot  -  What all this means is the simulation of this table is so good that I play it like a real table!

thanks @VPinWorkshop

Missed reviewing this on release, but the graphics are gorgeous, better than the original artwork.  And plays fantastic.  Thanks all.

This is one of my favorite tables  I apologize for sounding like a broken record, but I can't help but be amazed by the consistent level of quality that the VPW team achieves with every release. You all have inspired me to learn as much as possible in hope that I can eventually give back. Sending good vibes your way ❤️

What a stunning VR Room with the giant Ballrog. WOOOOOW Vpw is always a guarantee

Excellent I am amazed, I have just passed the milestone in 64 bit version, VPW you are gods of the vpx table.
On the other hand if it is possible I would like to see the Mach2 table in vpx because it does not exist.

Table is great, do You maybe planning Medieval Madness in the future?

Amazing table !
Thank you for your work

Fantastic job with this table! VR looks and plays great!

Thanks a lot for the udpates!!!

How do you polish a diamond to shine even more... ??? 

Well, the new update for VPX10.8 is one way to do it... 🤘👍

Absolutely stunning! I quite often just leave it playing on my vpin when guests come over! They are all attracted to the sounds and lights coming from the vpin. Everybody always wants to have a game! Thankyou so much for this gem!

Love the look and feel of this table and I'm not really a huge LOTR fan. The little touches and big ones like the toys from the actual machine, the cool litup sword, it all boils down to a fun and engaging flip. My only real constructive criticism after playing a dozen or so games is that there isn't really any background sounds, only the rolling ball and flipper. Maybe there is a pup pack I need for this one to get that, certainly not a mark down to the rating. This one we are featuring in our PGM gaming group.

Thank you to all involved for your time and effort.

one of the most realistic looking tables on my system! great job!

Wow fantastic 

Pfff, this is insane..... the last couple of days i have been revisiting VPX, discovering that the physics of so many tables have become so much better, it's unbelievable. And what I for instance see with this table is so freaking awesome, i have no words for it.  The looks of the table in conjunction with the game play is so damn statisfying! Thanks a lot !

Just sensational! 🔥

So glad you decided to ditch the god awful pf artwork of the physical table. The custom artwork is gorgeous.

Hats off to all involved in the VPW team 🎩 

Being a fan of Tolkien's work and a Kung-Fu Master in Arda lore, this table was bound to be one of my favorites.  It plays smooth and the mechanics feel very real.  I came to learn very quickly that VPW was a name associated with excellence.  Yet another hit here.

It's the first time i keep a "modded graphic" table on my pincab.
I usually loves when tables are as possible accurate to reality.

But your team work is amazing !

Well done and thank's to everyone in the team, and especially thank's Astronasty for this beautiful artwork !

Comment from my girlfriend "people who bought the real LOTR pinball must be really disappointed now" ! 🤣