GamingReport.com
Bill Perman
Summer 2007
USA

Cineplexity is a new Party game from Out Of The Box. Cineplexity is a game of movie match-making. Quick and easy rules make this game simple to learn and fun to play.

Being somewhat of a movie collector myself I found this game both fun and challenging. The rules are very simple, players, or teams, take turns. A “director” draws two cards. Each card is one of several categories, such as Setting, Actor, Character, Genre, Props, Theme, etc. So the director may draw a Character card, “Teenager” and a Setting card, “Swimming Pool”. Now the players or teams have to be the first to come up with a movie that has both those elements in it. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is an acceptable answer, but not the only one. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off would also work. The challenge is coming up with a movie that fits and beating the other players to it. It’s not always easy. In our game, we drew two cards; Genre “Musical”, and Critique “A Guy Movie”. Obviously, we had to pass. Once a movie is spoken or the round passes, then the next player or team assumes the director’s chair while the others get a chance to play. The director is essentially the player who draws the cards and doesn’t play that round. However, he has final say over if a movie qualifies or not. At the beginning, set a point total. The first to score that many points wins.

Another element that I’ve picked up on while playing this game with friends is the versatile nature of this game. We’ve come up with plenty of alternate rules and game styles, including a scrabble-like approach. Rather than trying to blurt out an answer, players get an allotted amount of time like two minutes for instance. Now, players try and write down as many movies that come to mind that contain both subjects. Or, for further difficulty, try three cards, and come up with a movie containing all three subjects. You can also visit the website for Tournament Rules and Variations.

In conclusion,
If you love party games, and think you have viewed a generous portion of movies, then Cineplexity is for you.

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