Designed by: Silvano Sorrentino
Not that Movie! is a co-op game where really, unless you are a stats-focused person, the scoring is unimportant.
In the box are a bunch of movie cards with film titles on them – but with the titles split between the bottom and top of the card. When laid out in two columns (see pics above) new movie titles are created: one might even argue this is the best part of playing! But the game itself begins after two review cards are revealed, that describe something positive and negative: for instance, the negative review might say casting a comedian for the lead role was a terrible mistake. The positive review could say the time-travel plot is thrilling. There are many different review cards that come out in many combinations.
The players now collectively – but secretly, using a dial! – decide which of the game’s concocted movie titles the reviews refer to, and you hope that you all choose the same one. Once everyone has made their choice, players choose a movie title to eliminate, one by one, hoping they’re not eliminating anyone’s secret choice. If your choice is eliminated, you must immediately reveal it. If two player choices are eliminated, then the players score a point for each successful elimination. If everyone manages to choose the same movie title, you score a bonus point for a maximum eight points!
After five rounds, the game ends (we often house-rule it to one round per player) and the idea is to get to the maximum of 40 points – or as near as you can.
None, although more boisterous players may argue over why one film title was more apt than another!
Very low. Everyone plays at the same time, so the only possible lulls are someone taking their time choosing the 'correct' movie title
It's about matching the single-sentence 'reviews' to the titles. That's it.
There are a huge number of possible movie titles in the box, as well as the ongoing potential for delight/disdain when choices do or don't align...
2-7
Players
8+
Years
15-30
Mins
Sam says
Dumb in a delightful way, and one of those games where the fun is really about people's subjective choices diverging or not, and why. For a fairly brief and simple game, I'm not sure it withstands repeated plays over the same session or two without losing it's freshness and sense of silly joy, but as a game to break out every once in a while it remains good fun.