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| rockfsh |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 14:09:23
Scene it is a movie trivia game for the xbox360. One of my daughters brought it by last night and I played it against my daughters and their friends. There are all sorts of interactive questions involving dialogue, scenes, movie clips, movie posters. In some segments, movie posters are slowly contructed until someone guesses the movie. Other questions involve movie scenes with something missing. Another test has you sort movies by release dates. You get points based upon speed of response. More than one person can answer many of the questions. The game keeps track of questions asked so there are no repeats. The game comes with 4 wireless controllers It is great fun, Of course I had an advantage, having seen more movies. I wiped them out. This is a game taylor made for fwfrs. |
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| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 12/15/2007 : 11:01:39
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Originally posted by 8enj clews
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
The normal procedure is to outline every single aspect of the game, take out and file a patent which is worded as far as possible to prevent theft of a similar idea -- not forgetting that once the patent is lodged it becomes publicly available.
Surely this is one area that fwfr has to it's advantage though: content. Sure you can, ah... borrow the idea itself with no acknowledgement to the source (*cough*WalkersCrisps*cough*) but you still need to *write* a hell of a lot of four word reviews from scratch, making sure not to reuse any of our content which, unlike a concept, *is* copyrightable.
Oh, yes, definitely! I didn't mean to imply you shouldn't pursue this, nor that vital element of content isn't your ace-in-the-hole asset. I'd be thrilled if you could find a way to get some ��� return for all the incredible work you've put into fwfr. Believe me, benj, if I had the dosh it would be yours by now!
Actually, there are some ways to structure a board game, or even - and possibly with greater potential - a phone game. I'll pm you.
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| benj clews |
Posted - 12/15/2007 : 10:31:47
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
The normal procedure is to outline every single aspect of the game, take out and file a patent which is worded as far as possible to prevent theft of a similar idea -- not forgetting that once the patent is lodged it becomes publicly available.
Surely this is one area that fwfr has to it's advantage though: content. Sure you can, ah... borrow the idea itself with no acknowledgement to the source (*cough*WalkersCrisps*cough*) but you still need to *write* a hell of a lot of four word reviews from scratch, making sure not to reuse any of our content which, unlike a concept, *is* copyrightable. |
| benj clews |
Posted - 12/15/2007 : 10:26:18
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Originally posted by Wheelz
I play the FWFR edition all the time.
Except it's called it "What Film?" and it's at the top right of every FWFR page.
This could easily be adapted into a Trivial-Pursuit-type board game if someone has the inclination and the resources -- and Benj's permission, of course.
Yep, I definitely could see something like this working and it'd be great to do, but I've never managed to figure out a decent angle on a game. I'm open to suggestions however  |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 12/15/2007 : 10:10:01
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Wheelz
I play the FWFR edition all the time.
Except it's called it "What Film?" and it's at the top right of every FWFR page.
This could easily be adapted into a Trivial-Pursuit-type board game if someone has the inclination and the resources -- and Benj's permission, of course.
Benj's permission? I'd say he'd give his permission if someone gave him enough money for it. To tell you the truth, it is worth a WHOLE lot!
It sure is! But, in the UK anyway, you REALLY have to have a great business plan and lots of legal representation to get anywhere. The normal procedure is to outline every single aspect of the game, take out and file a patent which is worded as far as possible to prevent theft of a similar idea -- not forgetting that once the patent is lodged it becomes publicly available. Then it's a good idea to make a prototype, and even get actual or promised financial backing. Investigate production costs and distribution mechanisms. Identify the most suitable games publisher -- if you try to do it yourself, and the big guys get wind of it and think it's good, they'll play every trick in the book to steal it or at least delay your own efforts. Along the way you visit what used to be called The Games Fair, specializing in board games, etc - but may be called something else now that the word games is practically synonymous with digital. The most positive thing to come out of the Fair is networking. None of the above is guaranteed to get you any further on in your quest. The really best way is to make friends with someone who's truly in a position to help/invest and who'll probably want a controlling stake in the project, but at least your game will get on the market, and if it's a success, your smaller percent will be worth quite a bit indeed.
Yes, I DID once try to go this route and no, nothing happened. Though I did parlay the idea into a pilot for a radio quiz. It's a loooooooong story! 
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 12/15/2007 : 09:38:06
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Originally posted by Wheelz
I play the FWFR edition all the time.
Except it's called it "What Film?" and it's at the top right of every FWFR page.
This could easily be adapted into a Trivial-Pursuit-type board game if someone has the inclination and the resources -- and Benj's permission, of course.
Benj's permission? I'd say he'd give his permission if someone gave him enough money for it. To tell you the truth, it is worth a WHOLE lot!
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| benj clews |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 15:14:25
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Originally posted by TitanPa
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Originally posted by 8enj clews
Yup- got it myself. My only problem with it is the godawful ridiculous countdowns and pre-question animations in general that you don't seem to be able to skip. If it weren't for them, the game could be played in half the time 
There is now a second edition out.
With said animations still in place? |
| Wheelz |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 12:42:17
I play the FWFR edition all the time.
Except it's called it "What Film?" and it's at the top right of every FWFR page.
This could easily be adapted into a Trivial-Pursuit-type board game if someone has the inclination and the resources -- and Benj's permission, of course. |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 08:10:09
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Originally posted by TitanPa
FWFR Edition
Oops...sorry..made that last one up.
Too bad, that would be a cool game.
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| TitanPa |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 03:38:45
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Originally posted by 8enj clews
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Originally posted by Cheese_Ed
You don't have to have a 360, just buy the board/dvd game. I've been dominating that amongst friends and family for years.
Yup- got it myself. My only problem with it is the godawful ridiculous countdowns and pre-question animations in general that you don't seem to be able to skip. If it weren't for them, the game could be played in half the time
There is now a second edition out.
Oh and did I forget?
Harry Potter Edition
SNL Edition
Simpsons Edition
Friends Edition
Sopranos Edition
Disney Edition
Disney 2nd Edition
FWFR Edition
Oops...sorry..made that last one up.
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| benj clews |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 00:30:12
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Originally posted by Cheese_Ed
You don't have to have a 360, just buy the board/dvd game. I've been dominating that amongst friends and family for years.
Yup- got it myself. My only problem with it is the godawful ridiculous countdowns and pre-question animations in general that you don't seem to be able to skip. If it weren't for them, the game could be played in half the time |
| Cheese_Ed |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 19:30:55
You don't have to have a 360, just buy the board/dvd game. I've been dominating that amongst friends and family for years. |
| rockfsh |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 15:37:10
If you have an xbox360, download the free demo from xbox live. One of daughter's friends said they wanted to play an edition of the game that only has recent movies. I commented that I'd still win. He said, "OK fire up Halo 3 then". I said, "If you can't beat a Grandpa, you're in trouble."  |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 14:51:44
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Originally posted by rockfsh
Scene it is a movie trivia game for the xbox360. One of my daughters brought it by last night and I played it against my daughters and their friends. There are all sorts of interactive questions involving dialogue, scenes, movie clips, movie posters. In some segments, movie posters are slowly contructed until someone guesses the movie. Other questions involve movie scenes with something missing. Another test has you sort movies by release dates. You get points based upon speed of response. More than one person can answer many of the questions. The game keeps track of questions asked so there are no repeats. The game comes with 4 wireless controllers It is great fun, Of course I had an advantage, having seen more movies. I wiped them out. This is a game taylor made for fwfrs.
Oooh, and you're sending us each a copy? Cool! What a guy!
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