The Unassessably Wealthy Achievement - A Fast Way to Collect Studs

[evilkumquat]

Once you collect all five of the Stud Multiplier bricks as well as the Stud Attractor brick, visit Bree.

There are two purple studs surrounded by blue studs in a more-or-less direct line to the Blacksmith when you land. The first purple stud is on a raised plank connecting two buildings. The second purple stud is behind the doorway accessible by invisible Bilbo.

Run a path from the plank stud past the invisible doorway to the Blacksmith. If you get close enough to each, you pull both the purple studs as well as all the surrounding blue studs to you. Enter the Blacksmith then leave it immediately. This resets both purple studs and the surrounding blue ones. Run from the Blacksmith, past the invisble doorway to the plank (you may have to jump to get close enough to attract the plank's studs). Run back to the Blacksmith and reset the course.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Each trip earns around 120,000,000 studs (with all multipliers), meaning you make the trip eight times and you earned a billion studs.

Additional tip: wear the Mithril Horseshoes for additional run speed.

This was the final achievement for me and I had 100% completion when I did it. I don't remember if the purple studs were replacing treasure items or bricks from earlier, just that at the end of the game, they were there.

[evilkumquat]

I made this quick video explaining it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1VSavgOrW8

[Mr. Fibble]

Mithril bricks in lego LotR were replaced by purple studs and it does look like the same thing happens in the hobbit.

[Zwarn]

Thanks, that helped me a lot during my hunt for the multiplier-bricks!

[Amber]

a big thank you! this got me over last hurdle of this achievement (it was my last too)