The Hobbit

[Hedge1970]

I often buy games preferably big box if I enjoy playing the .tzx/tap version. I like the instructions and other peripheral paroiphinalier that came with them.

So I grabbed a big box copy of The Hobbit. But the box is just plain black, so I looked again on eBay and it seems all the big box Hobbits have plain black boxes. However when I search the dB I see covers. Does anyone know the details, did they ship just black or have all the available versions just lost their covers?

Thanks all

[Mort]

From my vague memory , back at the time when I bought the original in Whsmiths it was in a cellophane wrapper with the booklet on the outside of the box showing the cover though the cellophane.

regards

[toot_toot]

Yes, the booklet was on the outside behind cellophane as the inside of the box contained a copy of the book.

You can see an example of a sealed copy here

https://images.app.goo.gl/fQWHvtQB4UWfUQv16

[Hedge1970]

Ah got it so the instruction booklet is what I was mistaking for the front cover. In the picture linked It looks like the paper back book is on the outside which may well be what I saw a picture of and assumed it was the back cover of the box. It’s a shame they did not do a nice box cover.

On a side note I re-ordered a copy of the book to help with the game as I’ve basically forgotten all the detail since I last read it.

[Juan F. Ramirez]

So, If I understood well, there were no inlay, just a black box?

If so, that's why the cover of the booklet appears as inlay.

Check this post, please.

[Juan F. Ramirez]

... and that plain black cover I said it was wrongly scanned by [mention]Mort[/mention] was finally correct

[Mort]

Phew, my fuzzy memory of 36 years ago is still ok