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This is one of the few family board games that utilizes or is based on a DVD movie. It's played in the fashion of many current games, where you roll a die to determine what category of trivia you'll be answering.
Several categories use card-based trivia questions, but there are two categories that are DVD based. One gives asks various styles of questions to a single player, giving him/her the only chance to answer. The other category asks questions in various styles, but any player can answer and the one to get it right first wins. Questions are accompanied by a video or picture clip of some kind. Sometimes the questions will ask details about the clip the viewer just watched, other times it's just other trivia about the video clip like "When Harry Met Sally", who directed this movie? Other times you'll have to guess who a star is based on a childhood picture or be given clues about an actor or name and have to figure out the answer.
This game is great. Not only is it fun, but it's a fantastic concept. Rules can be read and demonstrated on the DVD, instead of having to read the hard copy. A timer is included on the DVD, so that just by pressing play, the timer will count down on the screen while a player thinks about a card-based question. You can even select the time length for the timer.
I bought this game a while ago, and have been saving it for when we had friends over so that it wasn't just my wife and I playing. It was great, and I wish I had broken it out several months ago. After playing, (I won, of course)
we just sat around and tried other video trivia questions for fun. Overall, a great game that I highly recommend. Gripes would be first the price, $49.99 retail, and a somewhat limited question bank. Only one box of trivia cards and one DVD is included for that price, and while it will take you a while to repeat, it will happen, and perhaps quicker than other trivia games. The game seemed to go rather fast, too, even on the "long" version, because players always advance their pieces at least a little bit, even if you get the answer wrong.
The company is putting out sequels and other versions of the Scene It game, which I'll probably end up buying, too. I would recommend this game! http://www.sceneit.com
CHRIS
Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"
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