The whole online casino world is holding its breath in anticipation of the forthcoming launch of a brand new and exciting slots and pokies game based on the book and film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Gamblers will be able to follow the Hobbit, Frodo, as he proceeds in his plan to ensure the destruction of the Dark Lord Sauron. Lord of the Rings was a big hit in the cinema and now, it seems, it will be a big hit in the online casino arena.

Lord of the Rings by Microgaming

Lord of the Rings was created by Microgaming, the internationally acclaimed software provider for the online casino platform. An exact launch date has not been announced and only a few details about this new slots or pokies game have leaked out.Obviously, since the theme is Lord of the Rings, all the familiar characters seen in the film will appear. Pokies and slots players will see Frodo, Sauron, Saruman and the Black Riders.With the aid of Cinematic Spins a software program which allows movie clips to act as background for the spinning reels, some of the film's scenes showing the Ringwraiths during their attack of Aragon at Weathertop, Balrog int the Mines of Moria and Uruk-hai in the woods of Middle-earth will be seen as background for the pokies » and slots spinning reels.