Chaosium, in partnership with Green Dragon Gamers, invites you to a very special Middle-earth Adventure!
If you have ever thought about traveling to New Zealand and visiting Middle-earth, we are offering an adventure to make it even more memorable!
Your adventure will include the full HobbitonTM Set Tour, followed by a delicious banquet feast, “fit for a Hobbit”.
Then several hours of gaming hosted by the amazing GMs from Chaosium, as well as some special guest GMs.
Ticket costs are $325 USD per person.
Approximately $550 NZD / $450 AUS / $275 EURO per person based on current exchange rates.
This includes the following :
The 2-hour Guided Tour of HobbitonTM Movie Set, including the newly opened Bagshot Row interior Hobbit Holes.
Finishing at The Green Dragon Inn with a complimentary drink.
As the last tour of the day we have Hobbiton all to ourselves!
Invitation to participate in the Chaosium Gaming Event with our amazing Game-masters.
You will be playing a Tolkienesque fantasy using Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying Game (BRP) rules system.
Hobbit Style Banquet Dinner served buffet style. A feast any Hobbit would delight in, complete with dessert!
All dietary needs can be accommodated. This includes 2 additional drink tokens (South Farthing beer range, wine or non-alcoholic beverages)
Courtesy Shuttle Bus from the Matamata i-Site or Cambridge/Hamilton i-Site to Hobbiton Visitor Park and back again.
Your adventure will begin at 5:50pm at The Shire’s Rest/HobbitonTM Movie Set, 501 Buckland Road, Matamata, 3472, New Zealand and will finish at midnight. A shuttle bus from Hamilton, Cambridge or Matamata to and from the event will be provided.
Sean Branney
Sean is an American filmmaker, actor, and writer best known as the co-founder of the The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society (HPLHS). He and his colleague Andrew Leman established the organization in 1985 to celebrate the life and works of author H.P. Lovecraft through films, audiobooks, and tabletop gaming.
Paula Deming
Paula is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actress, and TTRPG actual play performer! She is the star of the board game sketch comedy show Things Get Dicey, and can be seen on such shows as The Glass Cannon Network, Good Time Society, and Chaosium's hit actual play series Graveyards of Arkham, among many others.
Michael O'Brien ('MOB')
MOB is Vice President for Chaosium. His role encompasses creative and business development, community engagement, and MGF ('maximum game fun'). He is also producer/co-producer of Chaosium's actual play and live shows including Bookshops of Arkham, Graveyards of Arkham, and Call of Cthulhu Live.
Brian Holland
Brian is the Executive Producer at Chaosium and an ENnie Award–winning writer.
He is best known for the solo Call of Cthulhu scenario Alone Against the Static, which earned Gold for Best Writing and Silver for Best Adventure in 2024.
With a background spanning both tabletop and digital gaming, he has worked as a marketing specialist, writer, and community manager.
Jason Durall
Jasson is the Creative Director for Basic Roleplaying (BRP) at Chaosium. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he has been playing and designing games for over 35 years. His professional career began with Chaosium, where he contributed to Elric!, Dragon Lords of Melniboné, and the Basic Roleplaying “Big Gold Book”.
Mark Morrison
Mark is a Community Ambassador and editorial associate at Chaosium. Mark has edited Horror on the Orient Express (twice), written numerous Call of Cthulhu scenarios, and served as line editor for Stormbringer and Elric! in the early 1990s.
Andrew Bean
Andrew spent more than a decade roaming the Arabian wastes in search of lost cities, ancient ruins, and rare Arabian Leopards and Oryx, before returning to Melbourne, Australia. He is Chaosium's convention co-ordinator for Australia, NZ and Asia/Pacific.
Green Dragon Gamers hosted our first event in 2025 and now we are partnering with Chaosium to bring you an all new event for 2026.
Paul Tobin and Stacy Longstreet became friends while working together at Wētā Workshop for many years. Having collaborated on a number of projects over the years they successfully ran the first Green Dragon Gamers event in September 2025 at Hobbiton. This year they are partnering with Chaosium to host an all new evening of Gaming Magic for 2026.
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